Told from a pediatrician's perspective, A Toss of the Dice reveals what it is like to diagnose and treat children with developmental problems. Natasha T. Hays uses stories from her pediatric practice to illustrate the challenges faced by children with different types of special needs, including autism, bipolar disorder, genetic syndromes, cerebral palsy, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and giftedness. In this highly readable book, Hays combines stories of inspirational children with useful medical information and treatment options. A Toss of the Dice shows the human perspective of the interaction between doctor and patient. It informs parents, teachers, doctors and health professionals as well as the general reader.
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"Our hopes and dreams for our children are deeply felt by all parents. When we realize our children cannot fully achieve what we had hoped for them, it is a grief that tears at our hearts... The bottom line is that having children is just a toss of the dice. We all carry quite a few seeds for genetic disorders in our chromosomes." --- from Chapter 1 of A Toss of the Dice"
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Natasha T. Hays is a pediatrician and trained stuntwoman. She has been working for the Morganton Developmental Evaluation Center in North Carolina, USA for 17 years, treating patients with a variety of special needs including learning disabilities, ADHD, autism, cerebral palsy, neurological disorders, and mood disorders. Natasha is married to Phil and they have two children, Ariel and Alexander.
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It was the kind of phone call that made you feel as if someone had just punched you in the stomach. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Carolina, United States, Emergency Room, University of Minnesota, Van Dyke, Chapel Hill, Saudi Arabia New!
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It was the kind of phone call that made you feel as if someone had just punched you in the stomach. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Carolina, United States, Emergency Room, University of Minnesota, Van Dyke, Chapel Hill, Saudi Arabia New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Great Science Fiction Stories by Smith on page 130, and Back Matter
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- An Anthropologist on Mars (Spanish Edition) by Oliver Sacks on page 94, and Back Matter
- Ordinary People by Judith Guest on page 69, and Back Matter
- An Anthropologist On Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales by Oliver Sacks on page 94, and Back Matter
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