Retarded Isn't Stupid Mom

Book info: Retarded Isn't Stupid Mom (Hardcover, 230 pages) – Paul H Brookes Pub Co, 1988. Language: English.

Nicole is 2 years old, and her family, after months of worrying, has just learned she has mental retardation. In a fast-paced, engaging story, mother Sandra Kaufman frankly reveals the feelings of denial, guilt, frustration, and eventual acceptance that result in a determination to help her child live an independent life. This edition, revised on the 10th anniversary of the book's original publication, adds a "progress report" that updates readers on Nicole's adult years and reflects on the revolutionary changes in society's attitudes toward people with disabilities since Nicole's birth. Retarded Isn't Stupid, Mom! remains a celebration of all that a child can grow to be. Editorial Reviews Review What is it like to grow up mentally retarded? Relatively few titles explore the realities of rearing and living with mild mental retardation: Kaufman charts her child's road to independence through a heartwarming story which begins with a diagnosis and leads to a mother's determination to help her child grow to an independent adult despite a tested intelligence at the 6-year-old level. -- Midwest Book Review