Reflections From a Different Journey : What Adults With Disabilities Wish All Parents Knew
Library Journal Review: Klein, a noted attorney and advocate for people with disabilities, and Kemp, a clinical psychologist and former editor of Exceptional Parent magazine, have gathered 40 essays from a large sample of disabled adults to answer the question, "What do you wish your parents had known?" Organized by common themes (e.g., "Sexuality" and "Education and Disability"), the essays do not tend to the extreme sentiments of "my parents screwed up" or "my parents were perfect" that one might expect. Instead, most of the contributors offer a nice mix of both positive and negative comments. Parent readers will ask themselves, "Am I doing that?" or "I'm not doing that, am I?" The resource section includes a few listings that are often missing from such lists, nicely rounding out the text. Both Klein and Kemp are highly visible in the disabled community, and actress Marlee Maltin has written a foreword, which could create sizable demand. For most collections.?KellyJo Houtz Griffin, Eatonville, WA Copyright ? Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.