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Describes the causes and consequences of cerebral palsy, the most common lifelong disability in America, as well as offering coping strategies and resources for teens with cerebral palsy.
Written by a team of experts associated with the Cerebral Palsy Program at the Alfred I. duPont Institute, this book addresses the complexities and uncertainties of cerebral palsy while providing information about everything that anyone might ever need to know about the condition. It is a comprehensive resource for parents, grandparents, caregivers, and health professionals, as well as adolescents and adults with cerebral palsy.
Bringing you the story of Tylia L. Flores, a multiple-time published author and disability activist, Cerebral Palsy a beauty to be discovered tells how she conquered despite the many challenges and obstacles her condition brought to her. With a condition that society does not understand, she brings a whole new perspective to self-love.
Intended for parents, grandparents, teachers, therapists, and others who care for and about people with cerebral palsy and cerebral palsylike conditions, this is an essential and compassionate guide.Key Features:; Detailed descriptions of specific patterns of involvement (hemiplegia, diplegia, quadriplegia); Explanations of the medical and psychosocial implications of CP; Photographs and drawings that complement the text; Practical advice about caregiving, from nutrition to mobility ; An illustrated encyclopedia that defines and describes terms, diagnoses, medical and surgical procedures, and orthopedic and other assistive devices; Lists of resources and recommended reading, which include a number of online sources
Special Needs & Cerebral Palsy is a new e-book in a collection of subject-themed e-books containing relevant key articles from Paediatrics & Child Health. The e-books provide a perfect source of revision for post-graduate exams in paediatrics and portfolio material for life-long learning. As well as mapping to the requirements of post-graduate training in paediatrics, these e-books also enable anyone with a short-term interest in a specific area to buy individual articles at a price-point that will give affordable access to all readers (from medical students to GPs and practitioners in related areas). The quality of user experience on mobiles, tablets and laptops will be an added bonus for learning on the move. About the journal The parent journal (http://www.paediatricsandchildhealthjournal.co.uk/) is a rolling, continuously updated review of clinical medicine over a 4-year cycle covering all the important topics for post-graduate exams in paediatrics. The journal’s articles are refreshed, updated, augmented or replaced as appropriate each time the subject is due for revision to provide a concise overview of knowledge and practice core to the curriculum. Each article is written by invited experts and overseen by the relevant subject specialist on the Board. A trainee representative on the Board ensures relevance and accessibility for exam candidates.
With Cerebral Palsy, I write my story is the story of 27-year-old disability activist and published author Tylia L. Flores challenges and obstacles as they become the reasons why she writes her story.
Change a child's life! Reap the rewards of becoming a foster parent. Over 600,000 American children are in the foster care system each year—and the number is growing. So is the number of good-hearted people willing to become foster parents. But what does it take to become a foster parent? How does one begin? What about your own family? What does it cost? Success as a Foster Parent has the answers to these basic questions and much more. Written by Rachel Greene Baldino, MSW, in association with the National Foster Parent Association, it is the first and only commercially available book to clearly explain the process of becoming a foster parent. Readers will learn: • The questions to ask before making the decision to be a foster caregiver • How to research local state and private agencies • The financial cost and the compensation • The challenges involved in caring for children from infants to teens, including physically- and psychologically-challenged kids • Issues relating to schools, birth parents, supervisory visits, vacations, and dozens of other factors • All about adoption In addition to concrete information, there are dozens of moving stories drawn from interviews with veteran foster parents and tips about caregiving.
