Raising Kids With Hidden Disabilities

When it comes to parenting a child with a hidden disability, everyone seems to have an opinion. Here, Naomi Simmons writes from experience, offering new solutions for when conventional parenting strategies just don't work. Whether it be autism, ADHD, OCD, a mood or anxiety disorder with or without a diagnosis, if you have a child with any hidden disability, this is the book for you. Naomi Simmons is a parent of children with a range of hidden disabilities. She provides candid guidance on how best to support children in this situation - dealing with meltdowns, school avoidance, self-harm, anxiety and depression - and shares the experiences of others who really do 'get it'. Addressing common concerns and hurdles, this book helps you respond to your child's needs and challenges while developing their unique strengths and talents.

Some 22 percent of American children today have some form of disability. In this highly important book, Linda Blum plunges us into the world of their worried mothers, deciphering labels and pills, fending off stigma, tirelessly advocating for their children. Married or alone, affluent or poor, such mothers often feel blamed and too rarely in the presence of real help. A carefully researched and deeply sensitive portrait of mothers on the Rx frontier.

Mary Kay DeGenova was in a neurologist's waiting room when she saw a mother cradling a newborn in her arms. The mother was wiping away tears as she looked around at the other kids-some of whom were running around while others were in wheelchairs with feeding tubes. The look on the new mom's face brought back all the emotions DeGenova felt when she first began her own journey as a parent of a child with developmental disabilities. In this guide for new parents, DeGenova shares the challenges she's overcome and what other parents of a child with developmental disabilities can expect on their own respective journeys. She provides comfort to other parents with a child with developmental disabilities by letting them know they are not alone, as well as highlighting the overwhelming beauty and joy that is inevitable on this parenting path. More importantly, she shares useful advice and strategies to help new parents navigate the complicated world of raising a child with a developmental disability.

Some 22 percent of American children today have some form of disability. In this highly important book, Linda Blum plunges us into the world of their worried mothers, deciphering labels and pills, fending off stigma, tirelessly advocating for their children. Married or alone, affluent or poor, such mothers often feel blamed and too rarely in the presence of real help. A carefully researched and deeply sensitive portrait of mothers on the Rx frontier.

From the creative mind of rising star Mike Boldt comes a hilarious and original tale about overcoming back-to-school jitters, making new friends, and taking things in stride. Anya wakes up to discover that she has grown a tiger tail. Yes, a striped tiger tail. It also happens to be the first day of school. What will the other kids think? Are girls with tiger tails even allowed to go to school?! Anya is about to find out.

Held Back by Nothing is possibly one of the greatest inspirational books ever written to help parents of children with a disability. The story and the message is timeless. It is based on the life of his youngest son born with cerebral palsy. The book offers tips and real life situations to help give parents hope that; like his son, they can be okay as they make their journey through childhood to becoming young adults. The thesis of the book is never allowing anyone to define what their child can do, or what is in their future. This is the new 2nd Edition - with updated images and story.

The surprises, challenges and sheer delight of parenting twins with additional needs Kate Jones and Mandy Hose have experienced the highs and lows of parenting - and they wouldn't change a thing. The pair met a decade ago and bonded over their premature twins with additional needs, and their remarkable capacity for love, laughter and swearing like a trooper. As the mothers grew closer, however, they confided that they felt 'on-the-floor lonely' sometimes because nobody was talking about what life was like for families like theirs. It was time to give their community a voice. So began Too Peas in a Podcast, a weekly conversation in which the two friends discuss the surprises, the challenges and the joys of parenting twins with additional needs. It was meant to support other multiple-birth mums and mums of kids with disabilities, but they were shocked to discover therapists, doctors, nurses, teachers, even people without kids were also listening. Now, Kate and Mandy are sharing their story on the page, delving deeper into the issues they care about and offering reassurance for those navigating a child's disability.

Has your child received a disability diagnosis of any kind? Do you feel that everything in your once stable environment has crumbled? You are aware that your baby needs you more than ever because, as they become used to life on the spectrum, they are about to board a roller coaster that they are surely too tiny to ride alone. You detect friction between the parent you previously envisioned and the parent you must be at this moment. You are probably worried about your child's future. Your problems, nonetheless, are as pertinent to the present. It may be tough to raise a kid who has one or more impairments, especially in the beginning after diagnosis. Creating a visual connection with your kid, persuading them to pay attention to you, and displaying your compassion are all behaviors that, in other settings, come naturally and are part of human nature. But everything is different in this scenario. Crisis, obsession, and rigidity may leave you feeling helpless and make you doubt how you can best serve your child. Even if you don't want to acknowledge it, you probably feel guilty about this diagnosis and are afraid or disoriented. You are not alone, I want to let you know. We appreciate your worries as a parent of an autistic youngster. We hope that other parents will be able to manage this issue healthily and beneficially by adopting the solutions presented in this book. Yes, you are reading widely and attempting to decide how you may help your kid. You want to create a close bond with them, so when you achieve, you are grateful. You know that gorgeous kid has a lot of promise, and he does! Simply think about how you may aid in this person's social and life skill development. to better appreciate the meaning of living with a disability and how to prepare for it. You may read about these things in BUILDING ABILITY IN KIDS WITH DISABILITIES. The truth about kids With Disabilities How to recognize several deficits in your kids. Challenges of raising kids with disabilities The best methods to cope with difficulties while developing communication and social skills. How to properly manage the stress of having kids with Disabilities Getting Ready for a Disabled kids And more, much more! Having a disabled child might sometimes turn out to be a benefit. The majority of them are well-known and successful on a global scale. want you to understand that the sacrifices you make as a parent are never in vain. Now it's up to you to take action. Get a copy now and start practising How To build ability in your disabled child.