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7+ YearsPublisher | Melton Hill Media |
ISBN 13 | 9780981679334 |
Book Subtitle | A Step-By-Step Guide To Navigating Health, Education, And Insurance Services For Families With Special Needs |
Book Description | Families of children and youth with autism, ADD/ADHD, behavioral and developmental disorders, or any type of special health needs will find practical strategies in this step-by-step guide to navigating health, education, and insurance systems. The five-part "Guiding Star" approach uses simple charts, worksheets and checklists to break down tough jobs into tasks a family caregiver can handle. |
Editorial Review | The 'owner's manual' families need! Countless NAMI families have asked for a road map to getting services for their children. Family Road Map helps parents and other caregivers steer a course to finding help and support. Easy to use, it takes you step by step through the process of getting mental health, educational, and other services for your child. It helps you walk into meetings calm and prepared. Many thanks to Wendy Besmann for translating the wisdom gained in her personal experience into a guidebook for all of us.--Sita Diehl, former Director of Policy and State Outreach, Advocacy and Public Policy, NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) "Parents LOVE this curriculum! It contains many user-friendly tools that are the building blocks to help parents confidently be the "bus driver" of their children's team!" -- Cynthia Seekins, Program Director, G.E.A.R. Parent Network, Augusta, Maine "Navigation at its FINEST!!"-- Anne Marie Gromis, parent advocate Delaware Champions for Mental Health |
Language | English |
Author | Wendy Lowe Besmann, Kimberly Douglass, Keva Clark, Angela Lassiter, Kathy Bentley, Susan Emley |
Publication Date | 12 Jun 2017 |
Number of Pages | 102 |
Family Road Map paperback english - 12 Jun 2017