Far from the tree : parents, children and the search for identity /

Far from the tree : parents, children and the search for identity /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Solomon, Andrew, 1963-
Edition:	1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Imprint:	New York : Scribner, 2012.
Description:	ix, 962 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Children with disabilities -- United States -- Psychology. Exceptional children -- United States -- Psychology. Parents of children with disabilities -- United States. Parents of exceptional children -- United States. Identity (Psychology) -- United States. Parent and child -- United States -- Psychological aspects. Children with disabilities -- Psychology. Exceptional children -- Psychology. Identity (Psychology) Parent and child -- Psychological aspects. Parents of children with disabilities. Parents of exceptional children. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8945975

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ISBN:	9780743236713 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0743236718 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780743236720 (trade pbk. : alk. paper) 0743236726 (trade pbk. : alk. paper) 9781439183106 (ebook : alk. paper) 1439183104 (ebook : alk. paper) 9781442356108 (eaudio : alk. paper) 1442356103 (eaudio : alk. paper) 9781442357433 (audio book : alk. paper) 1442357436 (audio book : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Solomon tells the stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children but also find profound meaning in doing so.

Table of Contents:

I. Son
II. Deaf
III. Dwarfs
IV. Down Syndrome
V. Autism
VI. Schizophrenia
VII. Disability
VIII. Prodigies
IX. Rape
X. Crime
XI. Transgender
XII. Father
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index