Books for Prep | |
 - Clueless in IndianaI find the events surrounding Ben's development tragic. With a psychiatrist father and nurse mother, they ignored SIGNIFICANT signs. Toe walking, unintelligable speech at THREE, severe separation anxiety, textural issues with food, sensory overload. This book makes the case for effective early intervention, being an effective advocate for your child (stop denying and placing blame on the husband) and finding the right resources. Newsflash: APD is NOT new and the lack of evaluators and educators who were unfamiliar with this learning disability is alarming. This book was self-indulgent. One got tired of reading the distances traveled to get Ben evaluated and help. If that's what it takes when you have a special needs child, then that's what you do. Glad I got it from the library and didn't pay. Rating:  - VERY TOUCHING STORYWE HAVE BEEN THROUGH SEVERAL EVALUATIONS WITH OUR NOW FIVE YEAR OLD SON. THESE DOCTORS PROBABLY COULD FILL WALLS WITH THIER DIPLOMAS, YET NO ONE COULD TELL US WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEIR ANSWER - OVERALL DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY CAUSING SPEECH DELAY. WE SOMEHOW KNEW BETTER. I READ THIS BOOK AND CRIED KNOWING THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WERE GOING THROUGH. THE BOOK IS VERY TOUCHING TO READ ANOTHER MOTHER'S ACCOUNT OF STRUGGLING TO HELP HER SON. WE FINALLY SAW A SPEECH THERAPIST WHO SPECIALIZES IN CPD - SHE RECOGNIZED THE SYMPTOMS RIGHT AWAY. Rating: - Absolutly touching storyI was so touched by Foli's story. She wonderfully portrays the helplessness parents feel when their child is having difficulties. And the anguish and guilt that we heap upon ourselves. I truely loved and understood the journey her family took. It really made me understand that I am not alone and that other families go thru this as well. As parents we never feel like we are doing enough. But I loved how in the end she trusted her instincts and used the public school system. It really helped me to feel better about my decision to keep my children in the public school system as well. Rating: - if you aren't sure, then read this bookoh my. trying to write this review brings back the fear and anger of knowing my daughter wasn't autistic but yet was not "normal" by most standards. this book was the key to the cypher for me. foli's experience was almost identical to mine--all the misdiagnoses and attending misery. my daughter is 9 now. she's ferociously smart and doing well in a regular classroom. CAPD is nothing to be afraid of or saddened by, and having a child with this problem can be incredibly instructive for handling ALL children. my younger daughter has learned so much from just being a part of the struggle to understand and help her sister. please also read the books by teri james bellis--they're excellent for a more technical understanding of the problems of CAPD. Rating: - Easy informative readMy 8 year old son was just diagnosed with APD. I am not a reader, but I read this 280+ book in 2 days. I cried most of the way through it. This is my story. Someone else went through what I am going through. She talks about the guilt about not doing enough, she did so much for her son. I feel helpless most of the time and guilty over things I have no controll over. She talks specifically about the treatments, like the Fast ForWord software as well as other things she tried. I think now I can pick my head up and keep trying to help my son. In association with Amazon.com | |