Grandparenting a Child with Special Needs

Charlotte E. Thompson M.D.

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2009, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-906-8, BIC 2: VFX VFJD YXK

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When a new baby is born into a family, grandparents are excited about having a baby to enjoy and love. If the child is born with a disability, it can be difficult to know how to react and how best to help the child and the family as a whole. This book provides guidance on how to grandparent a child with special needs and give every grandchild the love and care they deserve and parents the added support they need.

From coming to terms with a diagnosis, to helping with the transition from adolescence to adulthood, the book gives clear advice on grandparenting a child with special needs throughout their life. The author covers the medical, emotional and practical aspects of being a grandparent and explores important issues such as researching resources for specialized care, accessing financial and legal resources and, just as importantly, how to have fun and spend quality time with a grandchild with a disability. The book also addresses how to handle the diagnosis of a serious accident or progressive illness.

Grandparenting a Child with Special Needs is a unique guide for grandparents keen to make a difference to the lives of their children and their grandchildren.

Author information

• Charlotte E. Thompson M.D.

Subject areas

• Education
• Disability
• Parenting
• Asperger Syndrome, Autism and other Syndromes

Keywords

• ADD,
• ADHD,
• Asperger syndrome,
• challenging behaviour,
• children,
• counselling,
• disability,
• Down's syndrome,
• dyslexia,
• dyspraxia,
• families,
• high functioning autism,
• hyperlexia,
• intellectual disabilities,
• nonverbal learning disabilities,
• parenting,
• special education,
• tics,
• tourettes

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