Can I tell you about Parkinson's Disease? - A guide for family, friends and carers

Informationen zum Autor Alan M. Hultquist, EdD is a licensed school psychologist with a doctorate in educational psychology. He is also licensed as an elementary educator, special educator, and consulting teacher. He is a member of the American Psychological Association and the US National Association of School Psychologists. Dr. Hultquist has worked with children professionally since 1979. Klappentext Parkinson's sufferer, Nikolai invites readers to learn about the condition from his perspective - helping them to make sense of certain behaviours that may be difficult to understand. Fully illustrated throughout, this is an essential guide for family, friends and carers. Zusammenfassung Nikolai invites readers to learn about Parkinson's from his perspective! helping them to understand how Parkinson's affects his daily life! why some tasks can be especially challenging for him! and how he can be helped. This illustrated book will be a helpful guide for family! friends and carers and a great starting point for group discussions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements. 1. Introducing Nikolai, who has Parkinson's disease. 2. Parkinson's disease is a medical problem. 3. Shaking. 4. Moving slowly and stiff muscles. 5. Balance. 6. Freezing. 7. Memory. 8. Organization. 9. Sleep. 10. The treatments aren't perfect. 11. Exercise and being positive. 12. Feelings and pain. 13. Ways people can help. 14. More information about Parkinson's disease. 15. Words to know. 16. Some helpful materials. 17. Some exercise resources. 18. International websites.

Product details

• Authors: Lydia Corrow, Alan M Hultquist, Alan M. Hultquist, HULTQUIST ALAN M
• Assisted by: Lydia Corrow (Illustration), Lydia T. Corrow (Illustration)
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.06.2013
• EAN: 9781849059480
• ISBN: 978-1-84905-948-0
• No. of pages: 56
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 228 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Can I Tell You About...?; Can I Tell You About...?
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories