Chapter Overviews
Chapter 1
News by Telephone
Parents call to express worry about their child; dealing with a sad diagnosis.
Chapter 2
Medical School
Early learning experiences; the process of becoming a doctor.
Chapter 3
Pediatric Residency
I continue to learn about the art of taking care of patients.
Chapter 4
More Lessons, Including Humility
Patients and nurses teach the doctor a few things.
Chapter 5
Carolina, Here I Come!
I begin practice in North Carolina, along with motherhood, and discovering my niche in developmental pediatrics.
Chapter 6
Coping with a Disability
Danny stands up for himself.
Chapter 7
Mental Retardation
What does mental retardation mean? What other problems can cause similar behaviors?
Chapter 8
Genetics and Syndromes
How chromosomes and environmental influences can produce children with developmental disabilities.
Chapter 9
Sandra’s Story
Sandra makes a life-changing decision.
Chapter 10
Learning Disabilities
Smart children can have problems in school because they learn differently. Here’s how we can fix it.
Chapter 11
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and its Mimics
Active, active children and the people who love them: Medication and other treatments.
Chapter 12
Up and Down: Mood Disorders
Depression has many causes—these are the stories of some children who suffer with it, or with other mood disorders.
Chapter 13
Cerebral Palsy
Children with cerebral palsy don’t move as easily as other children but they certainly find a way!
Chapter 14
Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Autism is not a doom and gloom diagnosis. There are many types of autism and many different interventions.
Chapter 15
My seizure disorder; how it feels to have a disability.
Chapter 16
Smart Mothers, Horrible Choices
Munchausen’s by proxy; mentally ill mothers hurt their children in different ways—and why do they do it?
Chapter 17
The Deaf: A Different Culture
Experiencing the deaf culture on the North Carolina School for the Deaf campus.
Chapter 18
Brothers and Sisters
Being the sibling of a child with developmental disabilities takes courage.
Chapter 19
Being Gifted: A Mixed Blessing
Even children with exceptional talents have special needs.
Chapter 20
School
Public schools in the 21st century; their strengths and weaknesses and how they could be changed.
Chapter 21
Bullying
Bullies not only hurt other people; they hurt themselves.
Chapter 22
The Unkindest Cut: Terminal Illness
No one expects children to die.
Chapter 23
Ariel and Alex
I tell about my children and watching them grow up.
Chapter 24
Epilogue
There is no limit to what a person might achieve. |
