Mentally Handicapped category: 150 books
Nonverbal Learning Disorder
Understanding and Coping with NLD and Asperger's - What Parents and Teachers Need to Know
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2008
A special-needs guide that ?comes to the rescue?( Carol Stock Kranowitz, author of The Out-of-Sync Child) of those who struggle with an increasingly common condition.
Millions of children suffer from Nonverbal Learning Disorder, a neurological deficit that prevents them from understanding nonverbal...
Overcoming Autism
Finding the Answers, Strategies, and Hope That Can Transform a Child's Life
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2014
There have been huge advances in our ability to diagnose autism and in the development of effective interventions that can change children’s lives. In this extraordinary book, Lynn Kern Koegel, a leading clinician, researcher, and cofounder of the renowned Autism Research Center at the University...
Educating Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities
A Collaborative Approach, Fifth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
A cornerstone of special education training for 30 years, this is the definitive textbook for preparing educators, counselors, and other related services professionals to teach children with severe and multiple disabilities in inclusive settings. Now in a revised, thoroughly updated, and streamlined...
Theory of Mind and the Triad of Perspectives on Autism and Asperger Syndrome
A View from the Bridge
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2005
Inspired by the often uncomfortable interplay between autistic individuals, parents and professionals in understanding autistic spectrum conditions, Olga Bogdashina uses the concept of Theory of Mind (ToM) to consider these groups' different (and often conflicting) perspectives.
ToM is the...
by AAP Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Michelle M. Macias MD, FAAP
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
Fully revised and expanded, the second edition of this best-selling resource provides expert guidance for primary pediatric health care professionals on caring for children with developmental and behavioral concerns – from medical evaluation and care initiation to transition to adulthood.
New...
Understanding Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Educators Partnering with Families
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
As prevalence rates and awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) increase, there is a need for all educators to have a basic understanding of the disorder and how to teach affected children. Understanding Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Educators Partnering with Families introduces, in...
Educating Children and Young People with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Constructing Personalised Pathways to Learning
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
The range of learning difficulties associated with children who have fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) has been highlighted as an emerging but little understood area of Special Educational Needs.
This engaging, timely, and highly practical book will raise awareness about FASDs and their...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2017
The trusted core disability textbook gets a comprehensive update in this second edition, now thoroughly revised to include all the critical topics today's professionals need to know about as they work with people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. Brought to you by a new team of...
AUTISM UNCENSORED
Pulling Back the Curtain
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2018
NON-FICTION BOOK AWARDS 2018 GOLD MEDAL WINNER
**“And when in the grips of a public tantrum, amidst the horror and humiliation of him shrieking and splayed out on the floor while strangers recoiled in shock, my mind lurched towards an inescapable truth—that I want out from this nightmare....
by Hull Learning Services
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
Off-the-shelf support containing all the vital information practitioners need to know about Fragile X Syndrome, this book includes:
* Definition of Fragile X Syndrome and its educational implications
* Ideas on how to improve access to the curriculum
* Advice on how to manage support staff
* Guidance on coordinating home and school liaison
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Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2016
Special education encompasses a broad range of techniques and tools for a catering to children with unique educational needs. Children in need of additional learning support, including children on the autism spectrum, benefit from continued research in emerging educational tools and pedagogies for best...
by Rob Long
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Schools are often faced with dealing with children who have mild forms of obsessive compulsive disorder. Through increased understanding, staff can support children with minimum stress. This book answers questions including:
What is obsessive compulsive disorder?
What are the causes?
How can school staff help the sufferer?
Nature and Needs of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Severe Disabilities
A Resource for Preparation Programs and Caregivers
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2016
The book will focus on Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Severe Disabilities (ASD/SD). Its purpose is to discuss the enhancement of the pedagogical skills of special education teachers who work specifically with students on the autism spectrum and have concurrent, significant intellectual disabilities....
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Inclusive Community for the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) has received considerable educational, research, medical and media attention the past ten years. Yet the condition was first described more than a hundred years ago. Due to the disorder being confused with childhood schizophrenia, there was a lack of definitive attention...