<DIV><B>An indispensable guide to the special challenges faced by parents of learning-disabled children as they enter adulthood, by the author of <I>Laughing Allegra</I>, a leading activist and parent of an adult child with LD.</B><BR><BR>In 2003 Anne Ford (great-granddaughter of Henry Ford) published <I>Laughing Allegra</I>, about the struggles of raising her learning-disabled daughter, and received a flood of letters from parents of children with LD, ADD, and ADHD, many expressing concerns about what to do as their children age.<BR><BR><I>On Their Own</I> is an invaluable road map to ease these parents' fears and answer their questions, especially the one that haunts them daily: Will or can their child be on their own, and how? In a candid, sympathetic style, laced with real-life stories, the book covers such topics as:<BR>• Social skills and dating<BR>• Staying healthy<BR>• Sibling relationships<BR>• Interaction with employers and co-workers<BR>• Job hunting<BR>• Finding the right college or trade school<BR>• Estate planning<BR><BR>Also included are a comprehensive resource guide and exclusive interviews with prominent professionals who have surmounted their learning disabilities: CEO's Sir Richard Branson, John Chambers, David Neeleman, and Charles Schwab, and former governor Gaston Caperton.<BR></DIV>