Author: Ham-Kucharski, Dawn (A) Robledo, S. Jhoanna (A) Solomon, Richard (A)
Answers to more than one hundred of the most frequently asked questions about autism, a disease that affects an estimated one in 250 children.
Pages: 188
Category: Family & Relationships
Author: Frank, Robert (A) Livingston, Kathryn E. (A)
Above all, Dr. Frank tells parents the simple steps they can take to help their child build self-esteem and confidence and create a life of success.
Pages: 260
Category: Family & Relationships
Author: Capehart, Jody (A) Warren, Paul (A)
Children with Attention Deficit Disorder (A.D.D.) need a special kind of care. Because of their unique outlook on life, they often have trouble concentrating in school and tend to rattle parents and teachers. Written by a pediatrician and a teacher, You and Your A.D.D. Child offers advice for diagnosing A.D.D., understanding the uniqueness of the A.D.D. child, finding treatment options, and more.
Pages: 245
Category: Family & Relationships
Author: Goldstein, Sam (A) Ingersoll, Barbara D. (A)
A handbook for parents and teachers with essential information on spotting telltale symptoms and selecting the best treatments.
Pages: 246
Category: Nonfiction
Author: Sicile-Kira, Chantal
This practical guide offers parents strategies for helping their children, whatever their ability level, through the physical and emotional changes of the teenage years and preparing them for adulthood. Health risks including seizures and depression. Useful treatments, therapies, and teaching strategies. Instilling self-esteem, self-advocacy, and self-determination. Teaching practical self-care and social skills for puberty and beyond. Teenage emotions, sexuality, appropriate relationships, and dating. Middle school, high school, and developing the Individual Education Program. Preparing and Individualized Transition Plan for life after high school.
Pages: 268
Category: Nonfiction
Author: Carroll, Joan P. (MB) Lochner, Peter (Ilt) (MB) Moll, Terri (Ilt) (MB)
Eight units of essential words include lesson plans and flash cards for physical safety, medical vocabulary, traffic commands and city ordinances, household warning labels, directions and locations, using public transportation, understanding the workplace, and staying safe at work. Designed for special needs and ESL students, Survival Words offers games, word puzzles, pre- and post-tests, and role-play suggestions along with workable techniques for varied learning styles. Web sites for teacher research and further reference are included.
Pages: 96
Age Range: 12+
Category: Nonfiction
Author: Weinstein, Lissa (A)
Dyslexia affects more than 40 million American children and adults. Reading David presents an intimate look at the child behind the label of dyslexia and the mother who was desperate to help him. Incorporating the direct and honest voice of her son, Reading David expresses a mother's fear and hope, as well as the bewilderment and courage of a child who cannot learn along with his peers. It is the story of a journey that not only taught David to read, but also brought mother and son to a deeper understanding of each other.
Pages: 220
Category: Children with Special Needs
Author: Adler, Lenard Florence, Mari
A top medical expert presents the latest information on adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The facts on what adult ADHD is - and isn't. Ways to recognize the three common subtypes of the disorder. Red flags, symptoms, and related conditions to watch for. A simple screening quiz to assess your risk level. Questions to ask your doctor. Advice on how medications and coping strategies can help you gain control and feel better.
Pages: 193
Category: Children with Special Needs
Author: Colin, Ann (A)
For the first time, a mother speaks out about the day-to-day realities of life with a child with Attention Deficit Disorder. This honest, moving, heartwrenching and joyful account of Willie's first five years details a dizzying parade of doctors, schools, treatments, and therapies, and the inevitable emotional seesaw that ensued. 248 pages.
Pages: 248
Category: Children with Special Needs
Author: Gottlieb, David (A) Graff, Risa (A) Shoaf, Thomas (A)
As many as two thirds of children and adolescents treated for ADHD have an additional disorder, including disruptive behavior disorders, mood and sleep disorders, anxiety disorders and bipolar disorders. Why Is My Child's ADHD Not Better Yet? is the first book solely dedicated to helping you make sure your children have the proper ADHD diagnosis, recognize a coexisting disorder, and work with your children and your child's doctors and teachers to receive effective treatment.
Pages: 207
Category: Children with Special Needs
ADHD: Who's Failing Who?
Author: Prosser, Brenton
This book explains ADHD in a compassionate and challenging way and explodes many of the myths surrounding the condition. The impact of ADHD on learning is significant, so Brenton Prosser offers 100 helpful hints for classroom teachers. ADHD includes real-life stories of teenagers with ADHD as well as advice and ideas to help parents make informed decisions about ways to best support their child.
Pages: 214
Category: Learning Disabilities
Author: Prosser, Brenton
This book explains ADHD in a compassionate and challenging way and explodes many of the myths surrounding the condition. The impact of ADHD on learning is significant, so Brenton Prosser offers 100 helpful hints for classroom teachers. ADHD includes real-life stories of teenagers with ADHD as well as advice and ideas to help parents make informed decisions about ways to best support their child.
Pages: 214
Category: Learning Disabilities
Sensational Kids
Author: Miller, Lucy Jane (A)
The definitive new guide for parents of children with Sensory Processing Disorder - a groundbreaking book based on more than thirty years of research, written by the foremost expert in the field.
Pages: 351
Category: Learning Disabilities
Author: Miller, Lucy Jane (A)
The definitive new guide for parents of children with Sensory Processing Disorder - a groundbreaking book based on more than thirty years of research, written by the foremost expert in the field.
Pages: 351
Category: Learning Disabilities
It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend
Author: Lavoie, Richard (A)
As any parent, teacher, coach, or caregiver of a learning disabled child knows, every learning disability has a social component. The ADD child constantly interrupts conversations and doesn't follow directions. The child with visual-spatial issues loses his belongings and causes his siblings to be late to school. The child with paralinguistic difficulties appears stiff and wooden because she fails to gesture when she talks. These children are socially out of step with their classmates and peers, and often they are ridiculed or ostracized for their differences. A successful social life is immeasurably important to a child's happiness, health, and development, but until now, no book has provided practical, expert advice on helping learning disabled children achieve social success.
Pages: 394
Category: Learning Disabilities
Author: Lavoie, Richard (A)
As any parent, teacher, coach, or caregiver of a learning disabled child knows, every learning disability has a social component. The ADD child constantly interrupts conversations and doesn't follow directions. The child with visual-spatial issues loses his belongings and causes his siblings to be late to school. The child with paralinguistic difficulties appears stiff and wooden because she fails to gesture when she talks. These children are socially out of step with their classmates and peers, and often they are ridiculed or ostracized for their differences. A successful social life is immeasurably important to a child's happiness, health, and development, but until now, no book has provided practical, expert advice on helping learning disabled children achieve social success.
Pages: 394
Category: Learning Disabilities
Bridging the Gap
Author: Whitney, Rondalyn Varney (A)
Millions of children suffer from Nonverbal Learning Disorder, a neurological deficit that prevents them from understanding nonverbal cues like tone of voice and facial expression. Though they are exceptionally bright and extremely articulate, these children often have difficulty in social situations - and can become depressed, withdrawn, or anxious. In Bridging the Gap, Rondalyn Varney Whitney - a pediatric occupational therapist and the parent of a child with NLD - offers practical suggestions that will help parents put their child on the path to a happy, fulfilling life.
Pages: 291
Category: Learning Disabilities
Author: Whitney, Rondalyn Varney (A)
Millions of children suffer from Nonverbal Learning Disorder, a neurological deficit that prevents them from understanding nonverbal cues like tone of voice and facial expression. Though they are exceptionally bright and extremely articulate, these children often have difficulty in social situations - and can become depressed, withdrawn, or anxious. In Bridging the Gap, Rondalyn Varney Whitney - a pediatric occupational therapist and the parent of a child with NLD - offers practical suggestions that will help parents put their child on the path to a happy, fulfilling life.
Pages: 291
Category: Learning Disabilities
The Learning Differences Sourcebook
Author: Boyles, Nancy (A) Contadino, Darlene (A)
The Learning Differences Sourcebook clears up misinformation about learning disabilities and gives you the tools to help you make your child's learning successful. It offers definitions, information on diagnoses, observable traits, strategies to help you support your learner, and points to ponder on a variety of learning disabilities. Whatever your child's difference, this sourcebook helps you formulate questions and determine which resources can supply you with answers. With The Learning Differences Sourcebook, you'll be better prepared to handle the most frustrating aspects of raising and teaching a child with a learning difference, better equipped to meet the multitude of challenges ahead, and better able to maximize your child's strengths. Armed with this information, you can become your child's greatest advocate.
Pages: 460
Category: Special Education
Author: Boyles, Nancy (A) Contadino, Darlene (A)
The Learning Differences Sourcebook clears up misinformation about learning disabilities and gives you the tools to help you make your child's learning successful. It offers definitions, information on diagnoses, observable traits, strategies to help you support your learner, and points to ponder on a variety of learning disabilities. Whatever your child's difference, this sourcebook helps you formulate questions and determine which resources can supply you with answers. With The Learning Differences Sourcebook, you'll be better prepared to handle the most frustrating aspects of raising and teaching a child with a learning difference, better equipped to meet the multitude of challenges ahead, and better able to maximize your child's strengths. Armed with this information, you can become your child's greatest advocate.
Pages: 460
Category: Special Education
Scattered
Author: Mate, Gabor (A)
A groundbreaking book explains what really causes Attention Deficit Disorder. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) has quickly become a controversial topic in recent years. Whereas other books on the subject describe the condition as inherited, Dr. Gabor Mate believes that our social and emotional environments play a key role in both the cause of and cure for this condition. In Scattered, he describes the painful realities of ADD and its effect on children as well as on career and social paths in adults. While acknowledging that genetics may indeed play a part in predisposing a person toward ADD, Dr. Mate moves beyond that to focus on the things we can control: changes in environment, family dynamics, and parenting choices. He draws heavily on his own experience with the disorder, as both an ADD sufferer and the parent of three diagnosed children. Providing a thorough overview of ADD and its treatments, Scattered is essential and life-changing reading for the millions of ADD sufferers in North America today. 348 pages.
Pages: 348
Category: Special Education
Author: Mate, Gabor (A)
A groundbreaking book explains what really causes Attention Deficit Disorder. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) has quickly become a controversial topic in recent years. Whereas other books on the subject describe the condition as inherited, Dr. Gabor Mate believes that our social and emotional environments play a key role in both the cause of and cure for this condition. In Scattered, he describes the painful realities of ADD and its effect on children as well as on career and social paths in adults. While acknowledging that genetics may indeed play a part in predisposing a person toward ADD, Dr. Mate moves beyond that to focus on the things we can control: changes in environment, family dynamics, and parenting choices. He draws heavily on his own experience with the disorder, as both an ADD sufferer and the parent of three diagnosed children. Providing a thorough overview of ADD and its treatments, Scattered is essential and life-changing reading for the millions of ADD sufferers in North America today. 348 pages.
Pages: 348
Category: Special Education
The Siege
Author: Park, Clara Claiborne (A)
The Siege is truly a timeless book. Although knowledge about autism has increased immensely since it was first written, The Siege can still be read with profit today. If anything, Clara Park's insights and the clarity of her observations are all the more remarkable when read in light of present-day understanding of the social impairment that is autism.
Pages: 328
Category: Special Education
Author: Park, Clara Claiborne (A)
The Siege is truly a timeless book. Although knowledge about autism has increased immensely since it was first written, The Siege can still be read with profit today. If anything, Clara Park's insights and the clarity of her observations are all the more remarkable when read in light of present-day understanding of the social impairment that is autism.
Pages: 328
Category: Special Education