Now, most people have heard of ADHD and know someone who may have it. But lost in the discussion of both childhood and adult diagnosis of ADHD is the potential upside: Many hugely successful entrepreneurs and highly creative people attribute their achievements to ADHD. Also unknown to most are the recent research developments, including innovations… More ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction–from Childhood through Adulthood
When a child faces a physical health crisis, friends and family rally around to provide support. But when a child is diagnosed with mental illness, their families often find themselves struggling alone. Having raised a mentally ill daughter, award-winning author Andrea Berryman Childreth has first-hand experience with the shame and stigma these families face, hiding… More ON THE EDGE: Help & hope for parenting children with mental illness
“No” is RJ’s least favorite word… and he tries his best to convince his dad, his mom, and his teacher to turn “No” into “Maybe” or “We’ll see” or “Later” or “I’ll think about it.” Even though he doesn’t have much success, RJ keeps arguing until his teacher suggests that he try to join her… More I Just Don’t Like the Sound of No!
Social Thinking and Me is the perfect tool to introduce and teach core Social Thinking Vocabulary and concepts to older elementary school and middle school-age kids (ages 9-14). This book breaks larger and more complicated social concepts down into smaller chunks to make it easier for adults to teach and easier for kids to learn.… More Social Thinking and Me. Kids’ Guidebook to Social Emotional Learning
Chasing Lilly is an eye-opening look into the world of mental illness from the prospective of a parent. Her harrowing tales make it easy to forget that Lilly is a real girl. Chasing Lilly is a remarkable, richly detailed journey into what matters most in the lives of severely traumatized children . . . Great… More Chasing Lilly
Scoring ASQ-3 and interpreting the results is easier with this updated training DVD, which shows professionals how to use the leading screening system accurately and sensitively. ASQ-3 users will discover how to use ASQ-3 scoring sheets, convert parent responses into value points, compare the results with cutoff scores, decide if a referral for further assessment… More ASQ-3 Scoring & Referral Ages & Stages Questionnaires A Parent- Completed Child Monitoring System (DVD)
This DVD gives an overview of emotional and social development and provides a thorough introduction to ASQ:SE-2. This is an easy to use screener that helps assess children’s social- emotional development in seven behavioral areas: self-regulation, compliance, social-communication, adaptive functioning, autonomy, affect, and interaction with people.
The ASQ system is designed to be implemented in many settings and can easily be tailored to fit the needs of many families. This DVD will demonstrate completion of the ASQ questionnaires for two children. Their family is introduced and guided through questionnaire completion by a home visitor. Viewers discover how to explain the ASQ… More ASQ -The Ages &Stages Questionnaires on a Home Visit (DVD)
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
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)
