Listen To Me

Communicating the Needs of People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities

Pat Fitton
Foreword by Harry Marsh

Paperback: £25.00 / $34.95

1993, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 200pp
ISBN: 978-1-85302-244-9, BIC 2: VFJD JNSC1

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Acknowledgements. This Book is not… This Book is for… Foreword by Harry Marsh. Introduction: Kathy. Part One: Learn About Me. 1. Diagnosis and First Contact with Hospitals. Part Two: We Need to Communicate. 2. We Need to Communicate. 3. Writing to People. 4. Telephoning. 5. Talking to People. Part Three: Tell Them About Me. 6. The Care Book. 7. Diaries. 8. Information Sheets. 9. Medication. Part Four: 10. In Nursery, School or Centre. 11. Respite and Residential Services. 12. Independent Living Arrangements. 13. Wheelchairs. 14. Mobility, Equipment and Adaptations. 15. Benefits. Part Five: Doctors and Hospitals. 16. Your G.P. 17. In Casualty. 18. In Hospital. 19. Things Can Only Get Better… Part Six: 20. Leisure Activities. 21. Families and Friends. 22. The Future - Wills, Trusts and Guardians. Part Seven: Conclusion. 23. Who Cares for the Carers?

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Author information

• Pat Fitton

Subject areas

• Disability

Keywords

• communication,
• disability,
• intellectual disabilities

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