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Download full textDyer, Shirley Poindexter – 1991
The mother of a 16-year-old daughter with autism offers a parental perspective on coping with a child's disability. The paper emphasizes that through direct interaction with the child and the child's teacher and through taking an active role in the child's activities and achievements, the child's potential can be discovered and the child can be…
Descriptors: Autism, Child Development, Child Rearing, Communication Skills
Smith, H. Carlton; And Others – Special Parent/Special Child, 1992
This newsletter issue focuses on the specific concerns of many parents as their special child "ages out" of protected special education environments and moves into the adult world. It highlights the practical aspects of the transition years as well as the emotional components involved in "letting go." The newsletter's articles…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Aging (Individuals), Anxiety, Attachment Behavior
