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Chasing Normal: A Guide for the Newly Disabled and for Those Who Love Them
Chasing A Guide for the Newly Disabled and for Those Who Love Them provides a type of map and answers these questions and more. In this book Dinah Chaudoir Federer discusses Talking about 'the Big IT', Silently Screaming-Dealing with Fear, Feeding Your Spirit, Releasing Resistance and other easy to follow topics. It s written conversationally rather than formally to make it less threatening.
Chasing A Guide for the Newly Disabled and for Those Who Love Them is meant to help the newly disabled especially, and their families calm down, get centered and take their individual journey one step at a time. As she says in her book, becoming disabled is like being dropped in the middle of a foreign country and told to find your way home. Chasing Normal is meant to act as a compass on this often overwhelming path.
If you do a topic search you ll see there are plenty of textbooks discussing the 'issues' there are many written by parents, and there are some personal stories. Dinah's experience can tell you that the 'average Joe' in crisis will not read a textbook. Concentration flies out the window when you re terrified. Further, this same 'Joe' won t care about a parent s theory or even others stories unless there s some good, simple advice. Chasing A Guide for the Newly Disabled and for Those Who Love Them will do this without adding to their overwhelm.
Chasing A Guide for the Newly Disabled and for Those Who Love Them is meant to help the newly disabled especially, and their families calm down, get centered and take their individual journey one step at a time. As she says in her book, becoming disabled is like being dropped in the middle of a foreign country and told to find your way home. Chasing Normal is meant to act as a compass on this often overwhelming path.
If you do a topic search you ll see there are plenty of textbooks discussing the 'issues' there are many written by parents, and there are some personal stories. Dinah's experience can tell you that the 'average Joe' in crisis will not read a textbook. Concentration flies out the window when you re terrified. Further, this same 'Joe' won t care about a parent s theory or even others stories unless there s some good, simple advice. Chasing A Guide for the Newly Disabled and for Those Who Love Them will do this without adding to their overwhelm.
130 pages, Paperback
Published December 19, 2008
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November 29, 2024
“Chasing Normal” by Dinah Federer is a beautifully written self-help book.
“Chasing Normal” is a book written for people newly diagnosed with a disability and for their families. It is a fast read due to the length, but a pleasant reading experience. The author writes from personal experience, which adds credibility to the words. With a positive and supportive tone, the overall message is empowering. There are photographs placed at the end of chapters. The font accompanying the pictures can be challenging to read, but the images are nice. Chapters are short to allow for personal thought and steady pacing. Lined sections for personal notes are built into the end of the chapters, allowing readers to personalize their reading experience.
“Chasing Normal” is a self-help book filled with positive messages.
“Chasing Normal” is a book written for people newly diagnosed with a disability and for their families. It is a fast read due to the length, but a pleasant reading experience. The author writes from personal experience, which adds credibility to the words. With a positive and supportive tone, the overall message is empowering. There are photographs placed at the end of chapters. The font accompanying the pictures can be challenging to read, but the images are nice. Chapters are short to allow for personal thought and steady pacing. Lined sections for personal notes are built into the end of the chapters, allowing readers to personalize their reading experience.
“Chasing Normal” is a self-help book filled with positive messages.
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