TY  - BOOK
AU  - Klass,Perri
AU  - Costello,Eileen
TI  - Quirky kids: understanding and helping your child who doesn't fit in-- when to worry and when not to worry 
SN  - 0345451430
PY  - 2004///, ©2003
CY  - New York
PB  - Ballantine Books
KW  - Problem children
KW  - Developmentally disabled children
KW  - Child rearing
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I: A world of quirky kids -- Introduction -- "My kid is different" -- Specialists, labels, and alphabet soup: arriving at a diagnosis -- Dealing with diagnosis: grief and loss and moving forward -- Part II: Growing up quirky -- Literary glimpses -- Introduction -- Family life: the home and the world -- The rest of the family: siblings, parents, grandparents, celebrations, disasters, and "You're just like your Uncle Joe!" -- Choosing a school -- The quirky kid and the educational system -- Social life: finding friends and getting by -- Part III: The science, the medical science, and the pseudoscience of quirky kids -- Therapies: getting help and evaluating the help you get -- Mind-altering substances: medications and the quirky child -- Medical perspectives on the quirky child -- Part IV: Looking ahead -- Adolescence and adulthood
ER  -