Everything No One Tells You About Parenting a Disabled Child - Your Guide to the Essential Systems, Services, and Supports

The honest, relatable, actionable roadmap to the practicalities of parenting a disabled child, featuring personal stories, expert interviews, and the foundational information parents need to know about topics including diagnosis, school, doctors, insurance, financial planning, disability rights, and what life looks like as a parent caregiver."--

About the author

Kelley Coleman is a feature film development executive turned author and disability advocate. She serves on committees for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Unified School District, and Canine Companions. Her book Everything No One Tells You About Parenting a Disabled Child: Your Guide to the Essential Systems, Services, and Supports stems from her own parenting experience, giving parents the tools to spend less time navigating the stuff and more time just loving their kids exactly as they are. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two children, and her son’s trusty service dog.

Summary

The honest, relatable, actionable roadmap to parenting a disabled child, covering topics such as diagnosis, school, disability rights, doctors, insurance, financial planning, and taking care of yourself through it all

Product details

• Authors: Kelley Coleman
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.06.2024
• EAN: 9780306831706
• ISBN: 978-0-306-83170-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 228 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 300 g
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SELF-HELP / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, Self-help & personal development, Child & developmental psychology, Advice on parenting, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Parenting: advice and issues, Coping with / advice about physical impairments / disability