{"product_id":"not-what-i-expected-help-and-hope-for-parents-of-atypical-children-paperback","title":"Not What I Expected: Help and Hope for Parents of Atypical Children - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRita Eichenstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel J. Siegel\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for a Books for a Better Life Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA pediatric neuropsychologist presents strategies to help parents of special-needs children navigate the emotional challenges they face. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eRita Eichenstein, Ph.D\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e, is a noted psychologist and pediatric neuropsychologist. Renowned in the field of child development and author of the popular blog \u003ci\u003ePositively Atypical! by Dr. Rita Eichenstein\u003c\/i\u003e, her life's work has been to reach out, support, and counsel atypical children and their parents. She maintains a private practice in Los Angeles, specializing in learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, autism spectrum, twice exceptional students and giftedness, in children, teens, as well as college students and graduate students. Sought out for her clinical expertise, Dr. Eichenstein speaks at schools, educational and business conferences, has been cited in \u003ci\u003eNYMetroParents Prevention.com, Scholastic.com, SheKnows.com, and Time Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and is a frequent guest on national, local, and syndicated radio programs across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Books for a Better Life (2016)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755771167008,"sku":"9780399171765","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/be09498932e4657df215137d5178b06e.webp?v=1780068202","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/not-what-i-expected-help-and-hope-for-parents-of-atypical-children-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}