Nancy Russell Burger

A Special Kind of Brain

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Sharing the experience of bringing up a child with nonverbal learning disability (NLD), this warm, humorous, and accessible book offers advice on subjects ranging across diagnosis and therapy to children's interaction with each other to suitable activities for a child with NLD. The author is the parent of a young son with NLD.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 354g
• ISBN-13: 9781843107620
• ISBN-10: 1843107627
• Artikelnr.: 21316244

Autorenporträt

Nancy Russell Burger is a freelance writer whose nine-year-old son, Jimmy, was diagnosed with NLD at the age of four. She lives in Redding, Connecticut with her husband David, Jimmy and seven-year-old daughter Shawn.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword, Byron P. Rourke. 1. What's the Matter with Jimmy? 2. The
Diagnosis and Dealing With It. 3. At Home: Parenting the NLD Child. 4.
Managing `Inflow': The Kid in the Candy Store. 5. Persever-What? Fountain
Soda and Batman. 6. Socialization: It's a Jungle Out There. 7. Teaching
Social Skills. 8. Activities for the NLD Child. 9. NLD at School: Working
with the System. 10. Discussing NLD with Your Child. 11. Living with NLD
Every Day. 12. Trips, Holidays, Vacations. 13. Getting Involved: Support
Groups, Septas, Workshops. 14. Seeking Outside Help for Your NLD Child.
Afterthoughts. Acknowledgements. Resources. Bibliography. Index.