Overview
After years of research, psychologist Cecilia Rosales Vega's book is a culmination of detailed information about different types of disabilities and impairments—auditory, visual, motor, and mental—for parents to understand and learn how to deal with them. Down syndrome, Asperger's, West syndrome, cerebral palsy, and autism are also discussed. For each condition, the book provides descriptions, causes, treatments, therapies, and ways to provide support. It also offers recommendations for how to help children adapt at home and at school and for appropriate toys and teaching resources. This guide is an extremely useful tool for parents to gain understanding of their child's condition.Author Biography
Cecilia Rosales Vega is a psychologist and the coordinator of the Psychological Services Center at the University of the Americas in Mexico City. She has professional experience working with people with disabilities, as well as personal experience with her daughter who has Down syndrome.