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Achieving
Best Behavior for Children with Developmental Disabilities: a Step-by-Step
Workbook for Parents and Carers. Pamela Lewis, $19.95
Achieving good behavior and social skills
in a child with developmental disabilities can often be very difficult,
and methods that improve behavior in other children are often unsuitable
or ineffective. Achieving Best Behavior for Children with Developmental
Disabilities is an accessible workbook designed specifically
for parents of children with developmental disabilities. This book
will also be of use to teachers, school psychologists, occupational
therapists, speech/language therapists, social workers and anyone
working with children with developmental disabilities. |
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Act
Early Against Autism: Give Your Child a Fighting Chance from the
Start. Jayne Lytel, $14.95
Jayne Lytel was a successful syndicated
columnist when her son Leo was diagnosed with autism. Using her
reporting skills to better understand her son's health issues, she
helped Leo gain essential abilities. After four years of therapy,
he no longer meets the diagnostic criteria for autism, attends a
mainstream school, and is a thriving, healthy child. Act Early
Against Autism is a practical and empowering guide for parents
on how early intervention can change their child's future. |
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The Allergen-Free Baker’s Handbook: How to Bake Without Gluten, Wheat, Dairy, Eggs, Soy, Peanuts, Tree Nuts and Sesame. Cybele Pascal, $29.95
100 vegan recipes for a delightfully familiar array of treats. |
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Allergy
Busters: a Story for Children with Autism or Related Spectrum Disorders
Struggling with Allergies. Kathleen Chara & Paul Chara with
Karston Chara, $17.95
A practical guide to help children with
allergy problems. It follows the experiences of Karston, who, in
addition to autism-related problems, suffers from food and environmental
allergies. He relates his struggles, frustrations and disappointments
in battling allergies, before coming up with a solution - the four
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Asperger’s
Answer Book: the Top 300 Questions Parents Ask. Susan Ashley,
$17.95
In a time when parents are overwhelmed
with confusing—and often conflicting—information, The Asperger’s
Answer Book provides them with clear and confident counsel.
Written by an experienced child psychologist, The Asperger’s
Answer Book covers such topics as:
- Is it autism or is it Asperger’s?
- Getting your child evaluated
- Emotional intelligence
- Routines and rituals
- Motor skills
- Sensory sensitivity
- Growing up with Asperger’s Syndrome
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Asperger’s in Pink: a Mother and Daughter Guidebook for Raising (and Being) a Girl with Asperger’s. Julie Clark, $16.50
Join author and mom Julie Clark as she shares her insights on raising a daughter with Asperger's syndrome. On the way you'll be delighted and intrigued by candid commentary from her daughter Kristina, whose spirit and perseverance outweigh any obstacle she may face. |
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Asperger's
Syndrome in Young Children: a Developmental Guide for Parents and
Professionals. Laurie Leventhal-Belfer & Cassandra Coe, $19.95
This landmark book focuses on how Asperger's Syndrome (AS) presents
in pre-school children. An essential guide for parents coming to terms
with their child's AS diagnosis and for the professionals who work
with this age group, it is unique in answering pressing questions
specific to younger children. How can parents help their AS child
to develop speech and language? What help is available at school and
home? When, if at all, should a child be informed about AS? Including
a useful summary of early childhood development stages, Leventhal-Belfer
and Coe provide a diagnostic model based on assessment of the child
in contrast to 'neurotypical' children, considering relationships
at home, in school or in care. Their book shows how to develop tailored
early intervention strategies and to assist parents, teachers and
mental health professionals in making informed decisions to nurture
the development of AS children. |
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Asperger
Syndrome & Your Child: Unlocking Your Child’s Potential.
Michael
Powers, with Janet
Poland, $18.99
Asperger
Syndrome and Your Child is an informative and comprehensive
guide to this elusive condition and answers the most common questions
parents have, while offering an encouraging outlook for the child’s
future. Whether your child has been diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome
or displays symptoms of the condition, parents need answers and
reassurance from a qualified professional.
Dr.
Michael Powers is a nationally known expert on the Autism Spectrum
Disorders, including Asperger Syndrome. His newest title, Asperger
Syndrome and Your Child, is an extremely compassionate and easy-to-read
account of everything related to AS. Dr. Powers describes many of
the feelings a child with AS may have and outlines ways to involve
both family and child in developing a supportive community. Dr.
Powers encourages people with Asperger Syndrome to adapt to real-world
problems and make the most of their talents, unlocking the potential
to become a successful, independent adult. Asperger
Syndrome and Your Child
is a valuable resource for parents as well as teachers and other
professionals who have someone with Asperger Syndrome in their lives.
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Home in the Land of Oz: Autism, My Sister, and Me. Anne
Clinard Barnhill, $17.95
This bittersweet memoir will resonate
with families affected by autism and other developmental disorders
and will appeal to everyone interested in the condition. |
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ATYPICAL. Life with Asperger’s in 20 ⅓ Chapters. Jesse Saperstein, $17.50
A delightful storyteller, Jesse Saperstein puts a human face on Asperger’s and makes us better understand what it means to see the worlds through the prism of autism. |
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The Autism & ADHD Diet. Barrie Silberberg, $15.99
This simple step-by-step guide to living gluten and casein free is packed with parent-tested tips and answers to questions about how to make the GFCF diet work best for your family. |
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The
Autism Answer Book: More Than 300 of the Top Questions Parents Ask.
William Stillman, $17.95
The Autism Answer Book provides
clear and straightforward answers to the most pressing questions
parents and family members have about an autism diagnosis. The book
covers such topics as social sensitivities; physical well-being;
mental health; and school success. Written in an easy-to-read Q&A
format, The Autism Answer Book helps parents understand
and accept their child’s illness and develop a plan for success. |
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Autism
and Asperger Syndrome: the Facts, 2nd Edition. Simon Baron-Cohen,
$19.95
A new edition of Simon Baron-Cohen's
highly successful Autism: the Facts, updated to include
the important subgroup of patients with Asperger syndrome. Written
first and foremost as a guide for parents, but an excellent guide
for professionals as well, it covers the recognition and diagnosis
of these conditions, their biological and physiological causes,
and the various treatments and educational techniques available. |
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The Autism
Book: Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions. S. Jhoanna Robledo
& Dawn Ham-Kucharski, $22.00
Answers to more than one hundred of the
most frequently asked questions about autism … At the age of two,
Dawn Ham-Kucharski's son, Alex, was diagnosed with autism, and she
was given little hope that he would ever express himself verbally
or interact meaningfully with others. But, now at the age of six,
Alex is an uplifting autism success story, due to his mother's tireless
efforts to seek out an appropriate treatment program, educational
plan, and socialization strategy. In The Autism Book, health
and parenting journalist S. Jhoanna Robledo and Ham-Kucharski, an
impassioned advocate for educational opportunity for autistic children,
use their hard-won knowledge and experience to objectively and compassionately
answer the most urgent questions of parents and educators of autistic
children. The authors offer comprehensive information on diagnoses,
causes, manifestations, treatment options, managing emotions, family
relationships, parenting and lifestyle issues, education, and common
worries. |
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The Autism
Checklist: a Practical Reference for Parents and Teachers. Paula
Kluth & John Shouse, $18.95
This useful, accessible guide offers
teachers and parents a better understanding of children on
the autism spectrum and provides them with the kinds of support
and intervention they need. Written in an easy-to-read checklist
format, the book is filled with up-to-date research, practical
advice, and helpful resources on a wide range of topics. The
book covers five areas: basic information on autism, checklists
for parents and for teachers, effective support strategies
and helpful resources. |
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Autism & Diet:
What You Need to Know.
Rosemary Kessick, $19.95
Autism & Diet offers an accessible, concise guide to all
aspects of dietary invention in children with autism. This book is an
ideal resource for parents, teachers and any other family member or caregiver
who needs to know how to help implement a safe and healthy diet for an
autistic child. |
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Autism Encyclopedia:
the Complete Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorders. E.
Amanda Boutot & Matt Tincani, $29.95
Concise, reader-friendly articles that provide
answers to the most pertinent questions related to educating and parenting
children with autism. |
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Autism Handbook
for Parents: Facts and Strategies for Parenting Success. Janice
Janzen, $12.30
Autism Handbook for Parents provides
families with the information needed to help them advocate for their
child and make decisions on the various treatments and educational
interventions available. This is a practical guide for those looking
to be an effective advocate, teacher and parent for their child with
autism. |
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Autism
Heroes: Portraits of Families Meeting the Challenge. Barbara
Firestone, Photographs by Joe Buissink, $34.95
Intimate, bold, and inspiring, Autism
Heroes provides a compelling and sensitive account of the experiences
of 38 families from different walks of life confronting the challenges
of autism spectrum disorders with courage, tenacity and love. The
families offer their experiences openly and honestly, sharing their
challenges, triumphs, and hopes. Their reflections chart the course
through the many stages of coping with autism and seeking solutions
for their children, and they offer a lifeline of support, insight
and encouragement and hope.
Fully illustrated with stunning and evocative
photographs by Joe Buissink, Autism Heroes is an invaluable
resource for families as well as educators, clinicians, researchers
and policy makers. |
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Autism
and Its Medical Management: a Guide for Parents and Professionals.
Michael Chez, $21.95
Autism and its Medical Management explains the medical aspects of autism and how both parents and professionals can use current medical knowledge to better understand how to address the medical aspects of autism. Bridging the communication gap between medical professionals and parents, this book offers accessible explanations of medical terminology and treatment relevant to ASDs and is an important tool for parents and professionals working with children with ASDs. |
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Autism
is Not a Life Sentence: How One Family Took on Autism and Won! Lynley
Summers, $22.95
Summers takes a unique, approach to teaching
and parenting her daughter with autism by applying Chaos Theory
in combination with more traditional behavior management strategies.
The results have been extraordinary. Jessica, initially introduced
to a self-contained classroom wearing a helmet to prevent self-abusive
behaviors, is now an accomplished student in high school, composing
music, writing stories, and speaking at conferences about life with
autism. |
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Autism:
the Road Back. Directed by Sharon Bartlett & Maria
LeRose, $19.95 (DVD format, 54 minutes) 
Autism: the Road Back charts
the personal journey of three families with children who have been
diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. It talks to parents, service
providers, and experts in the field about assessment, diagnoses,
and options available for treatment, and provides guidance for families
trying to navigate their way through the challenges of ASD in the
first six years of their child's life. |
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The Autism
Sourcebook: Everything You Need to Know About Diagnosis, Treatment,
Coping and Healing. Karen Siff Exkorn, $20.95
Providing accessible medical information
gleaned from the world's foremost experts, author Karen Siff Exkorn
offers an inside look at families with children who have autism,
and ties in her own firsthand experience as a parent. The author
shares valuable knowledge about the following:
- What the diagnosis really means
- Understanding and accessing treatment
options
- Knowing your child's rights in the
school system
- Coping with common marital and familial
stress
In The Autism Sourcebook, Siff
Exkorn offers parents the wisdom she wishes she'd had at the beginning.
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The Autistic
Spectrum Parents' Daily Helper: a Workbook for You and Your Child.
Philip Abrams & Leslie Henriques, $22.95
An excellent "starter
kit" for home use with high-functioning children. The "Workbook
for You" section introduces parents to the exercises and activities,
and explains visual strategies, schedules, and excursion planning.
"Your Child's Workbook" offers hands-on activities for
teaching basic skills. "On handy tear-out pages, these engaging
games and exercises help your child learn how to…recognize emotions…get
dressed…read the clock…visit doctors, dentists, friends and family
comfortably…understand safety signs.
"Demystifies the day-to-day challenges
of a son or daughter with autism by creating order and learning
in their daily activities." —Ari Klin, Ph.D., Yale Child
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The
Autism Trail Guide: Postcards from the Road Less Traveled.
Ellen Notbohm, $24.95
The Autism Trail Guide: Postcards
from the Road Less Traveled will help parents of children
with autism take on everyday challenges while celebrating
what their children bring to their world. Ellen offers concrete
advice on issues such as math homework, video games, and
tricky behavior, and also tackles the more abstract concepts
of parenting, such as trusting parental instincts, when to
take risks, how to hang on, and when to let go.
Also by Ellen Notbohm: Ten Things
Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew; 1001 Great
Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum
Disorders; and Ten Things Your Student with Autism
Wishes You Knew. |
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The Autism Transition
Guide: Planning the Journey from School to Adult Life. Carolyn
Thorwath Bruey & Mary Beth Urban, $24.95
This practical and informative transition
planning resource provides ideas and strategies to prepare students
with autism for life beyond high school. |
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The Best Kind of Different: Our Family’s Journey with Asperger’s Syndrome. Shonda Schilling, $33.95
The Best Kind of Different is an intimate portrait of two parents struggling to understand the complex beauty of their son. |
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The Boy Who Loved Tornadoes. Randi Davenport, $29.95
A harrowing tale of a boy’s autism and mental illness and a mother’s fight to save her son. |
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The Boy
Who Loved Windows: Opening the Heart and Mind of a Child Threatened
with Autism. Patricia Stacey, $18.00
At once heart-wrenching and hopeful,
Patricia Stacey's enthralling memoir traces the experience of a
remarkable family who struggled courageously in order to give their
son a rich and emotionally full life. |
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A
Child Unlike Any Other. Directed by Anna Barczewska, $14.95
(DVD format, 11 minutes)
Jan Maka was a child like any other,
until his family's lives were turned upside down when it was discovered
he had autism. Through the voice of Jan's devoted mother and the
comments of specialists, this touching short film introduces us
to the demanding daily reality of autism. |
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The
Child with Autism Goes to Florida. Kathy Labosh, $10.95
The Labosh family is a veteran of multiple
forays into the major Florida theme parks. This booklet is packed
with tips on what sensory issues to expect on a given ride and where
to find the best spot to take a child who needs a quiet place to
calm down. A must have for families headed to Florida theme parks.
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The
Child with Autism at Home. Kathy Labosh, $7.95
The Child with Autism at Home
is the home life guide for work and play. Tips on how to keep your
house clean, safe and happy. |
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The Child
with Autism Goes to Town. Kath Labosh, $6.95
This 'Go Anywhere Guide' offers over 200
quick and practical tips for fun and fearless community outings with
children who have autism. |
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Children with High-Functioning Autism: a Parent’s Guide. Claire Hughes-Lynch, $21.95
Children with High-Functioning Autism: a Parent’s Guide offers parents the information needed to help them cope with their child’s autism and to navigate the path as they first perceive differences, seek assistance and treatment, and help their child develop into his or her full potential. |
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Communicating
Partners: Developmental Guides for Professionals and Parents. James D. MacDonald, $35.95
Communicating Partners is the
result of over 30 years of clinical practice and research with pre-verbal
and verbal children with language delays, including children with
autism, Asperger Syndrome and Down Syndrome. With practical suggestions
that are illustrated with personal anecdotes and grounded in research
findings, Communicating Partners offers an innovative approach
to working with late-talking children that focuses on building responsive
relationships and an understanding of the key stages of communication
development. |
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Connections.
Jessica Curry, $58.95 (2 CD set plus manual)
Connections is a double CD collection
of original music, songs, stories and games for children and young
adults across the autistic spectrum.
- Over two hours of music
- Comprehensive track-by-track guide
and lyrics
- Variety of musical styles
- Relaxation tracks
- Suitable for home or school use
- Encourages development of a wide range
of skills
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Conversations
in Pictures: Daily Living Skills. Natural Learning Concepts,
$14.50
Conversations in Pictures: Out and
About. Natural Learning Concepts,
$14.50
Conversations in
Pictures visually shows
how a conversation takes place between two people. Children learn
to stay on topic while they converse with adults and peers. The
child learns conversation in two stages. They learn how to respond
appropriately to questions and they learn to initiate by asking
the questions first. The set is very easy to work with. The cards
come on a ring and the cards easily flip over. Each card has a
question with a picture on the front. As you flip it over, the
child is prompted by a picture and the beginning of the answer
on the back. Switch it around when children are learning to initiate
conversation. |
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Cool Bananas:
Favorite Kids’ Rhythyms for Calming, Cool Downs and Bedtime
Routines. Genevieve Jereb,
$24.95
Enchanting favorite children’s
songs sung at 50 to 70 bpm (beats per minute) to support the
dysregulated child during playtime, bath time, car rides and
other unstructured intervals. These soothing rhythms and songs
can also be used for quiet times or quiet therapies and bedtime
routines. |
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Could
It Be Autism? A Parent’s Guide to the First Signs and Next Steps.
Nancy Wiseman, $18.99
Nancy Wiseman is the founder and president
of First Signs, the organization dedicated to educating
parents, clinicians, and physicians on the early identification
of and intervention for developmental delays. She is also the mother
of a child who was diagnosed with autism at the age of two, and
she draws on her own experiences as well as the latest research
to present real strategies. Emphasizing early warning signs, she
describes the most important milestones at each stage of a child’s
growth, including things parents and pediatricians often overlook.
She also empowers parents to act on their instincts and initial
concern, rather than to “wait and see,” which is often encouraged.
Could It Be Autism? provides vital information so parents
can recognize the red flags of developmental delays and begin treatment
based on those first signs. |
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Cowboy & Wills: a Remarkable Little Boy and the Puppy that Changed His Life. Monica Holloway, $19.99
The day Monica Holloway learns that her lovable, brilliant three-year-old son has autism spectrum disorder, she takes him to buy an aquarium. But what Wills really wants is a puppy, and from the moment Cowboy Carol Lawrence, an overeager and affectionate golden retriever, joins the family, Monica watches as her cautious son steps a little farther into the world. And when Cowboy turns out to need her new family as much as they need her, they discover just how much she has taught them about devotion, loyalty, and never giving up. |
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A Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children with Autism: Stories
of Hope and Everyday Success. Edited by Colleen Sell; Foreword
by Doug and Laurie Flutie, $11.95
A Cup of Comfort for Parents of
Children with Autism is a collection of inspiring true stories
that relates the strength, love, and devotion families like yours
draw on daily. These heartwarming tales will connect you to other
devoted and courageous parents, while giving light to your blessing-your
child. |
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Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism 2010-2011. Ken Siri & Tony Lyons, $22.50
For parents of children with autism, research is a fulltime job. For families with limited time, ability or resources to do this, Ken Siri and Tony Lyons, both parents of autistic children, have compiled the latest in autism research and treatment. Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism contains contributions from more than 50 experts on a variety of therapies, models and evaluation and treatment centers. |
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Dads and Autism: How to Stay In the Game. Emerson Donnell, $30.95
Bond with your child, develop affection and keep the family intact. The program of tactics and strategies in Dads and Autism are designed to build these connections between parents and child and maintain a lasting relationship between the parents. |
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Dancing
In the Rain: Stories of Exceptional Progress by Parents of Children
with Special Needs. Annabel Stehli, editor, $19.95
Sound of Falling Snow: Stories
of Recovery from Autism & Related Conditions. Annabel
Stehli, editor, $17.95
Sound of a Miracle: the Inspiring
True Story of a Mother’s Fight to Free Her Child from Autism.
Annabel Stehli, $17.95 |
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Daniel
Isn't Talking. Marti Leimbach, $21.00
A fearless, unsentimental novel about a mother’s devotion to her
autistic child, by the bestselling author of Dying Young.
Author Marti Leimbach is herself the mother of an autistic child
and she writes with the tenderness, insight and humour that only
experience can bring. Passionate, moving, heartbreakingly real,
Daniel Isn't Talking is a smart and engaging novel about
a mother’s desperation and the capacities of love.
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A Day at a Time: a Journal for Parents of Children with Autism. Jen Merheb, $17.50 This journal is ideal for organizing your child’s day, as well as making important daily observations. It provides a handy, simple means of tracking your child’s progress as well as organizing medications, appointments and activities. |
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Demystifying
Autism Spectrum Disorders: a Guide to Diagnosis for Parents and Professionals.
Carolyn Thorwarth Bruey, $23.95
This invaluable guide describes the five developmental disorders that
fall under the ASD umbrella, spells out the distinctions among them,
demystifies the technical jargon and provides an overview of treatment.
An excellent, practical tool for parents, educators and caregivers
for bringing clarity to an often confusing diagnosis. |
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Diagnosis
Autism: Now What? Lawrence Kaplan withJay Burstein, $20.95
Whether your child has recently been diagnosed
or you have known for years, you may be asking yourself 'what is the
next step?' As the parent of an autistic child and an experienced
educator, Lawrence Kaplan has developed a reliable approach for improving
communication with physicians, teachers, therapists and other caregivers
to help you develop the best possible treatment intervention program
for your child's needs. |
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Dietary Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Why They Work When They Do, Why They Don't When They Don't. Kenneth Aitken, $21.95
Dietary Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorders explores the known genetic conditions linked to autism and describes various dietary interventions. For each approach, the author explores the potential benefits; evidence for and against the diet; and information, where available, on relevant publications, web resources and support groups. |
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Does
My Child have Autism? A Parent’s Guide to Early Detection and Intervention
in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Wendy Stone & Theresa Foy
DiGeronimo, $19.99 Does My
Child Have Autism is a question many parents are asking themselves
today. Is he avoiding eye contact? Why can’t she talk? Is my child’s
development normal or does he have an Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Parents know that if their child is somewhere on that spectrum,
they need to intervene as early as possible to maximize the benefits
of early intervention. This groundbreaking book, by one of the foremost
experts, teachers, and clinicians in the field, provides a guide
for parents about what to look for at home at twenty-four months
or even earlier, what to do, and how to get the right kind of help
from doctors, counselors, therapists, and other professionals.
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Early
Intervention & Autism: Real-Life Questions, Real-Life Answers.
James Ball, $26.95
Early Intervention & Autism
discusses the components of an ideal program for young children
with autism, including a variety of proven techniques. It gives
parents tools to assess whether or not the program is a good “fit”
for their child and their family and how to make the best use of
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Early
Start for Young Children with Autism/PDD. Kathleen McConnell
& Gail Ryser, $44.95
Early Start for Young Children with
Autism/PDD provides teachers, parents, therapists, and caregivers
with intervention strategies for young children with autism or another
pervasive developmental disorder. Specifically, the strategies presented
in this book are techniques that can be implemented for children
as young as two years and can be used by teachers and parents as
they seek to:
- provide adequate hours of programming
- focus on communication
- incorporate social instruction into
everyday situations
- incorporate play designed to increase
cognitive development
- offer proactive approaches designed
to teach good behavior
The ideas offered here are easy and practical
to implement. Most suggestions can be tried at school and home with
little or no equipment or prior training. This is a charmingly illustrated
guide for establishing and implementing interventions that is filled
with many reproducible forms. Early Start for Young Children
with Autism/PDD is a great resource for early interventionists,
preschool teachers, and parents. |
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The
Eating Game: Get Awesome Meals Everyday. Jean
Nicols, $79.95
After more than 25 years working with children with Autism and witnessing the difficulties many of them have with eating healthy meals, Jean Nicols decided the time had come for a creative solution to this challenge. The result is The Eating Game, a unique planning kit based on recommendations made in Canada’s Food Guide, for children, adolescents and adults.
Using Velcro-backed pictures of a wide variety of foods form all the food groups, the kit creates a visual support that helps the user to actively participate in daily food planning. The routine of using the kit to plan the next day’s meals provides a structure that should have positive results day after day and make mealtime more relaxing and rewarding for the whole family. |
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Empowered
Autism Parenting: Celebrating (and Defending) Your Child’s
Place in the World. William
Stillman, $19.95
William Stillman, an adult with Asperger’s
Syndrome and a passionate advocate on behalf of those with autism,
offers a commonsense guide for parenting children with autism.
He gives parents, caregivers and teachers the information they
need to recognize the child with autism's unique personality,
passions and intellect. This book offers a sensible ten-step
guide for enriching relationships with kids with autism through
a belief in their essential competence. |
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Encouraging
Appropriate Behavior for Children on the Autism Spectrum: Frequently
Asked Questions. Shira Richman, $24.95
Written in an accessible question-and-answer format for easy navigation,
this book provides detailed, practical answers the real questions
asked by parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)
… This book can be read cover to cover or used as a handy quick
reference. It will be invaluable to parents of children with ASDs
and the professionals working with them.
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The Encyclopedia of Dietary Interventions for the Treatment
of Autism and Related Disorders. Karyn Serousi & Lisa
Lewis, $32.95
The Encyclopedia of Dietary Interventions
is a practical reference guide for understanding and implementing
dietary interventions. The book includes information on nutrition,
meal suggestions, and food lists all in an alphabetized encyclopedia
format. |
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Everyday
Solutions: a Practical Guide for Families of Children with Autism
Spectrum Disorders. Mindy Small and Lisa Kontente, $29.95
True to its title, this comprehensive resource offers parents and
other caregivers practical and effective approaches to solving the
many puzzles of daily living with a child with autism spectrum disorders
(ASD) — from dressing, toileting, and eating, to going to the playground,
visiting the dentist, getting used to a new baby, and many, many
more. Each of the everyday scenarios presented is broken down into
four components for ease of use:
- The presenting problem is defined
- Its possible relevance to ASD is explained
- Recommendations and strategies are
offered
- A summary conclusion is provided
The author's first-hand experiences working
with a wide range of families show in this invaluable manual for
novice as well as experienced parents. |
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The
Everything Guide to Cooking for Children with Autism. Megan
Hart & Kim Lutz, $18.99
From everyday meals to holiday treats,
learn how to prepare meals your child will love to eat with
this collection of 200 gluten-free and casein-free recipes. |
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Families
of Adults with Autism: Stories and Advice for the Next Generation.
Edited by Jane Johnson & Anne Van Rensselaer, $19.95
Families of Adults with Autism
is a collection of real-life stories of people on the autism spectrum
growing up, as told by their parents and siblings. This book will
offer practical and heartwarming advice to families who are affected
by autism spectrum disorders, and provide insights for professionals
working with people with ASDs. |
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Family
to Family: a Guide to Living Life when a Child is Diagnosed with an
Autism Spectrum Disorder. Alyson Beytien, $34.95 DVD format
(90 minutes)
Family to Family is designed to assist families in dealing
with the daily challenges of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Alyson Beytien
is a popular speaker, parent/teacher trainer, and a mother of three
children with autism. Her knowledge of the latest treatment and
intervention theories combined with her twelve years of practical
experience is shared in front of a live parent audience. Her warm
personality and infectious humor punctuates her candid discussion
of serious issues in a manner that engages, entertains, and educates.
Through her personal stories, parents will gain practical coping
skills that instill confidence as they attend to their own special
child's needs.
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Feeding
and Nutrition for the Child with Special Needs: Handouts for Parents.
Marsha Dunn Klein & Tracy Delaney, $165.00
When working with the feeding and nutrition
concerns of parents children of all ages, OTs, therapists and home
care visitors can refer to this library of handouts for information
on how and what to feed children with special needs. Select from
195 reproducible, illustrated handouts that guide parents in their
understanding and implementation of therapy programs. All handouts
are cross-referenced with a list of related materials to supplement
educational activities. Customize recommendations by adding individual
information in the special instructions section provided in each
handout. |
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Finding
a Different Kind of Normal: Misadventures with Asperger Syndrome.
Jeanette Purkis, $18.95
Jeanette Purkis spent her early life
reacting violently against her feelings of anger and confusion about
her 'difference' from other people. Used to being a misfit from
a very young age, Jeanette found that being a member of a group
in which she had a label — Jeanette the Communist; Jeanette the
convict; Jeanette the drug addict - gave her a sense of order she
could depend on, particularly in prison, where each day had a set
routine and the inmates accepted her because of her rebel attitude.
Finally diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at the age of 20, the author
only began to accept her diagnosis some years later when she felt
for the first time that she might learn to cope with being herself.
Jeanette's remarkable life and her journey
towards finding a different kind of normal is compelling and inspiring
reading for people with autism spectrum disorders, and those living
or working with them. |
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The First Year Autism Spectrum Disorders:
an Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed Child. Nancy Wiseman,
$19.50
The First Year Autism Spectrum Disorders walks
parents through a wide range of medical and lifestyle concerns.
It will help parents get the care, therapies and services their
child needs. A wealth of information, The First Year Autism
Spectrum Disorders is a clear road map for every parent of
a child with autism. |
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Freedom
from Meltdowns. Travis Thompson, $28.50
Filled with simple tips and strategies
as well as case studies that illustrate how to deal with disruptive
behaviors, this problem-solving guide helps improve the quality
of life for the entire family. |
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George
& Sam: Two Boys, One Family and Autism.
Charlotte Moore, forward by Nick Hornby. $16.25
Charlotte Moore has three children: the
two oldest, George and Sam are autistic; the youngest, Jake, is
not. In this extraordinary book she describes the circumstances
of their birth, behaviour, diagnosis, treatment — and brilliantly
conveys what daily life is like for a family with autism. It's an
invaluable book for anyone with an interest in childhood and child
development. Written with love, insight and a great deal of humour, George and Sam is a remarkably compassionate and wise look
at how mysterious and enchanting her boys really are. |
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Girls
Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum: What Parents and Professionals
Should Know About the Pre-Teen and Teenage Years. Shana Nichols,
with Gina Marie Moravcik & Samara Pulver Tetenbaum, $19.95
Growing up isn't easy, and the trials and tribulations of being
a teenager can be particularly confusing for girls with Autism Spectrum
Disorders. This book covers all the concerns commonly faced by girls
with ASDs and their parents, from periods and puberty to worries
over friendships and "fitting in". The authors give candid
and realistic advice on a wide range of important teenage topics.
Providing professional perspectives alongside personal experiences
from mothers, daughters and educators, this is a unique and indispensible
guide for families and their daughters with ASDs, as well as the
teachers and professionals who work with them.
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Gravity Pulls You In: Perspectives on parenting Children on the Autism Spectrum. Kyra Anderson & Vicki Forman, editors, $24.95
View the universe of autism — its marvels, chaos, and life-changing impacts — through 33 essays and poems by mothers and fathers raising children on the autism spectrum. |
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Guns
a’ Blazing: How Parents of Children on the Autism Spectrum and Schools
Can Work Together — Without a Shot Being Fired. Jeff Cohen,
$21.95
In his latest book, Jeff Cohen, author
of The Asperger Parent, tackles the often difficult relationship
between parents who have children on the autism spectrum and the
schools. In his trademark light-hearted, yet serious, style, Cohen
straddles the divide, offering helpful and balanced advice to parents
on how to get the best possible services for their children. |
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Healing
and Preventing Autism: a Complete Guide.
Jenny McCarthy, $20.00
This is the type of guide that many parents have been looking for. Popular author Jenny McCarthy has included information on the environmental, chemical and food triggers that may aggravate autistic symptoms, ADD, ADHD, OCD and other developmental, behavioral or learning disorders; as well as tips for bringing your doctor into a true partnership in your child’s care. |
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Help for the
Child with Asperger's Syndrome: a Parent's Guide to Negotiating the
Social Service Maze. Gretchen Mertz, $19.95
Author
Gretchen Mertz presents a comprehensive parent's guide to developing
an intervention program for a child with AS … The issues raised
and the information given will be pertinent to any parent of a child
that has (or may have) AS. It will also be a valuable resource for
educators and care-providers who wish to offer appropriate support
for children with Asperger's Syndrome. |
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Helping
Your Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Step-by-Step Workbook
for Families. Stephanie Lockshin, Jennifer Gillis & Raymond
Romanczyk, $25.95
This workbook teaches parents how to
improve their child's functioning at home, increase his/her social
functioning and skills for living more independently (including
leisure, self-help, participation in community, etc.) while emphasizing
the importance of taking care of the family as a whole.
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Hints and Tips for Helping Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Useful Strategies for Home, School, and the Community. Dion Betts & Nancy Patrick, $22.95
Hints and Tips for Helping Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders is an essential aid for parents and caregivers to make small and simple changes that result in big improvements in the quality of life of children and their families. |
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Homeschooling
the Child with Asperger Syndrome: Real Help for Parents Anywhere
and on Any Budget. Lisa Pyles, $22.95
Full of inspiring ideas that can be used with any curriculum, Homeschooling
the Child with Asperger Syndrome explains how to design a varied
study program built around a child's own interests, making use of
simple material as well as computers and on-line resources. Including
step-by-step instructions on:
- Assessing and improving body language
and social skills
- Accommodating the child's need for
ritual or perfectionism
- Developing handwriting and coordination
skills
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Homeschooling the Child with Autism: Answers to the Top Questions Parents and Professionals Ask. Patricia Schetter & Kandis Lighthall, $27.95
This practical, highly accessible guide
answers parents' and professionals' questions about teaching children
with autism spectrum disorders at home. The book helps parents decide
whether to homeschool and guides them through the process of beginning
and maintaining an effective homeschool program. The book also contains
tips and suggestions from real-life parents who have successfully
homeschooled their children with ASD and includes lists of helpful
resources for homeschoolers. |
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How
to Make School Make Sense: a Parents' Guide to Helping the Child
with Asperger Syndrome. Clare Lawrence, $19.95
How to Make School Make Sense
gives parents of children with Asperger syndrome practical advice
on how to work with schools to ensure their child's needs are being
met.
The book explores how parents can prepare
their child for school life and how they can work with teachers
to improve the classroom environment, as well as the school environment
as a whole, for their child and consequently for the benefit of
all pupils. Strategies include peer education, the use of visual
cues and rules and effective communication between parents, teachers
and support staff. |
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The
Kid-Friendly ADHD & Autism Cookbook: the Ultimate Guide to the
Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet. Pamela Compart & Dana
Laake, $28.50
The best “kid-friendly” recipes and guide
to the gluten-free milk-free diet for ADHD and Autism. What it is.
Why it works. How to do it. |
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Laughter and
Tears: a Family's Journey to Understanding the Autism Spectrum.
Ann Hewetson, $19.95
Laughter and Tears is a first-hand account of parenting Mark,
a young man with autism, and also of a mother's struggle to understand
and appreciate her son's condition. Ann Hewetson's moving and thoughtful
account describes Mark's communication problems, sensory integration
and food allergies, shared by many people with autism. She also tells
of Mark's associated problems like rheumatoid arthritis and bipolar
mood swings … This book will be indispensable to both parents and
professionals in offering a unique, reflective account of Mark's exceptional
life and also a wide-ranging exploration of useful and innovative
approaches to autism. |
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Learn To
Respond Appropriately: Increase Every Day Interaction.
Natural Learning Concepts, $14.50
This laminated ring set contains thirty-two
clear, crisp photographs of social situations. Teaching is
easy since the back of each card has appropriate responses
as well as a description of the card. |
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Louder
Than Words: a Mother's Journey in Healing Autism. Jenny McCarthy,
$15.50
One morning, Jenny McCarthy was having a cup of coffee when she
sensed something was wrong. She ran into her two-year-old son Evan’s
room and found him seizing. In that moment, Jenny went from being
the mother of an average toddler to being in the midst of a medical
odyssey. Doctor after doctor misdiagnosed Evan until—after many
harrowing, life-threatening episodes later—one amazing doctor discovered
that Evan is autistic.
Though Evan finally had a diagnosis,
Jenny didn’t know what to do next and she soon found herself alone
without any resources except for her determination to help her son.
Her story shares the frustrations and joys of raising an autistic
child and shows how with love and determination a parent can shape
their child’s life and happiness.” |
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Making
Peace with Autism: One Family's Story of Struggle, Discovery and
Unexpected Gifts. Susan Senator, $18.95
In this insightful narrative, a courageous
and inspiring mother explains why a diagnosis of autism doesn't
have to shatter a family's dreams of happiness. Senator offers the
hard-won, in-the-trenches wisdom of someone who's been there and
is still there today — and she demonstrates how families can find
courage, contentment, and connection in the shadow of autism. In
Making Peace with Autism, Susan Senator describes her own
journey raising a child with a severe autism spectrum disorder,
along with two other typically developing boys. Without offering
a miracle treatment or cure, Senator offers valuable strategies
for coping successfully with the daily struggles of life with an
autistic child. Along the way she models the combination of stamina
and courage, openness and humor that has helped her family to survive
— and even to thrive. |
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Making Sense of Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Create the Brightest Future for Your Child with the Best Treatment Options. James Coplan, $29.95
This authoritative and empowering book gives caregivers of children on the autistic spectrum the knowledge they need to navigate the complex maze of symptoms, diagnoses, tests, and treatment options that await them.
Making Sense of Autistic Spectrum Disorders empowers you to be an expert advocate for your child, so that you’ll know when to say no to an ill-advised therapy or medication and can make with confidence the hundreds of important decisions you will face in the years ahead. For every parent who has made the painful transition from “Why did this happen”, here is the indispensable guidebook you’ve been waiting for. |
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Managing Family Meltdown: the Low Arousal Approach and Autism. Linda Woodcock & Andrea Page, $26.95
Challenging behaviour, violent outbursts and meltdowns can put a strain on the entire family of a child on the autism spectrum. This book offers practical, long-term and effective strategies to help resolve common challenging behaviours using a low arousal approach based on avoiding confrontation and reducing stress and anxiety. This hands-on, practical book is appropriate for use with children who are non-verbal, as well as those with higher functioning autism and will be indispensable for families and anyone involved with children on the autism spectrum. |
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Mastering
Mathematics Volume 1. Natural
Learning Concepts, $19 .95
The workbook comes with laminated
cards and helps learners focus on basic math skills that children
learn in Kindergarten and Pre-K. There are 20 pages in this
workbook, which comes with ten number cards and ten picture
cards. Skills included are:
- match picture to number
- addition
- fill in the blanks
- least to most
- match the word to a number
- identify shapes
- learn to count backwards
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The Mind Tree: a Miraculous Child Breaks the Silence of
Autism. Tito Mukhopadhyay, $17.50
Eloquent. Philosophical. Introspective.
These are not the words usually associated with an autistic child.
But in a remarkable display of courage and creativity, a boy named
Tito has shattered stereotypes, and in The Mind Tree makes
us question all of our previous assumptions about autism. |
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Miracle Run: Watching My Autistic Sons Grow Up and Take Their First Steps Into Adulthood. Corrine Morgan-Thomas, with Gary Brozek, $16.50 Miracle Run is the poignant memoir of a single mother raising four children — two of whom have autism. |
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More
Than a Mom: Living a Full and Balanced Life When Your Child Has
Special Needs. Amy Baskin & Heather Fawcett, $27.50
More Than a Mom addresses the
universal concerns and questions of all mothers, coupled with the
added intensity of raising children with disabilities. This how-to
guide looks at the challenges mothers face at home, at work, and
within themselves, with special attention paid to:
- Staying healthy both physically and
emotionally
- Keeping friendships
- Parenting your other children
- Staying organized
- Maintaining your marriage
- Nurturing interests and goals
- Seeking flexible work options
- Changing careers or starting a business
- Rejoining the workforce
- Finding specialized childcare
- Advocating for your child
More Than a Mom explores how
women can lead rich, fulfilling personal lives while parenting a
child with special needs. The authors’ skillful blend of research,
personal experiences, and feedback from over 500 mothers across
North America results in a book that is jam-packed with practical
strategies, advice, and reassurance for mothers trying to create
more manageable and fulfilling lives. Husbands, extended family,
friends, support organizations, and service providers will also
want to read this insightful and fact-filled book. |
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More
Than Words DVD: Promoting the Communication Development of Children
with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Social Communication Challenges.
The Hanen Centre, $54.00 DVD format (18 months to 5 years) 
This easy-to-use DVD is an invaluable
tool for both parents and professionals who support preschool children
with social and communication challenges, such as autism spectrum
disorder. A companion to Hanen’s popular More Than Words
guidebook, the DVD brings to life the research-based strategies
parents can use in everyday activities to foster their children’s
communication skills.
The book is also available: More
Than Words: Helping Parents Promote Communication and Social Skills
in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Fern Sussman,
$53.00 |
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Mother Warriors. Jenny McCarthy, $18.50
Stories of hope and recovery from a nation of parents of autistic
children, by the high-profile, bestselling author of Louder
than Words.
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Mothering Special Needs: a Different Maternal Journey.
Anna Karin Kingston, $24.95
This book explores the lived experience
of mothers raising a child with a learning disability, through interviews
with mothers of children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD),
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Down syndrome.
Mothering Special Needs encourages
other women who have children with special needs to recognize and
express their own aspirations and needs for self-fulfillment. It
addresses the social construction of motherhood, discussing issues
such as mother-blame and society's images of the self-sacrificing
mother, in the context of raising a child with a learning disability. |
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Mothering Your Special Child. Josie Santomauro, $22.95
A book for mothers, fathers and caregivers
of children diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. Intended as a support
tool in the initial period after diagnosis it addresses common
questions and concerns that parents have about their child and
about Asperger’s. |
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Motivate to Communicate! 300 Games and Activities for Your Child with Autism. Simone Griffin & Dianne Sandler, $24.95
This practical resource is brimming with exciting ideas and guidance for motivating children with autism and other communication difficulties. The clear, user-friendly format enables quick access to over 300 practical, fun-filled games and activities for developing your child's communication skills. |
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Move About
Activity Cards: Quick and Easy Sensory Activities to Help Children
Refocus, Calm Down. David Jereb
& Kathy Jereb, $22.50
This colorful 64-card deck provides
fun-filled activities that will help children develop their
sensory-motor skills in a game-like format. These cards offer
delightful activities for children of all ages and abilities.
Many activities require no special equipment, while others
make use of standard, classroom equipment to develop children's
sensory-motor skills and improve their learning and behavior.
Includes 64 cards on a convenient a snap-ring holder, "How
to Use" pamphlet, and sturdy storage box. |
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My
Andrew: Day-to-Day Living with a Child with an Autism Spectrum
Disorder. Wallis Simpson, $25.50
When the author's son was diagnosed with
ASD at the age of four, she began collecting files of paperwork
from doctors and therapists, test results, IEPs, and her own journal
writings. She later combined this information in chronological order
and used it as a resource to explain her son to teachers, grandparents,
caregivers, therapists, and other parents. The result is My
Andrew, a heartfelt look into the first eight years of a family's
journey to raise their son with autism. Written in a journal format,
this book presents what ASD means to a family's everyday life -
the ups and downs, the victories and the setbacks. |
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My Child Has Autism: What Parents
Need to Know. Clarissa Willis, $18.95
This book explains autism in simple terms and offers simple strategies
for helping children with autism function in their homes, at school,
and in the community. With the help of this book, families will
begin to develop strategies to help their child learn independence;
build social skills and communicate with others. |
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My Little Brother. Suemee Lee, $12.95 (ages 4 to 8) 
Yoonie is excited when her baby brother is born — so many of her friends also have younger brothers and sisters to play with! But as time passes she notices that her brother isn’t like her friends’ siblings. Dylan doesn’t talk, or want to play. Why did she get the brother who is different? |
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No
More Meltdowns: Positive Strategies for Managing and Preventing
Out-of-Control Behavior. Jed Baker, with a foreword by
Carol Stock Kranowitz, $16.50
Meltdowns are stressful for both child
and adult. Author of the award-winning Social Skills Picture
Book series, Dr. Jed Baker offers parents and teachers strategies
for understanding, preventing and managing meltdowns. His 20+ years
of experience working with children on the autism spectrum, combined
with his personal experiences raising his own children, have yielded
time-tested strategies, and results.
"Jed Baker, in this excellent book,
gives us the tools to deal with and prevent out-of-control behavior.
Wisely, he leads us grown-ups to understand how to change our own
behavior in order to help our children change theirs."
- Carol Stock Kranowitz,
Author of best-seller “The Out-of-Sync Child” |
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Not Even Wrong:
a Father's Journey Into The Lost History Of Autism. Paul Collins,
$16.50
In Not Even Wrong,
Paul Collins melds a memoir of his son's autism with a journey into
this realm of permanent outsiders. Examining forgotten geniuses
and obscure medical archives, and beginning to see why he himself
has spent a lifetime researching talented eccentrics, Collins shows
how these stories are relevant and even necessary to shed light
on autism. |
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Not My Boy! A Father, a Son and One Family’s Journey with Autism. Rodney Peete, $32.99
Rodney Peete offers not only a heartrending,
candid look inside his personal journey with his son’s autism
but a first-of-its-kind, inspirational road map that will help families
facing similar challenges to move forward. Effectively woven throughout
Peete’s moving account of his life with his son R.J. are the
powerful voices, insights, and dreams of other fathers, high-profile
figures as well as unsung heroes, who’ve traveled this difficult
path.
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100
Questions & Answers about Autism: Expert Advice from a Physician/Parent
Caregiver. Campion Quinn, $21.95
Written by a physician who is the parent
of an autistic child, 100 Questions & Answers about Autism
combines the author’s medical knowledge, extensive research, and
personal experience. The text is supplemented with thoughts and
comments from other parents of autistic children, making this an
invaluable resource for all loved ones of people coping with the
physical and emotional turmoil of autism. |
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1001
Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum,
2nd Edition. Veronica
Zysk & Ellen Notbohm, $26.95
Parents and professionals can now bypass countless hours spent seeking answers to the mystifying day-to-day challenges of autism. In a snappy, can-do format, this book offers page after page of try-it-now solutions that have worked for thousands of children grappling with sensory, communication, social, behavioral, and self-care issues. Not only does it provide ideas and activities that can be put into action immediately, but it also explains WHY these methods work so that adults can better understand the children they are working with. Revised and expanded, more than 600 fresh ideas join tried and true tactics from the original edition, while many ideas pick up where the first edition left off – offering modifications for older kids. |
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The
Only Boy in the World: a Father Explores the Mysteries of Autism.
Michael Blastland, $18.50
The Only Boy in the World is
a memoir, an investigation into what makes us human, a study of
aberration, and a love story. It’s about all of the odd ways journalist
Michael Blastland's autistic son, Joe, has of seeing the world and
understanding others, and what that tells the rest of us about how
we tick. Through the strange stories of Joe's scrapes and confusions,
he makes luminous the routine skills by which the rest of us mostly
avoid the disasters that befall him. |
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Overcoming
Autism: Finding the Answers, Strategies and Hope that Can Transform
a Child's Life. Lynn Kern Koegel & Claire LaZebnik, $18.50
Lynn Kern Koegel, a well-known and highly respected expert on treating
autism, shares her professional insight while coauthor Claire LaZebnik,
a writer whose eldest child has autism, provides a glimpse into the
daily life of parents coping with autism. Koegel and LaZebnik offer
concrete ways to immediately begin improving the symptoms of autism
and the emotional life of anyone coping with the disorder. Providing
a complete program of strategies that can be tailored to any child's
specific needs, this book offers hope through practical solutions
which are warm, nurturing, and designed to fit into a family's daily
life. |
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Parent
to Parent: Information and Inspiration for Parents Dealing with
Autism or Asperger's Syndrome. Ann Boushéy, $28.95
When a child is diagnosed with autism
or Asperger's Syndrome, what a parent needs most is information
and inspiration … after reading this book, parents will come
away with a sense of empowerment and feeling that they are not alone,
while professionals will gain a valuable insight into the world
of parenting a child on the autism spectrum.
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Parenting
Across the Autism Spectrum: Unexpected Lessons We Have Learned.
Maureen F. Morrell & Ann Palmer, $19.95
Two mothers speak openly about their
children’s diagnosis and early childhood through to adolescence,
young adulthood and the day they leave home. They give a moving
account of the challenges they faced and the surprising consolations
they found along their sons’ very different paths in life.
Through their friendship and two decades of shared experiences of
parenting an ASD child, each has gained a clear understanding of
her own strengths and limitations, as well as those of her child.
Parenting Across the Autism Spectrum offers a personal
perspective and practical guidance for parents at the start of their
journey with autism, and provides useful insights for professionals
working with individuals across the autism spectrum and their families. |
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Parenting on the Autism
Spectrum: a Survival Guide. Lynn Adams, $29.95
Parents of children with an autism
spectrum disorder want to be proactive, not just reactive. This
book is a collection of practical, real world information and
insights to help parents do just that, plan for their child’s
needs. It is a blend of accessible, usable information and evidence,
a practical book that can be used by parents or by professionals
as they work with and support families with children on the spectrum. |
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Parenting
Your Asperger Child: Individualized Solutions for Teaching Your
Child Practical Skills. Alan Sohn & Cathy Grayson, $17.50
In Parenting Your Asperger Child, Dr. Alan Sohn's and Cathy
Grayson's groundbreaking Cognitive Social Integration Therapy (CSIT)
offers practical solutions that help parents prepare their children
for a fulfilling life of social interaction outside the confines
of their syndrome, addressing such topics as:
- The six characteristics of Asperger's
Syndrome
- How to identify a child's type of
Asperger's and the best approaches for dealing with it
- Understanding how an Asperger's child
sees and interprets the world
- Replacing inappropriate coping techniques
with productive skills
- How to survive and learn from a crisis
- How school programs can aid in teaching
Asperger children
- Making changes that last …
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Parenting
Your Complex Child: Become a Powerful Advocate for the Autistic,
Down Syndrome, PDD, Bipolar, or Other Special-Needs Child.
Peggy Lou Morgan, $21.95
The unique tracking and documentation
tools in Parenting Your Complex Child help parents adapt
to their child’s challenges, create routines that support the child’s
needs, communicate those needs to busy professionals and be taken
seriously by them. The book also helps parents lay the groundwork
for care to continue after they themselves can no longer provide
it. Compassionate, practical, and proven, Parenting Your Complex
Child helps parents ensure that life-changing decisions are
based on the best interests of the child — and on the best information
available. |
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Playing,
Laughing and Learning with Children on the Autism Spectrum: a Practical
Resource of Play Ideas for Parents and Carers, 2nd edition.
Julia Moor, $21.95
Playing, Laughing and Learning with
Children on the Autism Spectrum shows parents and caregivers
how to break down activities into manageable stages, and looks at
ways to gain a child's attention and motivation and to build on
small achievements. This updated second edition contains an extensive
chapter on how to use the computer, the internet and the digital
camera to find and make resources and activities, and suggests many
suitable websites to help parents through the internet maze. The
ideas are useful both for toddlers and primary age children who
are still struggling with play. |
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The Potty Journey. Judith Coucouvanis, $20.95
A guide to toilet training children with special needs, including autism and related disorders. |
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A Practical
Guide to Autism: What Every Parent, Family Member and Teacher
Needs to Know. Fred Volkmar & Lisa
Wiesner, $29.95
A Practical Guide to Autism provides
easy-to-access, reliable and practical information regarding
the selection of medical care, schools and support services
as well as daily living in the family, school and community.
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Raising
a Sensory Smart Child: the Definitive Handbook for Helping
Your Child with Sensory Integration Issues, 2nd Edition. Lindsey
Biel & Nancy Peske, $20.00
For children who have difficulty processing everyday sensations and exhibit unusual
behaviors such as avoiding or seeking out touch, movement, sounds, and sights,
this groundbreaking book is an invaluable resource. Coauthored by a pediatric
occupational therapist and a parent of a child with SI dysfunction, this updated
and expanded edition of Raising a Sensory Smart Child is an indispensable
guide for parents, therapists, and teachers who will turn to it again and again. |
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A Real
Boy: a True Story of Autism, Early Intervention and Recovery.
Christina Adams, $21.00
Jonah Adams was diagnosed as autistic at two years and eight months.
Just a few years later, a doctor refused to believe such a diagnosis
could ever have been given to this healthy, happy boy. This is the
true story of how Jonah's mother, Christina, seized his limited
window of opportunity for recovery. Detailing how she utilized a
combination of a special diet and one-on-one tutoring with speech
therapists and behavioral psychologists, Christina shares the entire
journey both she and her husband undertook to give their child a
second chance at a full life. |
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Reflections
from a Different Journey: What Adults with Disabilities Want All Parents
to Know. Edited by Stanley Klein & John Kemp, $27.95
Most parents of children with disabilities lack personal experience
with adults who have disabilities. Hearing from people who have lived
the disability experience can provide parents with essential information
about the possibilities for their children. Reflections from a
Different Journey comprises forty inspiring essays written by
successful adult role models who share what it is like to grow up
with a disability.
Compiled by two award-winning advocates for the disabled, each eloquently
written essay is an insightful source of wisdom, inspiration, and
emotional support as well as a rare glimpse inside the lives and minds
of people with many different disabilities — cerebral palsy, Down
syndrome, autism, learning disabilities, deafness, blindness, mental
illness, developmental disabilities, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy,
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, congenital amputation, and
chronic health conditions. |
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The Ride
Together: a Brother and Sister's Memoir of Autism in the Family.
Paul Karasik & Judy Karasik, $16.00
A book unlike any other - half comics
and half prose, about a family that has lived with autism for over
five decades. This unique work is often funny, always honest and
tremendously respectful. The combination of imagination and realism
gives the reader a vision of a family's inner workings and the changes
that come with time. Voted among the year's best books by the Autism
Society of America AND The Comics Journal, The Ride Together
was excerpted in The New York Times and has been praised by
the likes of Jules Feiffer and the director of Arc, Steven Eidelman.
"A touching family memoir … in a
style so intimate and low-key that it is almost self-effacing. It
could break your heart if you weren't smiling." - Jules
Feiffer, American cartoonist, novelist, screen writer & playwright
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The
Road Trip: Life with Autism. Gloria Pearson-Vasey &
J. Kevin Vasey, $24.95
The Road Trip is not the first
personal account to explore the spiritual context of life with a
child with autism, but it’s a good one — and it’s Canadian. Kevin’s
autism, with all its challenges and opportunities, became both a
springboard for activism for people with autism and a lifelong source
of spiritual growth for his mother, Gloria who has been a secular
Franciscan for over 20 years. |
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A
Rock and a Hard Place. Anne Sutcliffe, $22.95 (fiction)
A Rock and a Hard Place draws
the reader into the heartbreaking dilemma faced by Lucy, mother
of three children, the oldest of whom has severe autism. Due to
9-year-old Hollie's erratic and often destructive behaviors, the
day-to-day life of the rest of the family is fragmented and chaotic,
putting a strain on Lucy's marriage and affecting her younger children,
who are beginning to show signs of low self-esteem and lack of focus.
In trying to get the best possible educational services for her
daughter and at the same time preserve her family, Lucy is stuck
between the proverbial rock and a hard place. |
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Send
In the Idiots: Stories From the Other Side of Autism.
Kamran Nazeer, $16.95
In 1982, when he was four years old,
Kamran Nazeer was enrolled in a small school in New York City alongside
a dozen other children diagnosed with autism. These kids received
care that was at the cutting edge of developmental psychology. Twenty-three
years later, the school no longer exists. Send in the Idiots
is the always candid, often surprising and ultimately moving investigation
into what happened to those children. The book is also a rare and
provocative exploration of the way that people—all people—learn
to think and feel. |
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Shapes,
Colors and Numbers: Workbook and Laminated Cards. Natural
Learning Concepts, $18.50
Great workbook with laminated cards.
There are ten shape cards, ten number cards and ten colour
cards. There are 20 pages in this workbook. Children love this
reinforcing workbook and card set. No writing required; simply
place the card in the correct square. |
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Sharing
Information about Your Child with Autism Spectrum Disorders:
What Do Respite or Alternative Caregivers Need to Know.
Beverly Vicker, $31.95
Leaving a child with a paid respite care worker, friend, neighbor,
or even an extended family member, represents a potentially stressful
situation for parents of children who have an autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) or any other developmental challenge. Sharing Information
about Your Child with Autism Spectrum Disorders eases some
of the apprehensions associated with parents communicating their
child’s behavior, daily living patterns and food rituals
to a person who is not familiar with the child. A caregiver might
forget important verbal suggestions from the parents, but if the
information is written down, the caregiver has a backup resource
to aid his or her memory recall while the parents are away.
- Describes how parents can document
their child’s medical issues, preferences, skill levels,
and other information
- Short handouts that can help respite
workers understand general topics such as the importance
of routines or relaxation strategies
- Case studies illustrate how information
about behavior and positive behavior supports might be shared,
in a written format, between a parent and respite worker
- Blank forms for parents to use
for paper-and-pencil preparation of information material.
In addition, an accompanying CD allows parents to use their
computer to prepare the information sheets and to print the
supplementary handouts.
- References and suggested reading
or viewing material
While it is very challenging to prepare
someone for the task of childcare, this book helps parents to
remember to share the important “stuff” about their
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Sibling Stories:
Reflections on Life with a Brother or Sister on the Autism Spectrum.
Lynne Stern Feiges & Mary Jane Weiss, $21.95
A valuable new resource, not only for siblings, but for parents, professionals
and anyone whose life is touched by autism. |
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The Socially
Included Child: a Parent’s Guide to Successful Playdates,
Recreation and Family Events for Children with Autism. Laurie
LeComer, $17.50
Parents of children with autism often
end up skipping family functions, playdates, and social outings
for fear that their children will be unsafe, behave inappropriately,
or feel overwhelmed. Now, no matter a child’s language
skills or behaviors, he or she can start participating socially
with this indispensable step-by-step guide for socializing
any child on the autism spectrum.
Here is the essential guide for parents
who want to ensure that their children enjoy the benefits—and
fun—of socializing, while still accommodating their special
needs.
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A
Special Kind of Brain: Living with Nonverbal Learning Disability.
Nancy Russell Burger, $19.95
This enjoyable and personable book offers
advice on subjects ranging from diagnosis and therapy to the routine
and not-so-routine aspects of parenting a child with NLD. An essential
guide, this book will reassure and inform parents, caregivers, educators
and professionals who work with children with NLD. |
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Special-Needs Kids Eat Right: Strategies to Help Kids on the Autism Spectrum Focus, Learn and Thrive. Judy Converse, $17.50
With current, practical advice and cutting-edge strategies, Special Needs Kids Eat Right is a resource parents of children with dietary challenges related to developmental delays can turn to again and again for information, inspiration and a positive action plan. |
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The Special Needs Planning Guide: How to Prepare for Every
Stage of Your Child's Life. John Nadworny & Cynthia
Haddad, $39.95
Developed by two financial planning
experts who also have family members with special needs, this one-of-a-kind
book includes all the tools families need to create an effective
action plan for their finances. A book parents will use for the
rest of their lives, this guide is also a valuable addition to the
reference library of every service provider. |
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A Spectrum of Light: Inspirational Interviews with Families Affected by Autism. Francesca Bierens, $29.95
Over a period of fourteen years, Francesca Bierens interviewed ten families of children on the autism spectrum. This book records their answers: how they felt, how they coped, and what gave them strength and solace. Each family discusses how they reacted when they found out their child had autism, and their feelings leading up to diagnosis. They share their positive and negative experiences of professionals, and describe the support that they received, often from grandparents, respite care givers, support groups and other parents. Two of the original children, now in their 20s, also talk about the experience of growing up with autism, and describe how their lives are now. |
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S.T.A.R.S.
a Social Skills Training Guide for Teaching Assertiveness, Relationship
Skills and Sexual Awareness.
Susan Heighway & Susan Kidd Webster, $22.50
Specially designed for teaching adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities, the STARS model focuses on four areas: Understanding Relationships, Social Skills Training, Sexual Awareness and Assertiveness—with the goals of promoting positive sexuality and preventing sexual abuse. Assessment tools help identify the strengths and needs of each individual, and then the activities can be catered to address specific needs. Goals and activities cover a variety of important skills:
• Building a Positive Self-Image • Making Choices • Learning Relationship-Appropriate Behaviors • Engaging in Mature Relationships • Identifying Body Parts and Understanding Their Functions • Understanding Public and Private Behavior • Understanding Sexual Feelings and Behaviors • Understanding Reproduction • Health Issues Related to Sexual Awareness • Recognizing a Situation as Potentially Unsafe • Learning to Say “No” and Using Basic Self-Protection • And many more! |
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Strange
Son: Two Mothers, Two Sons and the Quest to Unlock the Hidden World
of Autism. Portia Iversen, $18.00
Strange Son is the extraordinary
account of two families who redefined how autism and autistic people
should be treated, all the while helping to answer some of autism's
most baffling questions and prompting new research. The result is
a book suffused with uplifting human drama. |
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Succeeding
with Autism: Hear My Voice. Judith Cohen, $28.95
Michael is a young man who has succeeded
in managing his autism and is experiencing success in life despite
a diagnosis that might have predicted only disability and despair.
He did not talk in early childhood and displayed the classic traits
of a severely autistic child, but he has broken out of his silence
to help others to learn from his insights and experiences … This unique
book reveals a silent world through the voice of an insightful, articulate
young adult with autism. The book also gives perspectives from Michael's
family, friends and the professionals who have known him from diagnosis
in early childhood through to adult, independent life. After each
chapter, the author presents "reflections" that highlight
the key issues pertinent to autism and the relevant stage of development.
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TalkAbility: People
Skills for Verbal Children on the Autism Spectrum — a Guide for
Parents. Fern Sussman, $53.00 
This highly anticipated Hanen guidebook
provides a much-needed resource to parents of verbal children on
the autism spectrum, as well as to the professionals who support
them.
TalkAbility contains a wealth of practical strategies that
can be built into everyday conversations and activities to help
these children develop the people skills they need to connect well
with others. By applying the TalkAbility strategies, parents
and professionals will help verbal children on the autism spectrum:
- take appropriate turns in a conversation
and then wait for others to take theirs
- tune into what people say without
words in a conversation
- understand how other people feel and
respond appropriately
- learn how to play with other children
and make friends
Written by Fern Sussman, the author of
More Than Words™, this user-friendly, beautifully illustrated
guidebook from The Hanen Centre is sure to be an invaluable resource.
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Talking
Together Social Stories. Natural Learning Concepts, $10.95
each
Like the Now I Get It Social
Story Books for younger children, these simple picture books designed
for older children and teens cover topical issues that many on the
autism spectrum struggle with. Each book has two stories that clarify
daily routines and explain social rules. The comprehension questions
at the end of each story ensure reinforcement and understanding.
Talking Together: Classroom Behavior & On
the School Bus.
Talking Together: Dealing with Bullies & Stranger Danger.
Talking Together: Making Mistakes & Making Responsible Choices.
Talking Together: Sometimes I
Have to Wait & When to Say Thanks.
Talking Together: Social Rules
& Having a Conversation.
Talking Together: Talking on
the Telephone.
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Targeting
Autism: What We Know, Don’t Know and Can Do to Help Young Children
with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Shirley Cohen 3rd Edition,
$18.50
Targeting Autism reaches out
to everyone who lives with or cares about a young child with autism.
First published in 1998 and updated in 2002, author Shirley Cohen
has recast this best seller throughout to chart the dynamics of
the autism world in the first years of the twenty-first century.
In this expanded edition she provides specifics about the new developments
that have modified the map of the world of autism or that may do
so in the near future. |
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Teaching
at Home: a New Approach to Tutoring Children with Autism and Asperger
Syndrome. Olga Holland, $28.95
Faced with the apparent inability of her
autistic son Billy to learn and socialize with other children at school,
Olga Holland decided to teach him at home. Teaching at Home explains the author's approach, focused on adapting to the demands
of Billy's atypical mind and respecting his vivid imaginative world
while attracting and retaining his attention. The author describes
her use of sensory and memory techniques, social stories and humour,
and gives useful advice on issues such as understanding body language,
adapting the environment, devising homework schedules and coping with
distractions. This book offers inspiration and encouragement for parents
of children with autism or Asperger Syndrome who are considering homeschooling
their children, and also provides useful pointers for teachers and
caregivers. |
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Ten
Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew. Ellen Notbohm,
$16.50
This simple, compassionate book is filled
with wisdom for parents, family members, teachers, caregivers, social
workers, physicians, therapists and anyone else who interacts with
a child with autism. Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes
You Knew defines the characteristics that illuminate the minds
and hearts of children on the autism spectrum. A must for every
organization that services children. |
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Dr.
Thompson's Straight Talk on Autism: the Expert Guide Parents Can
Trust. Travis Thompson, $29.95
A straightforward, easy-to-read sourcebook
for anyone new to helping children with autism, this guide offers
simple, specific strategies that improve quality of life—for children
and for whole families. |
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Top
10 Tips: a Survival Guide for Families with Children on the Autism
Spectrum. Teresa Cardon, $21.50
Top Ten Tips offers 520 practical,
tried-and-true tips. The book is organized so that you don't have
to read through theories or lengthy descriptions — it is all practical;
short and sweet. The stuff you want to know NOW! The book is broken
down into nine chapters with topics ranging from family outings,
holidays, travel, school, and frequent activities (bath time, meal
time, etc.). This at-your-fingertips tool will help families with
a child on the autism spectrum navigate their way through everyday
activities and occurrences in. |
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Understanding
Controversial Therapies for Children with Autism, Attention Deficit
Disorder, and Other Learning Disabilities: a Guide to Complementary
and Alternative Medicine. Lisa Kurtz, $19.95
Understanding Controversial Therapies
covers a wide variety of mind-body interventions and manipulative
techniques, as well as energy therapies, biologically based methods,
and alternative medical systems. For each approach, the author provides
a detailed description of what the treatment involves, which professionals
will be working with the child, and an explanation of the rationale
behind the therapy. She also offers advice on who to approach for
treatment, and includes a list of recommended resources and useful
contacts for further information. |
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Unfolding
the Tent: Advocating for Your One-of-a-Kind Child. Anne Addison,
$22.95
Unfolding the Tent is written
for the parents of children with neurological and related disorders,
introducing the concept of 'Life Maps' as a systematic approach
to developing goals and strategies that guide an individual towards
reaching their potential. |
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What
You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child with Autism. Jonathan
Levy, $17.95
What You Can Do Right Now to Help
Your Child with Autism gives you the best tangible things you
can do — right now — to work with your child and draw him or her
back into our interactive world. |
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Will of His Own: Reflections on Parenting a Child with Autism.
Kelly Harland, $24.95
Kelly Harland's stories explore her son's
life to the age of 14, and the new and unexpected universe she and
her husband must learn to navigate with him. Will's fears, anxieties,
and obsessions can dominate daily life, making a trip to the grocery
store seem like a walk across a minefield. But amidst the unpredictable,
there are also moments of wonder. When Will finally learns the give
and take of conversation, or dreams about his future, it rekindles
his mother's belief that anything is possible. |
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The Wisdom of Sam: Observations on Life from an Uncommon Child. Daniel Gotlieb, $24.95
The Wisdom of Sam is the extraordinary story of the interaction between a grandfather who is quadriplegic and a grandson who is autistic as they share their discoveries about empathy, compassion, courage, happiness, and the power of laughter. |
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Yoga
for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: a Step-by-Step
Guide for Parents and Caregivers. Dion E. Betts & Stacey
W. Betts, $23.95
Having successfully used yoga to combat
the stress of their own busy lives, Dion and Stacey Betts discovered
its potential for their son Joshua, who has Asperger Syndrome. This
fully-illustrated book combines the authors' professional expertise
with their experience of parenting, offering a range of gentle and
fun yoga positions and breathing techniques that are effective in
dealing with the increased levels of anxiety, disorientation and
tactile sensitivity often found in children with autism spectrum
disorders (ASDs).
Yoga for Children with Autism Spectrum
Disorders is ideal for parents and caregivers who want to use
simple yoga techniques to help children with ASDs overcome some
of the symptoms of the disorder. |
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Yoga Therapy for Every Special Child: Meeting Needs in a Natural Setting. Nancy Williams, Illustrated by Leslie White, $19.95
Yoga therapy is gaining rapid recognition as a form of treatment that can improve the physical and mental wellbeing of children with a variety of complex needs. This book contains a specially-designed yoga program for use with children of all abilities, and provides both parents and professionals with the knowledge they need to carry out the therapy themselves.
The program consists of a series of postures, each of which is explained and accompanied by an illustration. The postures are designed to help children understand and use their bodies, and work towards positive changes such as realigning the spine, encouraging eye-contact, and promoting calm and steady breathing. Consideration is given to creating the right setting for carrying out the therapy, assessing an individual child's particular needs, and making the sessions fun using games and props. Sections on yoga therapy for specific conditions such as autistic spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, and cerebral palsy are included, and the book concludes with child and parent reports on how the program has worked for them, and a list of useful contacts and resources.
This practical book is a must for parents, teachers, therapists and other professionals, and anybody else who wants to help a child to develop through enjoyable and therapeutic yoga sessions. |
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Your Special
Grandchild. Josie Santomauro,
$15.95
A book for grandparents of children diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome.
Supportive and practical, it is intended for the early period after
diagnosis and deals with many of the common questions and concerns
that grandparents have about Asperger Syndrome. |
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