Children With Facial Difference: A Parents' Guide

Rating:
Summary: A very comprehensive book; a "must" for parents/caregivers
Review: This comprehensive book is a must for parents and caregivers of children with facial differences. It is truly a "Parents' Guide" in every sense. The contents are very well organized and lead the reader gently into the myriad of issues that many parents will need to deal with, in raising their special children. Topics that are covered include: various craniofacial conditions (Cleft lip and/or palate and syndromes such as Apert, Crouzon, Treacher Collins, Hemifacial Microsomia and others), adjustment and coping issues, medical concerns and treatments, speech, language, and hearing needs, education concerns, legal rights, health insurance and child advocacy. This book also includes an extensive reading list and resource guide. Medical terminology, that is inherent to the subject matter, is also carefully explained and a glossary was thoughtfully included.

For me and for several other parents of children with facial differences, this book has become an essential handbook, in essence, to some of us, this book has become our "Bible."

Among the various titles that the author holds, the most impressive title, is that of "Mother" of a child with a facial difference. This is perhaps the reason that this book is so amazingly comprehensive. It is quite evident that the text was written with a great deal of careful research and integrity. Too often, parents recieve erroneous information regarding their child's condition. This book, however, is one that parents, caregivers, and medical professionals can count on for accuracy.

Rating:
Summary: A very comprehensive book; a "must" for parents/caregivers
Review: This comprehensive book is a must for parents and caregivers of children with facial differences. It is truly a "Parents' Guide" in every sense. The contents are very well organized and lead the reader gently into the myriad of issues that many parents will need to deal with, in raising their special children. Topics that are covered include: various craniofacial conditions (Cleft lip and/or palate and syndromes such as Apert, Crouzon, Treacher Collins, Hemifacial Microsomia and others), adjustment and coping issues, medical concerns and treatments, speech, language, and hearing needs, education concerns, legal rights, health insurance and child advocacy. This book also includes an extensive reading list and resource guide. Medical terminology, that is inherent to the subject matter, is also carefully explained and a glossary was thoughtfully included.

For me and for several other parents of children with facial differences, this book has become an essential handbook, in essence, to some of us, this book has become our "Bible."

Among the various titles that the author holds, the most impressive title, is that of "Mother" of a child with a facial difference. This is perhaps the reason that this book is so amazingly comprehensive. It is quite evident that the text was written with a great deal of careful research and integrity. Too often, parents recieve erroneous information regarding their child's condition. This book, however, is one that parents, caregivers, and medical professionals can count on for accuracy.