{"product_id":"9780698169753","title":"Not What I Expected: Help and Hope for Parents of Atypical Children","description":"\u003cb\u003eFinalist for a Books for a Better Life Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA pediatric neuropsychologist presents strategies to help parents of special-needs children navigate the emotional challenges they face.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As diagnosis rates continue to rise for autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, and other developmental differences, parents face a maze of medical, psychological, and educational choices – and a great deal of emotional stress. Many books address children’s learning or behavior problems and advise parents what they can do to help their kids, but until \u003cb\u003eNot What I Expected: Help and Hope for Parents of Atypical Children\u003c\/b\u003e there were no books that explain what the parents are going through - and how they can cope with their own emotional upheaval – for their own sake, and for the wellbeing of the whole family.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e With compassion, clarity, and an emphasis on practical solutions, Dr. Rita Eichenstein's \u003cb\u003eNot What I Expected: Help and Hope for Parents of Atypical Children\u003c\/b\u003e walks readers through the five stages of acceptance (similar to the stages of grief, but modified for parents of special-needs kids). Using vivid anecdotes and suggestions, she helps readers understand their own emotional experience, nurture themselves in addition to their kids, identify and address relationship wounds including tension in a marriage and struggles with children (special-needs and neurotypical), and embrace their child with acceptance, compassion and joy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Trade Paperback edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111891026160,"sku":"9780698169753","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780698169753_p0.jpg?v=1763614358","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780698169753","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}