My Life Book: Future Planning for People with Developmental Disabilities

Intended to help families create a future care plan for loved ones with developmental disabilities, My Life Book follows four families facing the unique challenges of special-needs children, taking viewers through the process of putting together a record of basic information for the child that would be useful to temporary caregivers in the event of an emergency. Designed to be used in conjunction with a personal, fill-in-the-blank scrapbook (printable from the accompanying CD-ROM or available separately for $35 in a spiral-bound book), the program aims to help ease the adjustment process for new/temporary caregivers and children (parents and child record personal information, such as where the child/youth works, attends school, volunteers, his or her friends, hobbies, routines, medications, likes/dislikes, moods, communication styles, general support needs, and religious affiliations). In addition, parents are taken through the process of planning for the future (when they are no longer caretakers for their grown children), including sorting out various financial and legal questions, finding appropriate housing, and mapping out work and leisure activities. An outstanding tool for both families and agencies that work with the developmentally disabled, this is highly recommended. Aud: H, C, P. (L. Stevens)