_Sandra Kaufman_, _Robert Edgerton_

Early Childhood, K-12  
This Brookes classic presents a mother's story of raising a daughter with mental retardation, addressing the feelings of denial, guilt, frustration, and eventual acceptance that resulted in a determination to help her child live an independent life.

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| STOCK NUMBER | ISBN |
| 63788 | 978-1-55766-378-8 |
| COPYRIGHT | PAGES |
| 1999 | 272 |
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| Print-on-Demand Only |  |

Nicole is 2 years old, and her family, after months of worrying, has just learned she has mental retardation. In a fast-paced, engaging story, mother Sandra Kaufman frankly reveals the feelings of denial, guilt, frustration, and eventual acceptance that result in a determination to help her child live an independent life.

This edition, revised on the 10th anniversary of the book's original publication, adds a "progress report" that updates readers on Nicole's adult years and reflects on the revolutionary changes in society's attitudes toward people with disabilities since Nicole's birth.

_Retarded Isn't Stupid, Mom!_ remains a celebration of all that a child can grow to be.

## Reviews

### Josh Greenfeld, author of A Child Called Noah
What a wonderfully honest and moving book. . . . I recommend this book not only to any mother or father of a retarded or disabled individual, but to anyone caught up in the never-ending tugs and demands of parenthood.

### Marty Krauss
This is a moving, direct account of a mother's and daughter's struggle for mutual independence. Nicole's retardation is obviously a center issue, but the trials of growing up, making mistakes, learning how to function in a complex world, and forging an identity independent of one's family are processes every adolescent faces.

Author: [Sandra Z. Kaufman](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=3022&Name=Sandra+Z.+Kaufman)  
Afterword Author: [Robert B. Edgerton](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=3157&Name=Robert+B.+Edgerton)

"What a wonderfully honest and moving book. . . . I recommend this book not only to any mother or father of a retarded or disabled individual, but to anyone caught up in the never-ending tugs and demands of parenthood." —Josh Greenfeld, author, A Child Called Noah

"This is a moving, direct account of a mother's and daughter's struggle for mutual independence. Nicole's retardation is obviously a center issue, but the trials of growing up, making mistakes, learning how to function in a complex world, and forging an identity independent of one's family are processes every adolescent faces." —Marty Wyngaarden Krauss, Ph.D.