Charlotte E. Thompson, M.D. possesses 50 years of expertise in pediatrics, muscle diseases, and adolescent medicine, including 15 years in private practice. Training with the top muscle disease specialists in the world paved the way for her book, Raising a Child with a Neuromuscular Disorder, as well as ground-breaking journal articles and presentation papers at key international medical conferences. She has also written 101 Ways To the Best Medical Care. Her latest book is Grandparenting a Child with Special Needs. Please see her curriculum vitae for additional information. She is the founder and former director of the nonprofitCenter for Handicapped Children and Teenagers in San Francisco, CA. which closed September 30, 2004 after 23 years of caring for patients from all over the United States. Dr. Thompson still communicates with parents by e-mail.