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Deborah Winking

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in Quincy, IL, The United States

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Nonfiction, Memoir, Self Help

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As a mother of four and PhD in Educational Psychology, I have worked with and advocated for countless children. My credentials as a teacher, educational consultant, and researcher, coupled with my life experience as a parent of a child born with a genetic syndrome, give "Capable" weight and credibility that is rarely found in parenting memoirs. Visit my website at www.highexpectationsparenting.com where you can request to have my blog, Capable Conversations, emailed directly to you.
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	Capable: A Story of Triumph For Children the World has Judged as "Different" 4.37 avg rating — 38 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kids are not canned goods who can be summed up by their label--not even close.

"Must be true, it says so right on the label.": WRONG.

While labels and diagnoses can provide useful information for determining services and treatment plans, they are not the final word on your child, not even close. This is true because we don’t fully understand the interplay between the clinical diagnosis or educational label and how a child is subsequently viewed and treated by the people in hi

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Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World

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