Special Needs category: 986 books
Appreciating Asperger Syndrome
Looking at the Upside - with 300 Positive Points
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2009
People with Asperger Syndrome have many characteristics that are frequently seen in a negative light. Brenda Boyd shows that for every characteristic of AS that can be looked at negatively, there are several positive aspects that can be drawn on and developed. Discussing AS in general terms, she talks...
by Sarah Greenway
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
There is nothing more important to personal success than the ability to build and maintain relationships.
Now is the time to help your preschooler build the social skills that will serve him or her for a lifetime!
In Making Friends for Preschoolers, author Sarah Greenfield brings you...
by Christopher Slater-Walker, Gisela Slater-Walker
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2002
Chris and Gisela have been partners for twelve years. Four years ago Chris was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. For Chris, this was an explanation of why he had always regarded himself as `socially handicapped'. For Gisela, it meant coming to terms with a marriage in which there would never be an...
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A Mother's Story of Autism
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2008
Thousands of children are diagnosed with autism each year, with a rate of occurrence of 1 in 150 births, compared to 5 per 10,000 just two decades ago. This astounding escalation has professionals scrambling to explain why the devastating neurological disorder, which profoundly affects a persons language...
Tic Disorders
A Guide for Parents and Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2016
This is the essential one-stop guide for parents of children and young people with tic disorders and the professionals who work with them.
Drawing on current research and their own clinical experience, the authors provide up-to-date information on tic disorders and review the psychological,...
ADHD & The Focused Mind
A Guide to Giving Your ADHD Child Focus, Discipline & Self-Confidence
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Winner of the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Parenting Title
As a young boy, his difficulty in concentrating was diagnosed as ADHD. In school, his mind always seemed to wander until he found an activity that he liked. By using that one activity, his mother was able to reach past her...
Blessed, Blessed . . . Blessed
The Untold Story of Our Family's Fight to Love Hard, Stay Strong, and Keep the Faith When Life Can't Be Fixed
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Missy Robertson knew that marrying duck-hunting family man Jase Robertson would be an adventure . . . and she was up to the challenge. Their life together was good (even after Jase grew the beard). They had two children, worked hard to help build the thriving Duck Commander business, and loved and...
by Rachel Wright
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
Tim and Rachel return from working abroad as a doctor and nurse. Their life is unfolding with reassuring predictability until Rachel finds herself sitting in the darkness of a newly decorated nursery, unable to feel her unborn baby move. Suddenly everything is turned upside down as their newborn teeters...
The A to Z of ASDs
Aunt Aspie's Guide to Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2016
The A to Z of ASDs is a one-stop shop for adults on the autism spectrum in the form of an alphabetical guide to an array of challenging topics. From anxiety to zen meditation, compassion to self-esteem, dating to socializing (and everything in between), Aunt Aspie's wisdom and witty one-liners offer...
by Craig Morgan Teicher
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2017
WINNER OF THE 2018 LENORE MARSHALL POETRY PRIZE
An extension of and a departure from previous explorations of family and art, these poems delve boldly into tangled realities of fatherhood, marriage, and poetry. Dealing with the day-to-day of family life—including the alert anxiety and remarkable...
Parenting Your Premature Baby and Child
The Emotional Journey
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2016
The premature birth of a baby is both a medical and family crisis. Within the pages of this comprehensive guide, parents will find compassionate support, practical suggestions for coping and adjusting, and advice that empowers them to handle an array of emotions.
by Vicky McErlean
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
Is my child a late talker or should I be concerned? My child pulls me to what he wants instead of talks, should I be worried? Will sign language stop my child from talking? Do these questions sound familiar? You are not alone. Millions of parents ask the same questions about their child’s speech...
Saving Henry
A Mother's Journey
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
"A heartbreaking story, exquisitely told . . . Laurie Strongin's integrity, humanity, and wisdom are an inspiration to the rest of us."
--David Shenk, author of The Forgetting
Saving Henry is the eye-opening and inspiring story of how far a family will go to save the life of their child. Laurie...
by Robert Nichols, Kristin Nichols, Carol Nichols
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 1987
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 1987
This book tells, with the heartfelt power of a father's poetic prose, the story of the first sixteen years of the life of his daughter Kristin, an amazing human being who at birth was described as being a vegetable. It took Robert Nichols over ten years to write this little book telling the distress...