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A review by torkin
Road Map to Holland: How I Found My Way Through My Son's First Two Years with Down Symdrome by Jennifer Graf Groneberg
I read this on the recommendation of our local Down syndrome outreach organization. While I appreciated the author’s journey to acceptance and hope I did not find it particularly helpful.
Even in the 13 years since the book was published, things have changed in communities and hospitals and made this book feel dated to me. She has one line about how people wait in line to adopt children like hers- we were one of those families. As the adoptive parent of a child with Ds, I found it challenging to read about her horror at her son’s diagnosis, even though I know that’s something many biological parents go through.
I am glad this book exists but I wouldn’t recommend it to people seeking to understand queer or adoptive families of disabled children,
Even in the 13 years since the book was published, things have changed in communities and hospitals and made this book feel dated to me. She has one line about how people wait in line to adopt children like hers- we were one of those families. As the adoptive parent of a child with Ds, I found it challenging to read about her horror at her son’s diagnosis, even though I know that’s something many biological parents go through.
I am glad this book exists but I wouldn’t recommend it to people seeking to understand queer or adoptive families of disabled children,