{"product_id":"fall-and-recovery-raising-children-with-disabilities-through-lessons-learned-in-dance-paperback","title":"Fall and Recovery: Raising Children with Disabilities Through Lessons Learned in Dance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoanne De Simone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial educator Joanne De Simone bears all in this raw and transformative memoir that captures how she used lessons of modern dance in her journey through motherhood with two children with disabilities.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the pediatrician places the measuring tape around her infant's head and notes, \"His head is a little small,\" Joanne knows that motherhood won't be as she had dreamt. Even as a special educator, Joanne isn't prepared to raise a child with a life-limiting brain malformation. Nor is she ready for the compounded pain and alienation that comes when her second son is diagnosed with autism. But the struggle to balance her sons' medical and educational challenges drives Joanne to reconnect with the lessons she learned as a modern dancer--and there she finds enlightenment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by her experience performing Jos? Lim?n's \u003ci\u003eThere Is a Time\u003c\/i\u003e, based on Ecclesiastes 3, each chapter of \u003ci\u003eFall and Recovery \u003c\/i\u003edetails a dance lesson and the dichotomy of parenting children with disabilities. Over time, Joanne discovers that surviving motherhood isn't a matter of strength, bravery, or faith. It's a matter of linking your past experiences and creating your own purpose. It's realizing that we live simultaneously in love and grief. In the end, dance teaches Joanne not only how to move freely through pain but also how to fall and recover.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanne De Simone\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of Hunter College with degrees in dance and special education. After dancing professionally with companies including José Limón and Dianne McIntyre, she dedicated her life to teaching children with disabilities and supporting their families. Currently, Joanne is a special education advocate for the Alliance of Private Special Education Schools of North Jersey. Her writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eExceptional Parent Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eRumpus\u003c\/i\u003e, and she is a contributing author to \u003ci\u003eBarriers and Belongings: Personal Narratives of Disability\u003c\/i\u003e. Joanne lives in West Orange, New Jersey, with her husband and sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51775897076000,"sku":"9781647427146","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6e2c2be4fc0a065872234380eff791e4.webp?v=1780468618","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fall-and-recovery-raising-children-with-disabilities-through-lessons-learned-in-dance-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}