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Stanley D. Klein, Ph.D. (Gloucester, MA) is a clinical psychologist with 50 years of experience working with children with disabilities. He is education director for Abilities Expo and a cofounder and former Editor in Chief of Exceptional Parent magazine.
John Kemp (Washington, DC) is an attorney who was born without arms and legs, and is a leading advocate for people with disabilities. He is also a former national executive director of the United Cerebral Palsy Association.
| 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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