A brief narrative of my personal journey
Logging : using a journal to track and guide your journey
Home port : becoming aware of your personal style
Semaphore : shaping and sending the message of your child's situation
Mapping : defining yourself as the parent of a special-needs
Raising anchor : approaching research and advocacy on behalf of your child
Ship's officers : embracing the joys and challenges in an intimate relationship as parents of a special needs child
Traveling companions : determining the individuals and therapies to take on board
Course correction : transforming self on both personal and professional levels
All hands on deck : latching on to what you can do on your own right now
Shipmates : meeting the challenges for siblings and special needs children
Naval academy : accessing education and appropriate services for your child
Anchors and wings : enlarging your child's world to encourage freedom and build self-esteem
Storms at sea : confronting universal challenges : financial considerations, transitions of caregivers, therapists, and doctors, and the place of faith
Restoring : drawing on life experiences for the tools to restore yourself
Lifesavers : ten tried and true moorings to latch on to
Afterword: "The only failure is not trying"
Appendix: What I learned off the main course
Appendix: A-Z : detailed descriptions of therapies and methodologies referenced in the book including links for further learning
