Special Needs category: 986 books
Autism Spectrum Disorder
What Every Parent Needs to Know
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2019
This guide from the American Academy of Pediatrics offers authoritative, accessible advice that parents can trust. Autism Spectrum Disorder: What Every Parent Needs to Know helps parents understand how ASDs are defined and diagnosed and offers an overview of the most current behavioral and developmental...
Parenting Gifted Children 101
An Introduction to Gifted Kids and Their Needs
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
This practical, easy-to-read book explores the basics of parenting gifted children, truly giving parents the "introductory course" they need to better understand and help their gifted child. Topics include myths about gifted children, characteristics of the gifted, the hows and whys of advocacy,...
Helping Your Child with Language-Based Learning Disabilities
Strategies to Succeed in School and Life with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, ADHD, and Processing Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2018
Based in cutting-edge research in neuroscience, education, and the principles of attachment-based teaching, this important guide for parents offers tools and practices to help children transcend language-based learning difficulties, do better in school, and gain self-confidence and self-esteem.
If...
A Special Kind of Brain
Living with Nonverbal Learning Disability
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2004
Sharing the experience of bringing up a child with nonverbal learning disability (NLD), this warm and accessible book offers advice on subjects ranging across diagnosis and therapy, children's interaction with each other, suitable activities for a child with NLD and how to discuss NLD with children....
by Gail Goldstein
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2016
My Pain Alert TM Scale Communication Tool is an introduction to pain management for the very young and for people with communication handicaps. Just as we train our small children to convey their bowel and bladder needs, we can train very young and limited communicators to clarify their pain relief...
When Down Syndrome and Autism Intersect
A Guide to DS-ASD for Parents and Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
While it's well known that the incidence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is skyrocketing in the general population, it's less well known that ASD is even more common in people with Down syndrome. When Down Syndrome and Autism Intersect offers a thorough examination of the unique profile of a Down...
Understanding Families
Supportive Approaches to Diversity, Disability, and Risk, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
Today’s American families are more complex and diverse than ever before—and today’s child and family professionals must be fully prepared to meet their needs. Interventionists educators, health care professionals, therapists, and social workers will get the strong foundation they need...
Assessing Children's Needs and Circumstances
The Impact of the Assessment Framework
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
Drawing on in-depth interviews with social workers and their managers, and families and young people themselves, the authors of this important book show how the principles embodied in the Assessment Framework have been applied to social work practice. Revisiting the principles outlined in the legislative...
by Alan M. Hultquist
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2006
This book does exactly what it says on the tin! Hultquist deals with the causes, types and sub types of dyslexia. He explains how dyslexia is diagnosed and remediated and gives appendices on agencies, resources and practical classroom strategies. I would highly recommend this book to parents who have...
Let Us Be Brave
An Alaska Story of Special Olympians Uniting to Survive
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2014
A dramatic bush plane crash in coastal Alaska leaves the pilot injured. The passengers, a team of Special Olympic Athletes, must fend for themselves to survive. An Alaska storm first threatens to overwhelm them during the night as they care for their unconscious pilot. Each must confront the challenges...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016
Intellectual disabilities can be difficult to detect in children prior to their school-age years. Throughout their lives, individuals with intellectual disabilities may require specialized care and support in order to lead healthy and fulfilled lives. The Handbook of Research on Diagnosing, Treating,...
Mr. Michael
Journeying with My Special Son
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2015
The birth of a child can bring indescribable joy and eager anticipation
to a couple, but what happens when time reveals that the child has an
irreversible disability? What does the couple do, and what becomes of the
child? How does God break through the disappointment to reveal...
Understanding Motor Skills in Children with Dyspraxia, ADHD, Autism, and Other Learning Disabilities
Understanding Motor Skills in Children with Dyspraxia, ADHD, Autism, and Other Learning Disabilities
A Guide to Improving Coordination
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2007
'The book is user-friendly and includes clear diagrams in each section, along with tables to outline key points. I found these very useful and they are an easy reference/ reminder, for example, they include a normal development chart, what assessments are available and their main aims.' - National Association...
Moonrise
One Family, Genetic Identity, and Muscular Dystrophy
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Moonrise is Penny Wolfson's first-person account of her family, her son Ansel, and his progressive disability, caused by the genetic disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The journey begins when he is born and deemed a particularly beautiful and magical baby, continues with the alarming possibility,...