Author Anne Tucker Roberts spent nearly 20 years teaching adolescents with developmental delays. Anne thought she understood Down’s syndrome until…
Five Courageous Mothers: Raising Children with Down Syndrome
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FASD Sound Bites and Sanity Savers: A catalogue of collective wisdom and things that make you go ‘hmmm’
After getting failing grades as an FASD caregiver, Jeff found himself back at school. Through the instructor’s use of soundbites…
Exploring Depression and Beating the Blues: A CBT Self-Help Guide to Understanding and Coping with Depression in Asperger’s Syndrome
For people with ASDs, depression is common, and has particular features and causes. This outstanding book provides a comprehensive review…
Every Least Sparrow
Jennifer’s mother, a journalist writing about life in their small Midwestern town, embarks on a quest with her daughter, diagnosed…
Dyslexia in the Early years: A Handbook for Practice
Beginning with a contextual note on the key difficulties faced by children at risk of dyslexia, the book takes the…
Drinking, Drug Use and Addiction in the Autism Community
Until recently, substance use disorder (SUD) was considered rare among those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This book brings together…
Diagnosis: Rare Disease
This book follows the journey of 13 families who have one or more children with a rare disease called Mucolipidosis,…
Creating Inclusion and Well-Being for Marginalized Students: Whole-School Approaches to Supporting Children’s Grief, Loss, and Trauma
It is increasingly challenging for teachers to educate without a deeper understanding of the experience of their students. This is…
Connor, Brave & Kind
A terrifically funny, powerful, and moving story of how one devoted single dad, despite his own physical disabilities, took the…
Can I Tell You about Pathalogical Demand Avoidance Syndrome?
Meet Issy – an 11-year-old girl with pathological demand avoidance syndrome (PDA), a condition on the autism spectrum. Issy invites…
Building Language Using LEGO Bricks
This book describes a flexible and powerful intervention tool designed to aid children with severe receptive and expressive language disorders,…
Becoming an Ally to the Gender-Expansive Child
When Anna Bianchi’s grandchild asked, “Nanny, you do know I’m a girl, don’t you?”, Anna recognized this as a pivotal,…
Beautiful Boy: a Father’s Journey through his Son’s Addiction
What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions…
Angelman Syndrome: Communication, Educational, and Related Considerations
Individuals with Angelman Syndrome (AS) present many unique challenges to professionals, parents and others who are committed to maximizing individuals’…
An Ordinary Day: Kids with Rare Genetic Conditions
The every day moments captured in An Ordinary Day inspire awareness and empathy, while highlighting the commonalities between families with…
A Guide to Mental Health Issues in Girls and Young Women on the Autism Spectrum: Diagnosis, Intervention and Family Support
This book addresses the specific mental health needs of girls and young women with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Looking at…
30 Days to the Co-taught Classroom: How to Create an Amazing, Nearly Miraculous & Frankly Earth-Shattering Partnership in One Month or Less
Paula Kluth and Julie Causton will teach you all you need to know about collaboration in 30 days. Yes, you…
Maternal and Child Health: Programs, Problems and Policy in Public Health (3rd Edition)
Maternal and Child Health: Programs, Problems, and Policy in Public Health, Third Edition takes a developmental approach to learning about…
Children with Disabilities (7th Edition)
This book is widely considered the definitive compendium of knowledge about the critical issues professionals will encounter in their work…
Exploring Feelings: Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Manage ANGER
Many children, especially those with developmental delays, have trouble understanding or expressing their feelings. This can result in difficulty with…
The Boy who Loved Tornadoes
Beautifully written and profoundly moving, this is the heartbreaking yet triumphant story of how Randi Davenport navigated the byzantine and…
Seeing Clearly: Fun Activities for Improving Visual Skills
Developing healthy visual-motor skills is more difficult in our increasingly complex world than ever before. Our visual experiences can be…
Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through the Unique Perspectives of Autism
Born with autism, both Temple Grandin and Sean Barron now live famously successful social lives. However, their paths were quite…
Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family-School Partnerships
Countless studies demonstrate that students with parents actively involved in their education at home and school are more likely to…