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Understanding Sibling Issues

Raising a child with a disability or chronic illness poses many challenges. Some of these challenges focus on the relationship between the siblings in the family. These crucial relationships are examined in this article.

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Couples With Intellectual Disabilities Talk About Living and Loving

Exploring a vital subject that we are not used to hearing about

Couples With Intellectual Disabilities Talk About Living and Loving explores a subject that we are not used to hearing about—people with disabilities and the quality of their intimate relationships. This frank and compelling book contains interviews with fifteen couples who speak candidly about their relationships, revealing their deepest feelings, hopes, and desires. Parents, service providers, and people in the community have a rare opportunity to hear first-hand from people with mental disabilities who have beaten the odds by finding companionship and intimacy. They prove that people with disabilities need interdependent relationships, just as much as anyone else. NATIONAL MEDIA AWARD Canadian Association for Community Living. 200 pages, 6" X 9".

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Couples With Intellectual  Disabilities Talk About Living and Loving

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Auditory

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Extremely Low
Not Using Hearing
Hyper-Acute

Vision

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Vision

Gross Motor

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Few
Not Using Gross Motor

Fine Motor

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Not Using Fine Motor

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6 - 8
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13 and Over

Language

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Pon Pon: Sensory Integration, Balance and Coordination

A great indoor/outdoor toy, especially for children with mild balance and coordination issues or general developmental delays. Start with simply bouncing in place and then work up to real bouncing. The strong kinesthetic stimulation can help some children with autism "click" into attentiveness. Good for indoor winter exercise in cold northern climes.

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