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Embracing the monster : overcoming the challenges of hidden disabilities / by Veronica Crawford ; with commentary by Larry B. Silver.
Van Pelt Library LC4818.5 .C73 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crawford, Veronica.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crawford, Veronica.
- Learning disabled--United States--Biography.
- Learning disabled.
- Learning disabilities.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore, Md. : P.H. Brookes Pub. Co., [2002]
- Summary:
- hat is it like to live with disabilities no one can see? Readers will find out in this honest and gripping narrative of one woman's life with hidden disabilities--including learning disabilities, ADHD, and bipolar disorder. Yet this is more than just her story of battling adversity and coming out a winner. In each chapter, renowned psychiatrist Larry Silver, M.D., shares his insight into how Veronica's experiences--both positive and negative--influenced her academically and emotionally and how early diagnosis and intervention might have benefited her. These two compelling accounts give readers an appreciation for the difficulties and triumphs of living with hidden disabilities and an awareness of what can be done to help.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Gazing into the Looking Glass / Veronica Crawford xxi
- 1 Humpty Dumpty: Broken into Pieces: Birth Through the Preschool Years 1
- Insights and Interventions: Larry B. Silver, M.D. 10
- 2 Behind the Schoolyard Fence: Elementary School Years 13
- Insights and Interventions: Larry B. Silver, M.D. 40
- 3 Changes and Challenges: Middle School Years 45
- Insights and Interventions: Larry B. Silver, M.D. 52
- 4 Demons of the Day: High School Years 55
- Insights and Interventions: Larry B. Silver, M.D. 81
- 5 Just Wanting to Be Loved: College and Young Motherhood 85
- Insights and Interventions: Larry B. Silver, M.D. 118
- 6 Sour Grapes: Navigating the Working World 123
- Insights and Interventions: Larry B. Silver, M.D. 163
- 7 The Promised Land: Growing Maturity 167
- Insights and Interventions: Larry B. Silver, M.D. 181
- 8 The Awakening: Happy in My Prime 183
- Insights and Interventions: Larry B. Silver, M.D. 188
- 9 Tips and Tools Through the Life Span: What to Look for and How to Help 191
- 10 Understanding Hidden Disabilities: A Roadmap / Larry B. Silver, M.D. 213.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1557665222
- OCLC:
- 47136575
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