Easy to love but hard to raise : real parents, challenging kids, true stories / edited by Kay Marner & Adrienne Ehlert Bashista ; foreword by Edward Hallowell.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-314).
Contents:
A lightbulb moment / by Cyn Kitchen -- Eve speaks / by Tammy Murphy -- Butterflies / by Rachel Penn Hannah -- Tell us more : expert Q & A with Cathi Cohen -- Treasure in the sand / by Erica Wells -- Finding my way / by Lorraine Wilde -- A land that I heard of / by Rachel Zients Schinderman -- Holding on / by Linda Randazzo -- Tell us more : expert Q & A with Peter Gray, Ph. D. -- The great third grade AIDS scare / by Michael Shay -- More Cory stories / by Jeanne Kraus -- Eve speaks / by Kelly Quiǫnes Miller -- Insights by moonlight / by Elizabeth Moore -- Tell us more : Q & A with Kirk Martin -- ADHD supergirl / by Frank South -- Tell us more : expert Q & A with Patricia Qunn, Ph. D. -- Report card blues / by Frank South -- Walking away / by Laura Grace Weldon -- Tell us more : expert Q & A with Laura Weldon -- My dance with the devil / by Laura Boss -- Reading Lia / by Ann M. -- Tell us more : expert Q & A with Warren H. Phillips, Ph. D. -- Dominoes / by Adrienne Ehlert Bashista -- In my heart / by Kathy Stump -- Tell us more : expert Q & A with Lucy Jane Miller, Ph. D., OTR -- Breathe / by Robin Rhodes -- Tell us more : expert Q & A with Kathy Flaminio -- Clearing the haze / by Maureen Sherbondy -- Eve speaks / Kelly Quiǫnes Miller -- A virtual village / by Robbie Nester -- Tell us more : expert Q & A with Jean Winegardner -- Anchored / by Delayne Ryms -- Tell us more : expert Q & A with Judy Winter -- A tale of two brothers / by Laura Shumaker -- Seeing Emma / by Penny Williams -- Tell us more : expert Q & A with with Don Meyer -- Stretching / by Pamela Fagan Hutchins -- Self-reflection / by Penny Williams -- Eve speaks / Kelly Quiǫnes Miller -- Coming out / by Rachel Penn Hannah -- Tell us more : expert Q & A with Rachel Penn Hannah -- Under the rug / by Renee Perrone -- Tell us more : expert Q & A with Kristen McClure, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. -- Meeting Ed / by Marsha Partington -- Handle with care / by Mary Greene -- Tell us more : expert Q & A with Adrienne Ehlert Bashista -- Up from the depths / by Inez Holger -- Eve speaks / by Kelly Quiǫnes Miller -- An ADHD horror story / by Frank South -- Tell us more : expert Q & A with Geurt van de Glind -- Waiting for independence day / by Victoria Lees -- Tell us more : expert Q & A with Patricia Quinn, M.D. -- Mom, you're an asshole / by Barbara Claypool White -- Tell us more : expert Q & A with John S. March M.D. -- Against all odds / by Janet Schraw Solie -- To see what it's like / by Sarah Conover.
Summary:
Presents a collection of essays by parents of children with a variety of disabilities, including ADD, OCD, ADHD, autism, and Asperger's symdrome, on the challenges they face parenting their children.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.