Special Needs category: 986 books
Growing A Rainbow
The Premature Journey of a Two Pound Hero
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2014
In the honest and gripping narrative within "Growing a Rainbow," Lesley Donaldson-Reid recounts the perilous journey of Baby Torran, who arrived three months early and weighed less than a pair of running shoes. Witness through her eye as Baby Torran fights to for his first breath and against the staggering...
What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew
Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
**A 2018 Best Book Awards winner in Parenting & Family
A 2018 Mom's Choice Book Award winner
A veteran psychologist presents a proven roadmap to help ADHD kids succeed in school and life**
You’ve read all the expert advice, but despite countless efforts to help your child cope better...
Embrace Unique
The Power of Hope, Humor and Love on the Spectrum
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
WM Phillips has written a positive, humorous and timely reflection on her personal and family journey with autism. The focus throughout this readable book is on those “unique” experiences that lead to the reframing of both challenges and solutions life presents when you are raising a child diagnosed...
Prosody Intervention for High-Functioning Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Enhancing communication and social engagement through voice, rhythm, and pitch
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2016
When making the transition to adulthood, young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder can find their opportunities limited by their impaired prosody. Through a program of evidence-based lessons and resources, this book helps to develop verbal and nonverbal skills essential to adult life, particularly...
Children with Cleft Lip and Palate
A Parents' Guide to Early Speech-Language Development and Treatment
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2016
Turn to this book for family-friendly guidance and support for young children with clefts—cleft lip, cleft palate, and cleft lip and palate—one of the most commonly occurring birth defects. Learn about: - what clefts are - how they are repaired and when - feeding problems before and after surgery...
Conduct Disorder and Behavioural Parent Training
Research and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2005
Progress made with children with conduct disorder in specialist schools often does not transfer to the home, but this book shows how behavioural parent training and applied behaviour analysis can help professionals work with parents to continue improving their child's behaviour.
Conduct Disorder...
by Monica O. Rivera
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2009
Lola is a spider that was raised in the forest. She was a disabled spider that had been born with six legs instead of eight. Despite her disability she learned to overcome barriers. In fact, when she discovered the power of her web, she became very selfish and began to eat any insect that came into...
Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
A Guide to Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Prevention, and Treatment
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2003
Epidemiology of type 2 diabetes in youth, including evidence for and magnitude of the epidemic; pathophysiology in youth, case-finding criteria, and when to consider the possibility of type 2; and how to diagnose and treat diabetes in children and adolescents.
An A-Z of Genetic Factors in Autism
A Handbook for Parents and Carers
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2011
The concept of a single condition known as 'autism' is quickly becoming outdated, and is now understood to be an umbrella term for a variety of predominantly genetic conditions. This can be confusing for parents of children who have been diagnosed as having an 'autism spectrum disorder'.
An...
Intelligent Otherwise
Identifying, Understanding And Tackling Learning Disabilities In Children
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
In a world where conformation to academic and behavioural patterns is considered a yardstick for success and intelligence, even the so-called most normal children have serious problems in proving themselves. Now imagine a child born with learning difficulties. He might be extremely creative or a wizard...
Attention Deficit Disorder
How to Identify Triggers and Easy Cures
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2018
This controversial, groundbreaking book identifies the triggers that cause attention deficit behavior and gives easy cures. Written by Meredith M. Day, whose visionary book "ADD To Excellent Without Drugs," sold out upon publication in 1997, the book dispels myths about ADD. Day has developed...
Anxiety Management for Kids on the Autism Spectrum
Your Guide to Preventing Meltdowns and Unlocking Potential
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2019
Anxiety can be overwhelming for children with autism. It doesn’t need to be.
The anxiety levels commonly found in children with autism affect social skills, memory, learning, and attention span—and often lead to meltdowns. Those who live or work with kids on the spectrum are acutely aware...
by Antonia Chitty and Victoria Dawson
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2010
Finding out that your child has Down’s syndrome can be a time filled with worry and confusion. What does it mean for other members of the family? What adjustments will have to be made?
This guide explains in straightforward language exactly what Down’s syndrome is, how to accept the...
by Robbin Miller
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
Max and his two best friends, Sophia and Max, are excited that a new community playground is opening up. They have not played together in a playground since meeting in preschool. The ribbon is cute and Max suddenlty cries out, " My wheelchair is stuck in the wood chips." Feeling humiliated...