Your Child Has a Disability: A Complete Sourcebook of Daily and Medical Care - Softcover

When a child is diagnosed with a disability, parents can be overwhelmed by the child's daily physical and emotional demands. This comprehensive volume offers expert advice on a wide range of issues -- from finding the right doctor and investigating the medical aspects of a child's condition to learning care techniques and fulfilling education requirements. Detailed chapters explore treatment approaches, behavior management, nutrition and dentistry, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and commonly used medications. This guide also examines daily and long-term care requirements associated with disabilities such asautismcerebral palsycommunication disordersDown syndromehearing impairmentmental retardationmultiple disabilitiesmuscular dystrophyseizure disordersspina bifidavisual impairmentThis essential resource answers families' questions and offers practical information for making the best possible caregiving decisions for a child's future.