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Our Sons Were Labeled Behavior Disordered: Here Are the Stories of Our Lives

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"Mickelson has written a compelling book, skillfully weaving her own story and the stories of mothers of boys labeled Behavior Disordered. This is work that not only invites the reader into the world of the mothers and their lives with their sons, but is also an invitation into literature, history, philosophy, and art. Mickelson makes public the ongoing decisions involved in such narrative inquiry, highlighting central issues of representation and power, and genuine respect for participants."

"Dr. Mickelson opens up, in compelling ways, new possibilities for conversations that allow all of us, as educators, to reconsider what too often seems as the right approach to diagnosis, prescription, and placement of children who do not easily fit into 'regular' classrooms. The book, a carefully composed narrative inquiry, is rich with stories carefully interwoven with theory and research."

"Dr. Mickelson opens up, in compelling ways, new possibilities for conversations that allow all of us, as educators, to reconsider what too often seems as the right approach to diagnosis, prescription, and placement of children who do not easily fit into 'regular' classrooms. The book, a carefully composed narrative inquiry, is rich with stories carefully interwoven with theory and research."