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Integration From a Parent’s Perspective: Yesterday was a Long Time Ago and Tomorrow Isn’t Here Yet

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Integrated Lifecycle Services for Persons with Disabilities

Part of the book series: Disorders of Human Learning, Behavior, and Communication ((HUMAN LEARNING))

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Parents of children with disabilities rarely, if ever, think in terms of life cycles. In fact, most of these parents find that getting through each day and each night can be rather daunting. Certainly, there are enough challenges to keep their attention fully occupied.

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Lehr, S. (1992). Integration From a Parent’s Perspective: Yesterday was a Long Time Ago and Tomorrow Isn’t Here Yet. In: Haring, K.A., Lovett, D.L., Haring, N.G. (eds) Integrated Lifecycle Services for Persons with Disabilities. Disorders of Human Learning, Behavior, and Communication. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2886-8_12

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