![]() It paints an intimate portrait of such an individual as well as a broader panorama of social change surrounding his development. Grown Man Now reminds us of how far we have come in our understanding of people with special needs. In fact, for most individuals the most challenging years involve adult concerns: housing and home life, work, health, spirituality and community.īilly's early years coincide with momentous American social movements: departure from institutionalizing children with disabilities, development of integration and civil rights movements, and federal legislation requirements for the education of children with disabilities through mainstreaming to inclusion. ![]() Grown Man Now lays its foundation here, but the difference between this book and others about people with special needs is its message that life doesn't end when school is over. Many books offer insight into the life and development of infants, children and teens with Down syndrome. Grown Man Now grants a rare and welcome perspective from a respected writer who is a professional educator, an author of groundbreaking textbooks (see About the Author), and a mother of four adults, one of whom has Down syndrome and is the book s Grown Man Now. Grown Man Now: Memoir of a Special Educator ![]()
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