{"product_id":"9781557047250","title":"On Their Own: Creating an Independent Future for Your Adult Child with Learning Disabilities and ADHD: A Family Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn indispensable guide to the special challenges faced by parents of learning-disabled children as they enter adulthood, by the author of Laughing Allegra, a leading activist and parent of an adult child with LD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2003 Anne Ford (great-granddaughter of Henry Ford) published \u003cb\u003eLaughing Allegra\u003c\/b\u003e, about the struggles of raising her learning-disabled daughter, and received a flood of letters from parents of children with LD, ADD, and ADHD, many expressing concerns about what to do as their children age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Their Own\u003c\/b\u003e is an invaluable road map to ease these parents' fears and answer their questions, especially the one that haunts them daily: Will or can their child be on their own, and how? In a candid, sympathetic style, laced with real-life stories, the book covers such topics as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocial skills and dating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStaying healthy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSibling relationships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInteraction with employers and co-workers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJob hunting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinding the right college or trade school\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstate planning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included are a comprehensive resource guide and exclusive interviews with prominent professionals who have surmounted their learning disabilities: CEO's Sir Richard Branson, John Chambers, David Neeleman, and Charles Schwab, and former governor Gaston Caperton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056189817072,"sku":"9781557047250","price":12.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781557047250_p0.jpg?v=1763756986","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781557047250","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}