Not my boy! : a father, a son, and one family's journey with autism / Rodney Peete with Danelle Morton.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Hyperion Books, 2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 244 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781401323615
- 1401323618
- Peete, Rodney
- Peete, Rodney
- Parents of autistic children -- United States -- Biography
- Autistic children -- Family relationships
- Autism in children -- Popular works
- Fathers and sons
- African American football players -- Biography
- Autistic disorder
- African American football players
- Autism in children
- Autistic children -- Family relationships
- Fathers and sons
- Parents of autistic children
- United States
- 618.92/85882/0092 22
- RJ506.A9 P44 2010
Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | La Retama Central Library | La Retama Central Library | Nonfiction | 618.9285882 PEE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 33185013699558 |
Includes bibliographical references.
Using anecdotes and lessons from his own experiences, former football star Rodney Peete imparts essential wisdom for parents everywhere, whether their children have special needs or not, as he writes with striking honesty about learning to overcome his own doubts and expectations of fatherhood to focus on the daily challenges and joys of raising a child.
pt. 1. R.J.'s story. Dreams of every dad -- The wake-up call: the diagnosis -- Denial, anger, and everything in between -- Team R.J. -- In the mainstream -- You do the math -- Epilogue: Singing his song -- pt. 2. Advice. Marriage: you've got to get the man right -- Siblings: little brothers and big sisters -- Tough love: discipline and a special needs child -- From butterflies to Beckham: part of the team -- Making friends -- The other spectrum -- You're not alone -- Appendix: The welcome to autism handbook.
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