From the Book - Second edition
Foreword / Marlee Matlin 1. Love me and accept me as I am. Ain't done too bad for a cauliflower / Ross Flood. Disability does not equal liability / Pat Danielson. What I'd tell that doctor / Jason Kingsley. Please believe me / Tamra Garner. Parents without prejudice / Gregor Wolbring. The virtues of "ballpark normalcy" / Lisa Blumberg. Take be as I am / Mark Enston. Please accept me, all of be / Dianne Lotter
2. Parents are the most important experts. What's a mother to do? / Cathy Putze. The rules of the "game" / Jeff Moyer. "Deaf people can do anything but hear" / Christina M. Pean. The autism bomb / Stephen Shore. Solutions from the heart / Donna F. Smith. Creative pathways / Paul Kahn. My secret childhood existence / Taryn L. Hook. Another way of seeing / Deborah Kent. As normal as can be / Juan B. K. Magdaraog. If mom only knew / Darren R. Cecil
3. Parental expectations. Affirmation and challenge / Lucy C. Spruill. A stubborn sense of entitlement / Mike Ervin. Independence : lessons from my mom / Tameeka L. Hunter. Go for it! / Douglas N. Little. Tapping my potential / Jamie C. Ray. The hand that you're dealt / Jimmy Dinsmore. Alien or activist? A woman in search of a big life / Loreen Summers. Giving our children roots and wings / Barbara Ramnaraine
4. Sexuality. Relationship realism / Jennifer Malatesta. Code of silence / Anonymous. My mother's warnings / Anne Abbott
5. Education about disability. Honesty, the best policy / Donna M. Laird. No secrets : A kid is a kid / Tracy Wright. Twice exceptional / Kassiane A. Sibley. Does your child have epilepsy? So do I! / John G. Miers. Learning was always hard for me / Damaris A. Mills. Please don't be put off by your doctor / Evelyn Toseland. Listening is the key / Ross Mattingly. As much love as you can muster / Lesley A. Jones. Groups offer valuable life lessons / Nancy Witt. Creating an individual / Lisa A. Bertolini
Afterward. Disability culture / John D. Kemp
