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Capable: A Story of Triumph For Children the World has Judged as "Different"
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About Capable: A Story Of Triumph For Children The World
Product Description “Capable is the book I would like to place in the hands of every couple who has a child with special needs.” —GARY CHAPMAN, PhD, Author of The 5 Love Languages A true-life account, spanning birth to adulthood, that illustrates what happens when one mom unleashes the power of expectations. MONTHS AFTER HIS BIRTH, Jack remained listless, on a ventilator, without muscle tone. When he was eventually diagnosed with a rare genetic syndrome, all Deborah heard were predictions of what he would not be able to do. She was free-falling, weighed down by a toxic brew of helplessness, anger, and fear. Capable provides flesh and blood inspiration for any parent who has been told that their child is, by some measure, “less than.”This memoir will conjure tears and laughter as you witness Deborah juggling the competing emotions of despair, heartbreak, and euphoria that came with raising her son as “typical.” Told with humor, passion, and disarming candor, Capable has you rooting for Jack while providing a road map for fearlessly parenting your own child. Review "Capable is the book I would like to place in the hands of every couple who has a child with special needs." --GARY CHAPMAN, PhD, Author of The 5 Love Languages "Capable provides parents with a prescription for ensuring that their child is able to pursue his or her best life despite the challenges they face." --TEMPLE GRANDIN, Author of The Autistic Brain and Thinking in Pictures Deborah Winking PhD's new book, Capable: A Story of Triumph for Children The World Has Judged as Different, is that rare and effective combination of memoir and the clinically observational. While painting a complete and detail-oriented portrait of her son 'Jack', Winking never falters to focus more on the humanistic angle many of these retrospectively hybridized stories lack - an emphasis on the human being at the center of the character study, not what makes them so-called 'unique', 'different', or the cursed phrase 'unable to fit in'. It's this kind of compassionate spirit within Winking's recounting of sometimes joyful, sometimes tremendously painful and challenging, and even at times magnificent twists and turns parenting a non-mainstream child that solidifies Capable as unique to its peers. ----TheMagicPen.com, Book of the Month, June 2021 Capable is a story of triumph on many different levels. It's messages, grounded in experience and changing challenges as Jack and his mother evolve, provide many moments of education and understanding for all parents. This is, in itself, a triumph of connection against all the social perceptions that tend to stigmatize, limit, or isolate children such as Jack. Parents, educators, and anyone interested in child-rearing will find Capable a compellingly powerful account that deserves a place in a variety of collections, from parenting, health, and educator libraries to general-interest holdings. - - Diane Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review From the Author One imperfect person intentionally parenting with high expectations to help her child see himself as able to take on anything the world throws his way. About the Author I am a mother of four and PhD in Educational Psychology who has worked with and advocated for countless children. In addition to teaching students with a range of special needs, I serve as a consultant to parents and educators. Learn more at my website Highexpectationsparenting.com. My credentials as a teacher, educational consultant, and researcher, coupled with my life experience as a parent of a child born with a genetic syndrome, give my book weight and credibility that is rarely found in parenting memoirs. I would love to talk with you about how parents can raise their kids to be "Capable" regardless of the challenges they face.
