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Laying Community Foundations For Your Child With a Disability

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Unlike books that focus on the financial aspects of estate planning, this book looks at the human side of providing for a child's future.

This book encourages parents to develop, early on, a network of within their community - friends, relatives, church or synagogue members, co-workers, and others- who will provide support and continuity for their son or daughter after the parent dies. Unlike books that focus on the financial aspects of estate planning, Laying Community Foundations looks at the human side of providing for a child's future. This helps parents of children of all ages feel more confident that their son or daughter with special needs will have the necessary guidanceto live happily and to meet future goals. The professionals and organizations that work with people with disabilities, likewise can discover what families need from them most. 224 pages 6" x 9"

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Laying Community Foundations For Your Child With a Disability

Typical Access Profile

Auditory

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Hearing
Hyper-Acute

Vision

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Vision

Gross Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Gross Motor

Fine Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Fine Motor

Developmental Age Range

0 - 2
3 - 5
6 - 8
9 - 12
13 and Over

Language

Typical
Some Spoken
Receptive Only
Sign
Assistive/Augmentitive
Not Using Language
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