ÒParenting Adult Special NeedsÓ is a collection of daily blog posts chronicling our familyÕs process as our special needs daughter turned 21 and Òaged outÓ of her school system. ItÕs all here: our steps, missteps, failings, successes, emotional highs and lows, bureaucratic bumblings and staff saves. The posts that became this book were an outgrowth of my professional blogging as a couples psychotherapist and conversations with friends and colleagues. One, a journalist, proffered, ÒThis is a story nobody is telling.Ó My hope is that by extending my hand to you and guiding you through the pages of our familyÕs journey, you will feel less alone; that perhaps something in the pattern of our footsteps will offer guidance in your familyÕs quest to find a safe and satisfying adulthood for your special needs child. With illustrations by our daughter and an extensive list of post-secondary and other resources for parents.
ÒA must-read for parents of special needs children nearing adulthood.Ó Ð Kirkus Reviews