#239: Interview of Cheryl Hein on Parenting a Child with Disabilities (28 August 2013)

Summary: In this 28 August 2013 episode of Philosophy in Action Radio, philosopher Dr. Diana Brickell interviewed Cheryl Hein about "Parenting a Child with Disabilities." Topics discussed include: * About her daughter's developmental disabilities * More about apraxia of speech * The pregnancy * Heart surgery as an infant * Prior experience with Downs Syndrome * Response to the heart surgery * The diagnoses of apraxia of speech and autism * Early education via UCLA * Lessons learned from UCLA * Preschool: keeping the kids together * The sibling relationship * Elementary school: full inclusion * Speech development and reading * Her effect on other kids in the classroom * Middle school and beyond: segregated special education classes * A better education: private schools, homeschooling, and Montessori * Improvements in education, medicine, and home life for developmentally disabled kids * The dangers of reducing the person to the disability * Grief for the child, love for the child * Plans for the future, after school ends * Advice for parents of disabled children For more from Dr. Diana Brickell on the application rational principles to the challenges of real life, visit Philosophy in Action: http://www.PhilosophyInAction.com