Description
Most students in training to become teachers, psychologists, physicians, and social workers as well as many practicing professionals in these disciplines do not get the opportunity to fully understand and appreciate the circumstances of children ,parents, and teachers who have had to cope and adapt to childhood disorder. Most professionals in the field of childhood disorders are well trained in assessment and treatment methods and are aware of the clinical, theoretical, and empirical foundations of the work they do. In their training, they get some experience in diagnosing the educational, psychological, social, and medical problems of children through their supervised clinical internships. In their training and in their professional practice they get to interview, discuss, consult and collaborate with children and their families regarding developmental issues and treatment plans, however, they rarely get an opportunity to fully realize and understand what it is like to have a disorder and what it is like to be a mother, or father, or teacher of children with disorders.This book provides an opportunity for students in training and professionals in the field to gain some awareness of the life journeys of some exceptional children, their families and their teachers.- Focuses on those childhood disorders that are most common or what are sometimes referred to as high incidence disorders such as learning disabilities, autism, behavior disorder, depression, and anxiety- Beyond, a clinical, empirical, and theoretical description of childhood disorders or a personal account relative to one particular disorder, this book provides rich narratives of experience from multiple perspectives with respect to numerous childhood disorders- Provides readers with insight by sharing examples of personal contexts and situations, significant life issues, challenges and barriers, successes, and recommendations relative to particular circumstances
Table of Contents
Introductory StoriesPart 1: Behavior DisordersAttention –Deficit / Hyperactivity DisorderProloguePersonal StoriesYou Can't Have ADHD – You're Just like me!"Parental StorySigns Appear Early in Life and Significant Ones Will PersistProfessional StoriesIn the Trenches with ADHDAttention to a Child's Strengths: A Lesson in ResiliencyIdentifying the Problems and Working Collaboratively to Make the Best DecisionsEpilogueConduct and Oppositional Defiant DisordersProloguePersonal StoryDifferent Roads with Different EndsParental StoryA Matter of SoulProfessional StoriesSometimes Persistence and Hope is All We HaveSeeking to understand before trying to be understoodSometimes we Gain more than we think we will in our Work with Children and YouthEpiloguePart 2: Emotional DisordersChildhood Anxiety DisordersProloguePersonal StoryManaging the FearA Little Bit of History RepeatingTaming the Worry BeastParental StoryA MinefieldLearning to Trust OneselfOne Minute, One Hour, One DayAm I going to have a good day?Connecting Thoughts, Feelings, and BehaviorsProfessional StoryStrength within Ourselves often comes from the Strength of OthersEpilogueChildhood Mood DisordersProloguePersonal StoryThe Prison of OneselfParental StoryStaying "In-Touch"Professional StoriesMad, Bad, or Sad: Learning is a Lifelong LearningMeaning is all you Need; Relationship is All you HaveEpiloguePart 3: Developmental and Learning DisordersLearning DisabilitiesProloguePersonal StoryFrom Confusion to Understanding and the Journey Along the WayParental StoryOne Step Forward, Two Steps Back, and another Step ForwardProfessional StoriesFrom Experiencing and Understanding to Being UnderstoodMy Best Year of TeachingKeeping an Open Mind and Identifying the Primary ProblemEpilogueIntellectual DisabilitiesProloguePersonal StoryYou Go GirlParental StoryPerfection in ImperfectionProfessional StoryMore the Same than DifferentEpilogueDevelopmental Co-ordination DisorderProloguePersonal StoryComing Out From Behind the MaskParental StoryBattling On With Love and Commitment"Professional StoryThere Is Much More To Coordination than Meets the EyeEpilogueAutistic DisorderProloguePersonal StoryFrom Good to Bad and Back to Good AgainParental StoryA Road travelled with Many Stops and Turns along the WayProfessional StoriesPatience and AppreciationGetting There Step-By-StepWorking beyond the Diagnosis: Respecting the Bigger PictureEpiloguePart 4: Eating and Health Related DisordersEating DisordersProloguePersonal StoryWhen Gaining is losingMy Struggle to be Free to FlyParental StoryShe Looks Like DeathProfessional StoryFinding Oneself within AmbiguityEpilogueSomatoform DisordersProloguePersonal StoryBelieving in Myself and Going from Bad to GoodParental StoryUps and Downs and Turns AroundsProfessional StoryA Matter of Control
