Different dads : fathers' stories of parenting disabled children

Different dads : fathers' stories of parenting disabled children / edited by Jill Harrison, Matthew Henderson and Rob Leonard ; foreword by David Cameron.

'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 t...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Harrison, Jill, 1965-, Henderson, Matthew, 1975-, Leonard, Rob, 1969-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007.
Subjects:
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
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of 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.

Similar Items