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Differently Wired: A Parent’s Guide to Raising an Atypical Child with Confidence and Hope

A how-to, a manifesto, and a wise and reassuring companion for parents of neuroatypical children, who often feel that they have no place to turn, Differently Wired offers 18 paradigm-shifting ideas – what the author calls “tilts” – that will change everything, including how to Get Out of Isolation and Connect, how to Help Your… More Differently Wired: A Parent’s Guide to Raising an Atypical Child with Confidence and Hope

Now Hear This: Harper Soars with her Magic Ears

When a child is diagnosed with hearing loss, it is overwhelming. The future can feel uncertain and parents might worry whether or not their child will thrive. Harper’s real life story allows readers to follow her journey, providing both parents and children who are facing any kind of diagnosis a much-needed dose of encouragement. Through… More Now Hear This: Harper Soars with her Magic Ears

Autism Spectrum Disorder: What Every Parent Needs to Know (2nd Edition)

This guide helps parents understand how autism spectrum disorder is defined and diagnosed and offers an overview of the most current behavioral and developmental therapies for children with ASD. Topics include: symptoms, accessing care, services in the community, and the role of complementary and alternative medicine. Parents will also find inspirational and relatable stories from… More Autism Spectrum Disorder: What Every Parent Needs to Know (2nd Edition)

Oppositional Defiant Disorder: A Parents’ Guidebook for Children and Adolescents with O.D.D.

It can be quite difficult to recognize the difference between an emotional or stubborn child and a child with ODD. The syndrome mostly shows in teenagers but can manifest in younger children too. It’s completely normal in the course of a child’s development to show certain symptoms of defiance and anger, but the line can… More Oppositional Defiant Disorder: A Parents’ Guidebook for Children and Adolescents with O.D.D.

Type 1 Diabetes for the Newly Diagnosed: What to Expect, What To Do, How to Thrive

Getting diagnosed with type 1 diabetes is unsettling news, but know that your life will still be rich and full of joy post-diagnosis. In Type 1 Diabetes for the Newly Diagnosed, you’ll discover the answers to the questions you didn’t ask at the doctor’s office and get a glimpse into what life will look like… More Type 1 Diabetes for the Newly Diagnosed: What to Expect, What To Do, How to Thrive

The Heart of A Bear: Bear Gets His Heart Checked

This is a charming and beautifully illustrated picture book designed to comfort children with heart conditions and assist parents in explaining what to expect during a heart examination. A trip to the Cardiology office or hospital can be a scary time for children and their families. Also, children with heart conditions often feel as though… More The Heart of A Bear: Bear Gets His Heart Checked

Right Now: I Am Fine

Dr. Daniela’s Owen, Ph.D., an assistant professor of clinical psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, has published her first book specifically to help children deal with the complications of stress and anxiety from the COVID Epidemic. This book is a mindfully written self-help guide to aid children in dealing with stress and anxiety, by… More Right Now: I Am Fine

Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal

A groundbreaking book showing the link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and adult illnesses such as heart disease, autoimmune disease, and cancer – Childhood Disrupted also explains how to cope with these emotional traumas and even heal from them. Your biography becomes your biology. The emotional trauma we suffer as children not only shapes our… More Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal

Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family

When Wayne and Kelly Maines adopted identical twin boys, they thought their lives were complete. But by the time Jonas and Wyatt were toddlers, confusion over Wyatt’s insistence that he was female began to tear the family apart. In the years that followed, the Maineses came to question their long-held views on gender and identity,… More Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family

The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris was already known as a crusading physician delivering targeted care to vulnerable children. But it was Diego – a boy who had stopped growing after a sexual assault – who galvanized her journey to uncover the connections between toxic stress and lifelong illnesses.The stunning news of Burke Harris’s research is just… More The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity