Special Needs category: 986 books
Teach Toileting
A Revolutionary Approach for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Special Needs
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2014
It is the change to the location of the bathroom that challenges your child, not purposeful resistance to toileting. Does this sound familiar? "My child refuses to sit and pee; he just runs out of the bathroom and then pees on my couch." "I made him sit on the toilet for hours and NOTHING. Then he ran to the computer and peed."
It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend
Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2005
As any parent, teacher, coach, or caregiver of a learning disabled child knows, every learning disability has a social component. The ADD child constantly interrupts conversations and doesn't follow directions. The child with visual-spatial issues loses his belongings and causes his siblings to be...
Thinking Differently
An Inspiring Guide for Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
An innovative, comprehensive guide—the first of its kind—to help parents understand and accept learning disabilities in their children, offering tips and strategies for successfully advocating on their behalf and helping them become their own best advocates.
In Thinking Differently, David...
Messy Blessings
A Story of Hope
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
There was absolutely no possibility that God would allow Andy and Jennifer Parker's fifth child to be anything other than normal. They already had filled their quota on children with special needs. Their home was organized chaos---with the emphasis on the later word. Plus, Jennifer had prayed for...
by Barb Felt
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
The book is a two-fold story of my life, the trials of tragedy, the joys of love and family, the strengthening of faith, and how all of that prepared me for the gift of Amy, my youngest daughter of 6, who has Down syndrome. The story is meant to encourage mothers, family and friends of special needs people. It has a Christian perspective theme throughout the entire work.
The Sensory Child Gets Organized
Proven Systems for Rigid, Anxious, or Distracted Kids
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
The only book that teaches the parents of “sensory” kids how to organize and empower their children for greater success at home, at school, and in life.
Silver Winner, National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA)—Parenting Resources
Gold Honoree, Mom’s Choice Awards—Parenting–Special...
ADHD
What Every Parent Needs to Know
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2019
Fully updated with the latest American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for the treatment and care of individuals with ADHD, this award-winning guide offers parents balanced, reassuring information to help them understand and manage this challenging and often misunderstood condition. Topics covered...
The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Autism
Expert, reassuring advice to help your child at home, at school, and at play
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2010
Life with a child with autism can be challenging, exhausting, and - ultimately - very rewarding. For parents, even daily activities like getting dressed or grocery shopping can become daunting exercises. Children with autism require special strategies, and parents must learn how to think with their...
The Disconnected Kids Nutrition Plan
Proven Strategies to Enhance Learning and Focus for Children with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Other Neurological Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
A scientifically developed program for feeding kids with special needs--based on the popular Brain Balance Program
Dr. Robert Melillo’s Brain Balance program has helped thousands of families across the country, offering a drug-free, scientifically based method for addressing a wide range...
Floortime Strategies to Promote Development in Children and Teens
A User's Guide to the DIR® Model
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
Floortime™ is a highly effective intervention approach for children and adolescents with autism and other developmental disorders. Now there’s a step-by-step guide for parents to LEARN and professionals to TEACH the DIRFloortime® model of helping young people with social, emotional,...
Autism Life Skills
From Communication and Safety to Self-Esteem and More - 10 Essential AbilitiesEv ery Child Needs and Deserves to Learn
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2008
Award-winning autism expert Chantal Sicile-Kira presents a positive and empowering ?bill of rights? for every person with autism.
From an award-winning author and advocate, Autism Life Skills presents a positive and empowering "bill of rights" for every person with autism, regardless...
by Anthony Attwood
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2006
'I usually say to the child, "Congratulations, you have Asperger's syndrome", and explain that this means he or she is not mad, bad or defective, but has a different way of thinking.' - from The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome is the definitive...
Not Just Spirited
A Mom's Sensational Journey with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
What would you do if your child suffered with something so severe it affected every aspect of her life?
And what if your cries for help fell on deaf ears at every turn? You'd follow your gut and fight until someone listened. And that's what Chynna Laird did. When she was just three months old,...
The Everyday Advocate
Standing Up for Your Child with Autism or Other Special Needs
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2010
"THE guide for getting the best life possible for your child...invaluable."
-Dr. Phil McGraw
As an individual rights attorney and parent of an autistic child herself, Areva Martin shares clear, step-by-step instructions on how parents can assert themselves-with doctors, teachers, school officials,...