Reflections from a Different Journey

By: Stanley Klein, John Kemp

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Hardcover | 1 March 2004

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Reflections from a Different Journey is a unique and inspiring collection of essays written by adults who were diagnosed with a serious disability as a child. In 40 moving and diverse pieces, these accomplished individuals reflect on what it is like to grow up with a disability -- from blindness to autism to cerebral palsy. The stories are unique to each individual, but they share the common thread of offering a rare, eloquent glimpse inside the lives and minds of people who face extra challenges in life. There are many books written for parents about how raising a child who has been diagnosed with a serious disability (including the author's previous book, You Will Dream New Dreams). However, none have been written by the individuals themselves. The stories offer parents inspiration and helpful insight on such topics as how much to help, how to foster realistic independence, how to instill healthy ideas about sexuality, and more. This is a serious yet uplifting collection of essays that will be of interest to parents of children with disabilities (of which there are more than 6 million in the US alone) and to anyone who is interested in what it is like to walk in a another person's shoes.

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Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Love Me and Accept Me as I Am
Ain't Done Too Bad for a Cauliflower	p. 3
Disability Does Not Equal Liability	p. 8
What I'd Tell That Doctor	p. 13
Please Believe Me	p. 16
Parents Without Prejudice	p. 18
The Virtues of "Ballpark Normalcy"	p. 23
Take Me as I Am!	p. 27
Please Accept Me--All of Me	p. 32
Parents Are the Most Important Experts
What's a Mother to Do?	p. 39
The Rules of the "Game"	p. 44
"Deaf People Can Do Anything but Hear"	p. 49
The Autism Bomb	p. 54
Solutions from the Heart	p. 60
Creative Pathways	p. 65
My Secret Childhood Existence	p. 70
Another Way of Seeing	p. 75
As Normal as Can Be	p. 79
If Mom Only Knew	p. 84
Parental Expectations
Affirmation and Challenge	p. 91
A Stubborn Sense of Entitlement	p. 96
Independence: Lessons from My Mom	p. 101
Go for It!	p. 105
Tapping My Potential	p. 109
The Hand That You're Dealt	p. 113
Alien or Activist? A Woman in Search of a Big Life	p. 117
Giving Our Children Roots and Wings	p. 122
Sexuality
Relationship Realism	p. 131
Code of Silence	p. 136
My Mother's Warnings	p. 140
Education About Disability
Honesty, the Best Policy	p. 147
No Secrets: A Kid Is a Kid	p. 152
Twice Exceptional	p. 156
Does Your Child Have Epilepsy? So Do I!	p. 161
Learning Was Always Hard for Me	p. 165
Please Don't Be Put Off by Your Doctor	p. 170
Listening Is the Key	p. 175
As Much Love as You Can Muster	p. 179
Groups Offer Valuable Life Lessons	p. 184
Creating an Individual	p. 189
Afterword: Disability Culture	p. 195
Resources for Parents and Family Members	p. 201
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