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Title Different dads : fathers' stories of parenting disabled children / edited by Jill Harrison, Matthew Henderson and Rob Leonard ; foreword by David Cameron
Published London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (173 pages)
Contents John : John has a 2 year old daughter who has arthrogryposis -- Phil : Phil is a foster father to a two-year-old boy who has multiple disabilities -- Andrew : Andrew has a five-year-old son who has oesophageal atresia -- Rob : Rob has a six-year-old son who was infected with cytomegalovirus as a baby -- Kash : Kash is a widower, bringing up a six-year-old son who was born prematurely -- Simon : Simon has a seven-year-old daughter who has autism -- Andrew : Andrew gave up work to care for his eight-year-old son who has Ollier disease -- Matthew : Matthew has a nine-year-old son who has autism -- Kevin : Kevin is bringing up his nine-year-old son who has congenital muscular dystrophy -- Nigel : Nigel has a ten-year-old son with Peters anomaly -- Yuri : Yuri has a ten-year-old son with global developmental delay -- Steve : Steve has two stepdaughters, aged eleven and nine, the eldest has learning difficulties and the youngest is awaiting confirmation that she has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Jonathon : Jonathon is bringing up his 13-year-old daughter who has dyspraxia and developmental delay -- Gordon : Gordon has a 14-year-old daughter who has a chromosome disorder -- Tony : Tony is co-parenting his 16-year-old son who has autism -- Paul : Paul has a 17-year-old son who has never had a diagnosis -- Richard : Richard has a 19-year-old son with Down's syndrome -- Mike : Mike cared for his adopted son, who had a range of disabilities, until his son's death at age 19 -- Edward : Edward has a 19-year-old son with CHARGE association -- John : John has a 22-year-old daughter who was diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis as a baby -- Michael : Michael has a 40-year-old daughter who has Cornelia de Lange syndrome -- Conclusion -- Glossary of terms
Summary 'It is a great idea to draw together stories of fathers' experiences in bringing up disabled children. One of the ways parents manage to cope is to know that others have been through the same experiences. Then you learn that it isn't just about coping - there are positive stories to tell.'. - David Cameron MP. Fathers of disabled children can feel overlooked when the focus of much parenting support is aimed at mothers. Different Dads is a collection of inspiring personal testimonies written by fathers of children with a disability who reflect on their own experiences and offer advice to other
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Parents of children with disabilities -- Case studies
Father and child -- Case studies
Children with disabilities -- Family relationships -- Case studies
Family & Relationships.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Parenting -- Fatherhood.
Children with disabilities -- Family relationships
Father and child
Parents of children with disabilities
Genre/Form Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Form Electronic book
Author Harrison, Jill, 1965-
Henderson, Matthew, 1975-
Leonard, Rob, 1969-
ISBN 9781435602908
1435602900
1846426219
9781846426216
1281105309
9781281105301
9786611105303
6611105301