Life as we know it
Subtitle: a father, a family, and an exceptional child
By: Michael Bérubé
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780679442233
Subjects: Kind; Down-Syndrom; Eltern; Children with mental disabilities; Exceptional Child; Parent and child; Parents; Personal Narratives; Parents of children with disabilities; Psychology; Infant; Parent-Child Relations; Down syndrome; Case studies; Child; Case Reports; Down Syndrome; Biography
Description: The author writes about his son Jamie, a child born with Down syndrome, telling the story of his son's development during the first four years of life, discussing issues that affect Jamie and other people perceived to be disabled, such as I.Q. testing and health care, and meditating on what it means to be human.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.