Different Dads

Jill Harrison is Director of External Affairs at Contact a Family, a UK-wide charity that provides support, advice and information for families with disabled children. She previously managed a Citizens Advice Bureau and a Carers Helpline and is the author of Teach Yourself Caring for Someone at Home. Matthew Henderson has been a Senior Parent Advisor at Contact a Family and has several years experience working with families affected by disability. He currently works with offenders at Holloway prison. Rob Leonard is a PE teacher and father of a disabled child. He is also the author of several journal articles regarding drug education in schools.

• Foreword by The Right Honourable David Cameron MP. Introduction. Chapter 1: John. Chapter 2: Phil. Chapter 3: Andrew. Chapter 4: Rob. Chapter 5: Kash. Chapter 6: Simon. Chapter 7: Andrew. Chapter 8: Matthew. Chapter 9: Kevin. Chapter 10: Nigel. Chapter 11: Yuri. Chapter 12: Steve. Chapter 13: Jonathon. Chapter 14: Gordon. Chapter 15: Tony. Chapter 16: Paul. Chapter 17: Richard. Chapter 18: Mike. Chapter 19: Edward. Chapter 20: John. Chapter 21: Michael. Conclusion. Glossary of Terms. Index.

This book will offer invaluable insights for anyone concerned with families with a disabled child. The fathers talk movingly about how they responded when they realised their child was disabled – the grief, the sense of loss, the challenges, but above all the enduring love, the sense of pride and connection to their child, and the stories of what they have learnt and gained along the way'This book should give confidence and inspiration to health and social care professionals to engage with fathers'.