Heather at the Neurologist's

Autor/in	McKie, Florence
Titel	Heather at the Neurologist's
Quelle	In: Equity & Excellence in Education, 39 (2006) 2, S.115-123 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-5684
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Personal Narratives; Daughters; Congenital Impairments; Epilepsy; Aphasia; Interpersonal Communication; Mothers; Interpersonal Relationship; Blindness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Erlebniserzählung; Daughter; Tochter; Epilepsie; Expressive Aphasie; Aphasie; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Mother; Mutter; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Blindheit
Abstract	This is my daughter's story, although the voice is mine. Heather is an adult whose life is complicated by congenital blindness, cognitive impairment, epilepsy, and expressive aphasia. Typically, communication between Heather and others is a two-way challenge: At each step, everyone involved must perceive, interpret, and confirm understanding. An appointment with Heather's neurologist is used as the setting to illustrate how these connections are made: how Heather communicates her feelings, needs, and intentions and how she makes sense of her world. Anecdotes from Heather's past are included to suggest that following the "lead" of persons with developmental disabilities can make a significant difference in the quality of relationships. Roethke (1953) is right: Along with our intuition, experience, and compassion, we learn by going where we have to go--into their lives, into their unique vocabularies, into their gestures and silences. (Contains 1 note.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10