Parenting Matters: Parenting a child with, or at risk of, genetic disorders

Many adopted and looked after children experience particular health issues or other difficulties, sometimes due to their early experiences of loss and trauma. This book focuses on genetic disorders and provides practical and realistic information on what this condition may mean for your child, along with symptoms, prognosis and treatment.

The first half of this guide provides expert knowledge coupled with facts, figures and guidance presented in a straightforward and accessible style. It examines a range of genetic disease, what to consider if their parents develop a genetic disease, and issues around genetic testing of children.

In the second half, adopters describe their experiences of parenting children with genetic disorders, and how this affected, and continues to affect, day-to-day family life, sharing their parenting experience and offering useful advice.

This book is part of CoramBAAF’s Parenting Matters series which explores many of the health conditions commonly diagnosed in looked after children.

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