Retarded isn't stupid, mom! / by Sandra Z. Kaufman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaufman, Sandra Z., 1928-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kaufman, Nicole.

Kaufman, Nicole, 1955-.

Children with mental disabilities--United States--Biography.

Children with mental disabilities.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxi, 242 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

Revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : P.H. Brookes Pub., 1999.

Summary:

Nicole is 2 years old, and her family, after months of worrying, has just learned she has mental retardation. In a fast-paced, engaging story, mother Sandra Kaufman frankly reveals the feelings of denial, guilt, frustration, and eventual acceptance that resulted in a determination to help her child live an independent life. This edition, revised on the 10th anniversary of the book's original publication, adds a "progress report" that updates readers on Nicole's adult years and reflects on the revolutionary changes in society's attitudes toward people with disabilities since Nicole's birth.

Retarded Isn't Stupid, Mom! remains a celebration of all that a child can grow to be.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-240).

ISBN:

1557663785

OCLC:

39692242