Special Needs category: 986 books
by Hilary Hawkes
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
Autism is a life-long developmental disorder affecting about half a million people in the UK. The autistic spectrum is very wide and each person can be affected differently.
Discovering your child has autism can be a bewildering experience. You will want to know exactly what autism is, what...
by R. J. R. Rockwood
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2014
This is a novella about spirituality and death through the eyes of a child. From the age of three Dillon finds that by sitting in his bear chair he can float out of his body. When out of body, Dillon is invisible, and can pass through solid objects and communicate with spirits. When he was eight,...
An Introduction to computers for Children - Ages 5 to 8 years
Children's Computer Training, #1
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2014
This book entails a full colour animated story-line that is intended to teach children (between the ages of 5 to 8) the fundamental aspects of computers. It is intended to serve as the foundation module by which children would be able to grasp and understand all of the assembly and functional aspects of a computer system.
by Justin Oldham
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2010
All parents face a mix of joys and challenges when welcoming a new child into the family. Being told that your new son or daughter has a visual disability makes the task of sharing the world with that child seem much more daunting. It will be difficult, but it is an adventure which you both can...
Parenting a Struggling Reader
A Guide to Diagnosing and Finding Help for Your Child's Reading Difficulties
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2008
The first completely comprehensive, practical guide for recognizing, diagnosing, and overcoming any childhood reading difficulty.
According to the National Institute of Health, ten million of our nation’s children (approximately 17 percent) have trouble learning to read. While headlines warn about...
The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Executive Functioning Disorder
Strategies to help your child achieve the time-management skills, focus, and organization needed to succeed in school and life
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2013
The vital skills children need to achieve their full potential!
Being organized. Staying focused. Controlling impulses and emotions.
These are some of the basic executive functioning (EF) skills children need to function and succeed as they grow. But what can you do if your child is...
Tell Our Story, I Will
One Mom's Journey Raising a Kid with Asperger's Syndrome
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2016
Families with members on the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have a huge range of issues and challenges. There are certainly books out in the world sharing clinical studies, groups to join, and strategies and coping guidelines, but there aren't a lot of personal stories. This is just one...
Childhood Speech and Language Disorders
Supporting Children and Families on the Path to Communication
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
Communication is one of life’s most fundamental joys, yet one often taken for granted until it is lost or fails to develop. Yet for millions of children each year, the skills that encompass communication stall or do not emerge at all. Even a mild disorder or temporary interruption in development...
by Margarete Cassalina
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2009
Beyond Breathing is a story of a mother's loss of her 13 year old daughter, Jena, to Cystic Fibrosis, a fatal genetic disease. Her journey takes you from unfathomable heartache to love and understanding of life's realities.
Through her journey she learns that life lessons come from her children...
by Michael De Los Santos
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
This is the story of the life and legacy of Aaron De Los Santos through his father's eyes. Discover the incredible journey his family experienced and the enduring lessons he left behind. Whether you or someone you know is experiencing heartache and tragedy, find inspiration from Aaron's will to live....
The Gift of ADHD Activity Book
101 Ways to Turn Your Child's Problems into Strengths
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
So much depends on how you look at things: Are you a glass-half-empty person, or do you discover advantages where other people find only weaknesses? When it comes to raising healthy, happy kids, positive encouragement and support can work miracles where attempts to change and control create frustration...
by Lisa Stocks
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2015
This book will take you on a journey through the life of a mother and her children. Though it is not a typical motherhood story. One of her children was born with a birth defect through what was called a genetic mutation. There was no history of this birth defect on either side of the family. Paul...
by Francesca Romana Pistoia
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 21, 2016
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 21, 2016
Con leggerezza e soavità, questo romanzo suggerisce un metodo per dare risposte ad alcune domande, immense quanto impossibili da evadere, sul perché l'esperienza dell'essere figlio e dell'essere genitore sia talvolta così intricata e dolorosa. L'originalità di questo racconto consiste innanzitutto...
Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal
Confessions of a Stay-at-Home Dad
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
2013 Mom's Choice Awards® WinnerMEN: Ever wonder about stay-at-home dads? What in the name of testosterone do they DO all day with those kids? I mean, are they really men at all, or are they some strange, invasive alien species, sent to Earth to defy and destroy all gender stereotypes?.WOMEN: Ever dream...