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Using anecdotes and lessons from his own experiences, former football star Rodney Peete imparts essential wisdom for parents everywhere, whether their children have special needs or not, as he writes with striking honesty about learning to overcome his own doubts and expectations of fatherhood to focus on the daily challenges and joys of raising a child.
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"Now in its second edition, A Practical Guide to Autism delivers an easy-to-follow and authoritative handbook on caring for children on the autism spectrum. Written by two of the premier US authorities on autism, the book walks parents, teachers, family members, and other caregivers through the most frequently experienced medical and behavioral issues exhibited by children on the spectrum. The guide also explains how to teach adaptive and coping skills,...
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"Autism affects four times as many boys as it does girls. For their fathers, expectations and hopes are drastically changed--as NFL star Rodney Peete's were when his son R.J. was diagnosed at the age of three. After a period of anger and denial, an all-too-common reaction among fathers, Rodney joined his wife, Holly, in her efforts to help their son. With determination, love, and understanding, the family worked with R.J. to help him once again engage...