The Adolescent and Adult Neuro-diversity Handbook: Asperger Syndrome, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Related Conditions. Sarah Hendrickx, $24.95

The Adolescent and Adult Neuro-Diversity Handbook is a handy first-reference point guide to the full range of developmental conditions as they affect adolescents and adults. Each chapter focuses on a different condition, describing its history, causes and characteristics, its implications for the individual, diagnosis and assessment, treatments and approaches, and strategies for providing support and self-support. A wide range of conditions are covered, including Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD, OCD, Tourette's and Anxiety Disorders.

Amen, Amen, Amen: Memoir of a Girl Who Couldn’t Stop Praying (Among Other Things). Abby Sher, $32.99

Until the age of ten, Abby Sher was a happy child in a fun-loving, musical family. But when her father and favorite aunt pass away, Abby fills the void of her loss with rituals: kissing her father's picture over and over each night, washing her hands, counting her steps, and collecting sharp objects that she thinks could harm innocent pedestrians. Then she begins to pray. At first she repeats the few phrases she remembers from synagogue, but by the time she is in high school, Abby is spending hours locked in her closet, urgently reciting a series of incantations and pleas. If she doesn't, she is sure someone else will die, too. The patterns from which she cannot deviate become her shelter and her obsession.

In college Abby is diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and while she accepts this as an explanation for the counting and kissing and collecting, she resists labeling her fiercest obsession, certain that her prayers are not an illness but the cure. She descends into darker compulsions, starving and cutting herself, measuring every calorie and incision. It is only when her earliest, deepest fear is realized that Abby is forced to examine and redefine the terms of her faith and her future.

Anxious Annie: the World’s Greatest Thinker. Jill Bobula & Katherine Bobula, $16.95

Annie thinks about a lot of things — maybe a little too much. But Annie learns how to keep her thoughts under control and learns that there are many benefits to being ‘the world’s greatest thinker’.

Breaking Free from OCD: a CBT Guide for Young People and Their Families. Jo Derisley, Isobel Heyman, Sarah Robinson and Cynthia Turner, $23.95

Written by leading experts on OCD, this step-by-step guide is written for adolescents with OCD and their families, to be used in home treatment or as a self-help book. Using the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which is the proven method for helping those with OCD, it offers teenagers a structured plan of treatment which can be read alone, or with a parent, counselor or mental health worker. The guide provides useful advice and worksheets throughout. This self-help book for young people aged 10-16 is an invaluable resource for adolescents who have suffered from, or know someone who has suffered from, OCD, their families, teachers and mental health professionals.

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for OCD. David Clark, $29.50

This authoritative book reviews current cognitive-behavioral models of OCD and delineates an innovative, theoretically and empirically grounded approach to assessment and treatment. Leading scientist-practitioner David Clark first elaborates and refines existing theories of obsessions and compulsions. He then spells out effective strategies for assessing client needs, developing a clear case formulation, implementing an array of cognitive and behavioral interventions, and troubleshooting potential difficulties.

Cognitive Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder presents for the first time a purely cognitive approach to treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The cognitive therapy (CT) methods outlined avoid the highly distressing components of exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP) that is commonly used to treat the symptoms of OCD. Not only does this CT approach open up the option of psychotherapy to those OCD sufferers who resist exposure-based therapy, it also holds great promise for treating OCD sufferers with mental rituals as well as those who struggle concurrently with depression, anxiety, and other symptoms. The strategies described in this book focus intensively on the intrusive thoughts that can trigger negative beliefs and drive compulsive behaviors. Each module is complemented by a series of client worksheets and handouts.

Coping with OCD: Practical Strategies for Living Well with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Bruce Hyman & Troy Dufrene, $15.95

Coping with OCD offers a brief yet comprehensive and effective approach to dealing with the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). A great book for people recently diagnosed with OCD and a source of in-the-moment strategies for managing symptoms for those already receiving treatment.

Being a teenager is hard enough. Jennifer Traig's adolescence took angst to new heights, adding a layer of obsessive-compulsive drama that made ordinary mortifications like bad hairstyles and fashion errors feel like the good parts. Devil in the Details is her unforgettable, hilarious, wrenching account of growing up weird … With an unsparing eye and deep affection for those who put up with her and got her through, Jennifer Traig delivers a masterpiece of rueful candor — funny, heartbreaking, and irresistible for anyone who ever looked back at their teenage self and cringed.

Find a Way or Make a Way: Checklists of Helpful Accommodations for Students with ADHD, Executive Dysfunctions, Mood Disorders, Tourette's Syndrome, OCD and Other Neurological Challenges. Leslie Packer, $23.50

Find a Way or Make a Way is designed to provide lots of practical ideas to incorporate into a student's plan, with sections on accommodations for homework, tests, sleep problems, and handwriting problems.

Forms for Helping Children with O.C.D. E. Katia Moritz, $43.95

Featuring reproducible forms to be used by clinicians during treatment with children with OCD. This volume focuses on parent and child psycho-education, targeting OCD symptoms, and building hierarchies. All forms and activities include a brief description of their therapeutic value.

Getting Over OCD: a 10-Step Workbook for Taking Back Your Life. Jonathan Abramowitz, $25.50

Based on cognitive-behavioral therapy — the most effective treatment for OCD — this workbook is built around carefully sequenced exercises that are designed to help confront and master the obsession thoughts and compulsive behaviors that affect adults with OCD.

Learn how to recognize your child's specific OCD symptoms, understand causes of and treatment options for OCD, and teach your child the tools and techniques they need to deal with their OCD behaviour. Fill-ins, assessments and progress charts encourage you to get involved with your child's recovery with personalized strategies.

Here’s the Deal – Don’t Touch Me. Howie Mandel, $17.00

An engaging and no-holds-barred memoir that reveals Howie Mandel’s ongoing struggle with OCD and ADHD — and how it has shaped his life.

Is a Worry Worrying You? Ferida Wolff & Harriet May Savitz, illustrated by Marie Le Tourneau, $8.75

“Suppose, just suppose, one hundred elephants come to tea and you discover you don't have any tea bags. Uh, oh. What will you do with a herd of thirsty elephants? Now that's a worry! But you can get rid of that worry by offering the elephants lemonade instead…”

Adults think of childhood as a carefree time, but the truth is that children worry, and some children worry a lot. This book addresses children's worries with humor and imagination, and teaches kids the use of perspective and the art of creative problem-solving.

Just Another Day. Shadi Srour, $17.95 (fiction)

Josh appears to be a normal, intelligent college student. He has a girlfriend, a typical social life and excels in his classes. However, Josh is suffering from severe Obsessive Compulsive disorder. Just Another Day goes beyond the ‘hand washing’ image so many people have and compassionately follows 24 hours in the chaotic and secret life of someone with OCD, presenting both common and obscure aspects of the illness.

Marni. Marni Bates, $9.95

Marni pulls. Her hair, that is. Struggling with the stress disorder trichotillomania, Marni’s compulsion to yank out her eyebrows, eyelashes — even the hair from the top of her head — makes surviving high school no easy feat.

OCD: a Guide for the Newly Diagnosed. Michael Tompkins, $17.95

When someone is diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, chances are they've been living with the symptoms for a long time. People with OCD may have long felt embarrassed by their thoughts and behaviors, which may include fear of contamination, the need for symmetry, pathological doubt, aggressive thoughts, repeating behaviors, and obsessive cleaning. This practical guide helps readers understand how OCD works so they can develop better strategies for coping with their symptoms, offers guidance for coping with the diagnosis itself, discusses stigmas related to OCD, and includes help for readers unsure of who they should tell about the diagnosis. Readers also learn about the most effective treatment approaches and easy ways to begin to manage their OCD symptoms.

OCD: The War Inside documents the personal stories of several individuals who fight to survive a war inside their minds. Their stories reveal a deeper aspect to the disorder, which goes beyond the constant hand washing, door locking and other repetitive acts typically associated with OCD.

The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, 3rd Edition. Bruce Hyman & Cherry Pedrick, $28.95

The OCD Workbook offers day-to-day coping strategies you can start using right away, along with proven effective techniques that can help you maintain your progress.  Whether you suffer from OCD or a related disorder, such as body dysmorphia or trichotillomania, let this new edition of The OCD Workbook be your guide on the path to recovery.

A powerful and revealing story about one man’s struggle with obsessive compulsive disorder — and his hard won recovery.

Saving Sammy: a Mother’s Fight to Cure Her Son’s OCD. Beth Alison Maloney, $16.00

The summer before entering sixth grade, Sammy, a bright and charming boy who lived on the coast of Maine, suddenly began to exhibit disturbing behavior. He walked and ate with his eyes shut, refused to bathe, burst into fits of rage, slithered against walls, and used his limbs instead of his hands to touch light switches, doorknobs, and faucets. Sammy was soon diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and later with Tourette syndrome.

An important story, Saving Sammy is part manifesto, part medical mystery, but is at its heart the empowering and inspiring story of a mother’s determination to save her son, take on the medical establishment–and win.

Scaredy Squirrel Has a Birthday Party. Mélanie Watt, $16.95

Scaredy Squirrel feels better about scary things when he can plan EVERY, LAST, TINY detail. Organizing a birthday party requires lots of attention to these kinds of details. But when it’s party time — SURPRISE — Scaredy Squirrel has to learn to relax and go with the flow.

Take Control of OCD: the Ultimate Guide for Kids with OCD. Bonnie Zucker, $18.95 (ages 10 – 16)

Take Control of OCD: the Ultimate Guide for Kids with OCD is a unique guide just for kids ages 10–16 with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder to help them take control of their disorder and find success in school and in life.

Focusing on helping kids change their obsessive thoughts, tolerate uncertainty, develop positive self-talk and stress management, advocate for their needs in school, find successful relaxation procedures, and face their fears, the book includes workbook-style pages for kids to complete. The author offers tons of advice, information, and ideas for students, by students just like them. This handy guidebook is sure to help children with OCD change their behaviors and conquer their worries, discovering a sense of accomplishment and achievement.

This uniquely designed volume is really two books in one. The first portion of each chapter teaches children and adolescents skills they can use to take charge of the illness. Instructions that follow show their parents how to provide encouragement and support. Based on the most effective known treatment for OCD, the book demonstrates ways to "boss back" when OCD butts in, enabling many youngsters and teens to eliminate their symptoms entirely. Early-onset OCD is as common as diabetes; this powerful book will help thousands of young people show this unwelcome visitor to the door.

An absorbing memoir and a useful guide that will help to ease the isolation caused by OCD, The Thought That Counts is a deeply personal account offering reassurance that, with commitment, support and hard work, young people can overcome the OCD symptoms that overshadow daily life.

Tigers, Too: Executive Functions/Speed of Processing/Memory. Marilyn Dornbush & Sheryl Pruitt, $68.95

From the authors of Teaching the Tiger comes this practical, detailed and insightful look at executive functions, speed of processing and memory and the impact these have on the academic, behavioral and social functioning of students with ADHD, Tourette Syndrome and OCD.

This candid and vividly told novel shares the story of a young teen’s experience with obsessive compulsive disorder and her remarkable resolve to find her own inner strength.

As many as 2 in every 100 people suffers from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and 16-year-old Joe Wells is one of them. In Touch and Go Joe, he tells the story of his battle with OCD from its insidious beginnings at age 9 and increasingly intrusive symptoms, to diagnosis at age 12. Having struggled to keep the condition a secret for years, he is now able to talk and write openly about OCD and how he battled to overcome it.

The Tourette Syndrome & OCD Checklist: a Practical Reference for Parents and Teachers. Susan Conners, $22.95

THE TOURETTE SYNDROME/OCD CHECKLIST helps parents and teachers to better understand children and youth with TS and/or OCD and provide the support and interventions these children need.

Presented in a simple, concise, easy-to-read checklist format, the book presents the latest research, practical advice, and is loaded with practical information, strategies, and resources, for home and school.

Washing My Life Away: Surviving Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Ruth Deane, $25.95

In this frank and personal account of an OCD sufferer, Ruth Deane takes the reader on a moving, honest and at times light-hearted journey. From the first innocuous signs of onset to the devastating effect of the condition on her relationships with her family and friends, her self-esteem and her marriage, her hospital admission and eventual management and recovery from OCD, this book offers hope, support and insight into mysteries of OCD.

What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: a Kid’s Guide to Overcoming OCD. Dawn Huebner, $17.50 (ages 6-12)

What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck guides children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat obsessive compulsive disorder. This interactive self-help book turns kids into super-sleuths who can recognize and more appropriately respond to OCD's tricks. With engaging examples, activities, and step-by-step instructions, it helps children master the skills needed to break free from OCD's sticky thoughts and urges, and live happier lives.

What to Do When Your Child Has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Strategies and Solutions. Aureen Pinto Wagner, $21.95

This companion guide for parents to the children’s OCD book Up and Down the Worry Hill offers practical guidance and hope for children, adolescents and families affected by OCD. Author Aureen Wagner brings the latest scientific advances in the treatment of this beguiling disorder along with her many years of experience in treating children and teenagers. Using the metaphor of the Worry Hill, for which she has received international recognition, Dr. Wagner presents a powerful step-by-step approach that countless children have used successfully to regain control by providing parents and children with the blueprint for taking charge of and mastering OCD.