Quirky kids: understanding and supporting your child with developmental differences

Part 1. A world of quirky kids. What you should know ; 1. My kid is different: wondering and worrying ; 2. Specialists, labels, and alphabet soup: diagnosis or difference? ; 3. Understanding the diagnosis: grief and loss and moving forward

Part 2. Growing up quirky. Literary glimpses ; What you should know ; 4. Logistics of everyday life: the home and the world ; 5. Family life: siblings, parents, and extended family ; 6. Educating the quirky child: every year is different ; 7. Moving through the school years: thriving and learning in the educational system ; 8. The social life of a quirky kid: finding friends and making connections

Part 3. The science, the medical science, and the pseudoscience of quirky kids. Literary glimpses ; What you should know ; 9. Therapies: finding help and evaluating the help you find ; 10. Medications and the quirky child: drugs, doses, and daily routines ; 11. Medical perspectives on the quirky child: questions and answers

Part 4. Looking ahead. Quirky characters ; What you should know ; 12. Adolescence and adulthood: quirky kids grow up.