Special Needs category: 986 books
Raising the Shy Child
A Parent's Guide to Social Anxiety
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
The fear of being judged by others in social activities is a common human experience, especially during childhood. But when the fear becomes all-consuming, it can disrupt daily functioning and the development of social competency. Raising the Shy Child: A Parent's Guide to Social Anxiety takes a fresh...
And We All Fall Down
One Family's Struggle with Epilepsy (Inspired by true events)
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
Graham and Joanna Kornelsons’ life has all gone according to their plan. Graham a lawyer, and Joanna, a stay-at-home mom to her three children, live in the quaint town of Mountain City, Manitoba, enjoying a typical busy life together. Until one Sunday morning when Joanna finds their fourteen year old...
I Can Hear You Whisper
An Intimate Journey through the Science of Sound and Language
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2014
“A skilled science translator, Denworth makes decibels, teslas and brain plasticity understandable to all.”—Washington Post
Lydia Denworth’s third son, Alex, was nearly two when he was identified with significant hearing loss that was likely to get worse. Denworth knew the importance...
A Full Life with Autism
From Learning to Forming Relationships to Achieving Independence
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2012
A guide for helping our children lead meaningful and independent lives as they reach adulthood
In the next five years, hundreds of thousands of children with autism spectrum disorder will reach adulthood. And while diagnosis and treatment for children has improved in recent years, parents want...
Solving Executive Function Challenges
Simple Ways to Get Kids with Autism Unstuck and on Target
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
How can you help kids with autism be flexible, get organized, and work toward goals—not just in school but in everyday life? It's all about executive function, and this quick problem-solving guide helps you explicitly teach these critical skills to high-functioning children with autism (Grades K-8)....
by Debbie Lillo
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
Do you want your church to be a place of belonging? Do you want your church to be Irresistible? An Irresistible Church is an authentic community built on the hope of Christ that compels people affected by disability to fully belong. We've Got This! was written with the goal of introducing your...
by Karen Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2017
Do you long to be part of a church community where people of all abilities gather to worship, a church where the sounds of worship include a wheelchair rolling down the aisle, the tap of a cane, and the sound of people with differing intellectual disabilities lifting their voices together in praise...
by Lori Lite
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2008
Children learn to unwind, relax and control anger with this fun exercise known as “progressive muscular relaxation.” Children relate to the angry octopus in this story as the sea child shows him how to take a deep breath, calm down, and manage his anger. These effective stress and anger management...
ADHD is Not a Four Letter Word
Drug Free Strategies for Managing the Gift that is ADHD
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
In this groundbreaking guide, respected nutrition expert Karen Ryan shatters the stigma of ADHD and offers an eye-opening new look at this long-misunderstood condition. Dispelling the myths that have come to define ADHD as an irreversible disorder, Karen shares the many facets that make up this gift...
Getting Ahead of ADHD
What Next-Generation Science Says about Treatments That Work—and How You Can Make Them Work for Your Child
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
Does toxic pollution cause attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? What about screen use? Are alternative treatments worth exploring? Can dietary changes help? From leading ADHD researcher Joel T. Nigg, this book presents exciting treatment advances grounded in the new science of epigenetics--how...
by Jean Jardine Miller
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2012
A poignant story of a child’s life destroyed by anxiety and fear.
This is the story of a young girl’s struggle with social phobia from the time it surfaced when she was nine years old until her death ten years later. It is told by her mother and relates all the misconceptions and misunderstandings...
Hints and Tips for Helping Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Useful Strategies for Home, School, and the Community
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2008
If you have a child on the autism spectrum who struggles with the challenges of daily life, then this book is for you! Hints and Tips… is peppered with vignettes and stories of real-life situations and successes, and offers clever ideas for tackling everyday difficulties, such as bathing, bedtime,...
Understanding Childhood Hearing Loss
Whole Family Approaches to Living and Thriving
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
Childhood hearing loss is more common than most people assume, and yet this invisible condition can rob a child of the ability to develop close emotional relationships with family and friends. This book demystifies this condition and offers emotionally-supportive approaches to caring for the child...
by Taylor Edison, Jane Smith
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2017
The moving true story of a little girl with Asperger syndrome, controlled and abused by the one person she called her friend. Taylor had always struggled to make friends – she felt ‘different’. Taylor never knew her father and her mother wasn’t around much. She just didn’t understand people,...