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"Ellen's personal experiences as a parent of children with autism and ADHD, a celebrated autism author, and a contributor to numerous publications, classrooms, conferences, and websites around the world coalesce to create a guide for all who come in contact with a child on the autism spectrum. This updated edition delves into expanded thought and deeper discussion of communication issues, social processing skills, and the critical roles adult perspectives...
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It’s time to say NO to trying to fit square-peg kids into rounds holes, and YES to raising them from a place of acceptance and joy.
Today millions of kids are stuck in a world that doesn’t embrace who they really are. They are the one in five “differently wired” children with ADHD, dyslexia, giftedness, autism, anxiety, or other neurodifferences, and their challenges are many. And for the parents who love them,...
Today millions of kids are stuck in a world that doesn’t embrace who they really are. They are the one in five “differently wired” children with ADHD, dyslexia, giftedness, autism, anxiety, or other neurodifferences, and their challenges are many. And for the parents who love them,...
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Playful Learning Lab for Kids is a hands-on activity book that offers games and activities that revolve around the senses and concepts in reading, math, art, and science.
Recent research has shown that children learn and develop new skills more quickly when they engage in playful, whole body activities. Movement allows them to refocus their attention, improves brain function, reduces stress, and improves circulation....
Recent research has shown that children learn and develop new skills more quickly when they engage in playful, whole body activities. Movement allows them to refocus their attention, improves brain function, reduces stress, and improves circulation....
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Answering all the questions you may have! The Asperger's Answer Book helps parents easily understand their child's diagnosis and develop a plan for success!
It is currently estimated that over 500,000 families struggle with Asperger's Syndrome, a highly prevalent yet difficult to diagnose disorder that affects hundreds of thousands of children and adults.
In a time when parents are overwhelmed with confusing—and often
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The authors have experienced or witnessed a child who looks or acts differently being asked, "What's wrong with you?" Although the intent may not be malicious, this question can be hurtful for the child who has a physical, cognitive, emotional, or sensory challenge. The purpose of the book is to raise awareness of the capabilities of children with diverse abilities. This book will educate children on interacting with a person who moves, looks, or...
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Rebel is a strong, determined, and freewheeling redhead who lives for speed and loves to go fast in her wheelchair throughout the hallways of her school.
However, her lightning-fast speed gets her into trouble, and she is sent to the principal's office.
Expecting detention for going too fast, Rebel is shocked to learn that the principal instead suggests that she enter the competitive and fast-paced world of Roller Derby.
Will Rebel be rolling with...
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The manuscript of God's "Good Morning" is just what the subtitle claims. It is a retelling of my spiritual journey raising an autistic son who is now fifty-four years old. Our son lives at home with his parents and will do so until my husband Greg and I become incapable of parenting him due to old age or our passing at which time, our son will live with his sister. Thus, this relationship is a lifelong commitment. This manuscript is a story of the...
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J'ai envie de partager mon point de vue, celui de parent, de mère surtout. Je veux parler du quotidien, de cette étiquette de parents inadéquats que l'on nous colle trop facilement e de mon expérience à gérer ce fléau tant controversé, cette maladie qui n'en paraît pas une pour beaucoup d'observateurs.
Avec ce témoignage, pas de solutions faciles, de phrases creuses et de promesses de bonheur sauf... si vous acceptez de faire le voyage...
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Harry Bynum es un padre cariñoso con más de 20 años de experiencia personal en el cuidado de una hija con necesidades especiales. Tanto él como su esposa Debra han estado totalmente implicados en todos los aspectos de la vida de Callie desde el día en que nació, y continúan haciéndolo.
La perspectiva única de Harry sobre la "agenda completa" de la vida y los requisitos de cuidar a alguien que necesita atención y supervisión totales las...
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In 1987, when Pat Linkhorn found herself raising two daughters with special needs, she had to rely on letters to get the information she needed. These days, the process of finding information for children with disabilities is much more straightforward. In this collection of writings, Linkhorn shares a personal account of her experiences and offers advice on dealing with the various issues that she encountered through the years.Linkhorn hopes to help...
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Special needs children love the world around them. They sometimes need some help from superheroes.
Ashley was a special needs child that had her superheroes to bring her laughter each and every day!
Superheroes are with our children each moment! They are children, moms, dads, brothers, sisters, family members, nurses, doctors, and service animals.
Our children are gifts from God!
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Savoir comment agir quand il est question d'allergies alimentaires, ce n'est pas si compliqué !
Pour Amy, c'est bientt le grand jour : l'entrée à la maternelle. Elle a très hâte, mais aussi un peu peur... Pourquoi ? Amy a des allergies alimentaires et, à ses yeux, l'école est un nouveau milieu rempli de dangers potentiels. Heureusement, sa maman connaît les gestes à poser et les paroles à prononcer pour la rassurer.
Rien de mieux qu'un...
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Where's Becky? chronicles the family odyssey of raising a special needs child. It is a memoir that describes the development of a family over thirty years, written in four voices: mom, dad, older sister and, intermittently, the star of the show, Becky. Where's Becky? is written with the insight of psychoanalysis, the style of dedicated writers, and the authority of a family determined to not only survive but to flourish.
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A Compassionate Guide for Parents! As a parent, what's harder to deal with than seeing your child in pain? It's especially frustrating when you feel like you've exhausted the resources you could use to help him or her stop hurting. And if your child is cutting or engaging in another form of self-injury, a behavior that you simply can't make any sense of in the first place, this feeling of helplessness can be unbearable.
This book offers you information...
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This invaluable resource by Dr Lucy Jane Miller and Doreit Bialer helps teach cost effective, functional, on the spot tips to use for children with sensory issues at home, at school, or in a community setting. Any parent, teacher, or therapist can use this book and help a child with sensory or motor issues!
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My name is Christian. Come and learn to ski together with me!
I promise you it will be great fun!
First of all, not all children are born in the city and not all children go on a ski vacation with their parents without knowing how to ski.
Some children are born in the mountains and for them it is like baby's milk. The little boy below, Alex, is only two years old. The little girl is even younger.
I was at the time living in the city of Salzburg...
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The Cankered Rose and Esther's Revenge begins the author's dramatic journey of adopting his teenage daughter with severe attachment issues in Seattle. The heartbreak of then seeing Cordelia "stolen" by the efforts of his former wife and the child-welfare legal complex in Los Angeles, alongside that of the trauma of being denied during efforts to reunify with her are each foreshadowed here. Issues surrounding adoption trauma, parenting children with...
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"Friends of Children with Special Needs" is a compilation of narratives, speeches, reports, articles, and other firsthand accounts that tells the history, work, and current activities of Friends of Children with Special Needs (FCSN). FCSN is a ground-breaking organization run by many dedicated workers and volunteers who hope to fill the emotional, physical, social, and any other needs of families, who have children with special needs. These special...
19) My Mind's Eyes
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En 1978 nuestro ordenamiento jurídico daba un vuelco radical con unas pocas palabras "todos somos iguales ante la ley", consagradas en la Constitución. Se acababan así muchos siglos de desigualdad entre mujeres y hombres, especialmente intensa durante los cuarenta años de dictadura. O eso parecía. Pero del dicho al hecho hay un buen trecho. No bastaba con palabras. No basta decir que somos iguales para que realmente lo seamos.
De eso trata este...
20) Sophia's Gift
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Sophia's gift was her life.
This is a beautiful story of a child who taught her family and others to embrace life and love. Though born with significant disabilities, she inspired others to experience life with a unique and wonderful perspective.
Less than one week after celebrating her sixth birthday, Sophia suffered a heartbreaking accident in her wheelchair. Her family was determined to find answers for how a tragedy such as hers was even possible....
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