Special Needs category: 986 books
Quirky, Yes---Hopeless, No
Practical Tips to Help Your Child with Asperger's Syndrome Be More Socially Accepted
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2009
In Quirky, Yes—Hopeless, No, Dr. Cynthia La Brie Norall and Beth Brust present short lessons, structured around specific topics from A-Z that address the social challenges faced by Asperger's children and teens. Since everyday "people skills" do not come naturally to children with Asperger's,...
Life, Animated
A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism | Now an Award-Winning Motion Picture
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Now an Award-Winning Motion Picture. What if you were trapped in a Disney movie? In all of them, actually - from Dumbo to Peter Pan to The Lion King -- and had to learn about life and love mostly from what could be gleaned from animated characters, dancing across a screen of color? Asking this question...
Parenting Your Asperger Child
Individualized Solutions for Teaching Your Child Practical Skills
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2005
Asperger's Syndrome is a form of autism—but with the right guidance, these children can go on to live happy, fulfilling lives.
In Parenting Your Asperger Child, Dr. Alan Sohn's and Cathy Grayson's groundbreaking Cognitive Social Integration Therapy (CSIT) offers practical solutions that help...
The Power of Different
The Link Between Disorder and Genius
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
A powerful and inspiring examination of the connection between the potential for great talent and conditions commonly thought to be “disabilities,” revealing how the source of our struggles can be the origin of our greatest strengths.
In The Power of Different, psychiatrist and bestselling...
The Childhood Bipolar Disorder Answer Book
Practical Answers to the Top 300 Questions Parents Ask
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
How does bipolar disorder affect learning? Is there a cure? Is this a fad diagnosis? How do I handle manipulation? How can I prevent relapses? Should I use alternative treatments? How can I parent effectively?
"We are certain that all parents whose children struggle with bipolar disorder...
Finding Your Child's Way on the Autism Spectrum
Discovering Unique Strengths, Mastering Behavior Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
It seems that nearly everyone knows a family with an autism spectrum child. Most recent figures suggest that the prevalence of all autism spectrum disorders in the United States is an astonishing 1% of the population in the United States, translating to twelve million parents and grandparents that...
Dancing with Max
A Mother and Son Who Broke Free
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
Meet a remarkable young man. Max doesn’t communicate like we do. But he communicates better than we do about the most important things. Max doesn’t think like we do. But his actions reflect deep spiritual truths. With candor and wit, Emily Colson shares about her personal battles and heartbreak...
Twin
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2010
A heartbreaking yet deeply hopeful memoir about life as a twin in the face of autism.
When Allen Shawn and his twin sister, Mary, were two, Mary began exhibiting signs of what would be diagnosed many years later as autism. Understanding Mary and making her life a happy one appeared to be impossible...
The Anti-Romantic Child
A Story of Unexpected Joy
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2011
“The Anti-Romantic Child is remarkable. This haunting and lyrical memoir will be an invaluable and heartening guide to all who find themselves in similar situations and indeed anyone confronting an unforeseen challenge.”—Marie Brenner, writer for Vanity Fair and author of Apples and Oranges
With...
Reconnected Kids
Help Your Child Achieve Physical, Mental, and Emotional Balance
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2011
Reconnected Kids is a groundbreaking guide to help parents resolve their child's behavioral problems-without medication, strife, or drama. This empowering method shows parents how to first identify their own role in their child's behavior, and then how to guide the child to focus on goals, practice...
Fit Kids
Raising Physically and Emotionally Strong Kids with Real Food
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2001
One child in five weighs at least twenty percent more than his or her ideal. However, nurturing physically and emotionally fit kids is easier than we think. Eileen Behan, a registrered dietitian for more than twenty-five years, has seen parents' worst mistakes concerning food and their kids, and has...
by Emily Rapp Black
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
Like all mothers, Emily Rapp had ambitious plans for her first and only child, Ronan. He would be smart, loyal, physically fearless, and level-headed, but fun. He would be good at crossword puzzles like his father. He would be an avid skier like his mother. Rapp would speak to him in foreign languages...
Temple Grandin
Voice for the Voiceless
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
A biography of the woman who has become a worldwide phenomenon and a hero of the autistic community.
In this fascinating biography, Annette Wood delves deep into Temple Grandin’s life from childhood to adulthood. Wood tells of the trials and tribulations of the icon: the difficulties Grandin...
by Monica Davis
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
Does your child seem a little bit out of control and aggressive? Quit the obvious excuse, “he is just growing up.” Most parents let their children out of control without noticing it. It could be the pressure of handling career/work and the family.
However, at all cost, the child should...