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Book SynopsisA mother of a son with auditory processing disorder, an aural equivalent to dyslexia, describes his misdiagnosis and the struggles she went through with doctors and family members before she was able to get her son appropriate treatment. Reprint.
Trade ReviewLibrary Journali Thoroughly engaging while providing a wealth of information.
Booklist [A] practical, heartwarming book.
Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. Read this book as you would a novel, a story about discovery and disappointment, understanding and misunderstanding, learning and not learning, hope and despair, and love in the face of difficult times, love that never, never quits.
A parent in Wisconsin Karen's story has meant the world to me.
A parent in Alaska This book has somehow made my family's journey valid. You, Karen, are a lighthouse in my ocean.
Jacqueline Egli, Executive Director PACE Brantley-Hall School, Longwood, Florida This book has become required reading for my staff and a recommended reading for parents. Dr. Foli gives us all a lesson in persistence, patience, hope, and the importance of teamwork.
Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgments
Foreword by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.
IntroductionOne A Healthy Baby?
Two The Evaluation
Three Through the Looking Glass
Four Separation
Five Purgatory
Six Merry Christmas
Seven Inertia
Eight First Impressions
Nine Riddle Solved
Ten I Can Hear That
Eleven A Child's Labor
Twelve Feeling Sound
Thirteen Down and Up
Fourteen Entering the System
Fifteen Liberty
Sixteen Hindsight and Help
Epilogue One Year Later
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