Reviews for A Special Mother: Getting Through the Early Days of a Child's Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities and Related Disorders

The average rating for A Special Mother: Getting Through the Early Days of a Child's Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities and Related Disorders based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-11-12 00:00:00 John Kemp This was a fantastic book for someone trying to navigate how to help and be an advocate for their child with disabilities. Even (and especially) if you are in the very beginning of this process where you are saying to yourself "something is going on with my kid, but I don't know what. They aren't acting and reacting to things the same way as other kids. They are struggling in school and socially. They need help, but I don't know what help they need. I don't even know who can help me help them." I was that mom. I knew my daughter (and I) needed help and something was "off" but didn't know who could help or how to get help or what the "problem" was. This book (although I read it after having already spent years navigated my way through it) helps parents/grandparents etc find who and what can help their sweet little kid who is struggling. It is a fantastic book to help empower parents to know how to be get he best possible advocate for their child. This book made me cry many times. Sometimes being the parent of a kid who struggles and has any kind of disability can be very lonely. People just don't "get" the situation or "get" your kid. Some people are well meaning and try to give advice without understanding that most of these kids don't play by the "normal" rules of life. Other people are just plain rude about your kid or about your parenting. This books helps you feel "normal" within a group of people that are consisted "not normal". That was VERY comforting. I could relate to SO much in this book. It even talks about navigating through how to handle the siblings of kids with disabilities. Even ones that are younger and "smarter". It helps parents know how to get help and support in the community and at school. It talks about what options there are in the classroom with resource classes, IEPs, 504s, and even hiring a professional advocate if the school district isn't giving your child the help they need. It is a fantastic resource to help you go from being that lost parent just desperately wanting help for your kid (as I and many parents have been) to the best possible advocate and feel at home and settled in your "abnormal" situation and world. I would HIGHLY recommend this book to any parent wanting some direction. I feel very grateful for this book and the help it can give parents who are so desperately searching for a way to help their babies. ❤️❤️❤️

Review # 2 was written on 2018-01-26 00:00:00 Max Pin I read this book as part of the parent book club at my daughter's school. This is a great read if you are just starting to navigate your way through a new learning disability diagnosis. Even though we have had our diagnosis for a while, I still found it very encouraging and hopeful. The second half of the book discusses navigating life with a chid that has an LD and I could relate so much, I felt like they were telling my story. I highly recommend this book.