Raising NLD Superstars

by Rubinstien, Marcia Brown

• ISBN13: 9781843107705
• ISBN10: 1843107708
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-30
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub

Summary

Raising NLD Superstars is essential reading for all those who come in to contact with children with non-verbal learning disorders (NLD). Instead of insisting upon the one size fits all model of intervention the author focuses on the individual nature of NLD children and offers practical, adaptable advice that will help them find their place both in the family and in wider social groups. The author shares her experiences of life as the parent of a child with NLD with humanity and humor. She looks not only at day to day practicalities such as making meal times easier for all the family and reaching compromises on inappropriate clothing choices but also at the long-term plan for independence. The book will help parents and carers to support children with NLD to reach their emotional and cognitive potential while taking into account the views and experiences of other family members.

Author Biography

Marcia Brown Rubinstien is an educational consultant based in West Hartford, CT. She travels extensively visiting schools throughout the United States to understand which learning environments are best suited to which students

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	7	(2)
Foreword by Pamela B. Tanguay	9	(2)
Introduction	11	(126)
1 Getting the Diagnosis	15	(15)
2 Assets and Deficits	30	(10)
3 NLD-Friendly Environments at Home	40	(19)
4 All in the Family	59	(13)
5 Making Sense of the Senses	72	(11)
6 School	83	(23)
7 Chow and How	106	(10)
8 Clothing	116	(12)
9 Holidays	128	(9)
10 Hurrying	137	(11)
11 Illness	148	(12)
12 Medical Appointments	160	(9)
13 Friends	169	(9)
14 Graying Them Up: The Stages between Black and White	178	(7)
15 Showing and Receiving Love	185	(7)
16 Celebrating Success	192	(7)
17 Planning for the Future	199	(7)
18 From Fantasy to Reality	206	(9)
References	215	(2)
Subject Index	217	(7)
Author Index	224