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Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism

Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism

by Jenny McCarthy

If someone you love is diagnosed with autism, LOUDER THAN WORDS is the first book you should read. One morning, Jenny McCarthy was having a cup of coffee when she sensed something was wrong. She ran into her two-year-old son Evan’s room and found him seizing. In that moment, Jenny went from being the mother of an average toddler to being in the midst of a medical odyssey. Doctor after doctor misdiagnosed... (more)

Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew

Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew

by Ellen Notbohm

Every parent, teacher, social worker, therapist, and physician should have this succinct and informative book in his/her back pocket. Framed with both humor and compassion, the book defines the top ten characteristics that illuminate the minds and hearts of children with autism. Ellen’s personal experiences as a parent, an autism columnist, and a contributor to numerous parenting magazines coalesce to create a... (more)

Somebody Else's Kids

by Torey L. Hayden

"Were all just somebody else's kids..." A small seven-year-old boy who couldn't speak except to repeat weather forecasts and other people's words...A beautiful little girl of seven who had been brain damaged by terrible parental beatings and was so ashamed because she couldn't learn to read...A violently angry ten-year-old who had seen his stepmother murder his father and had been sent from one foster home to... (more)

Thinking Goes to School (Piaget's Theory in Practice)

Thinking Goes to School (Piaget's Theory in Practice)

by Harry Wachs, Hans G. Furth

Proposes to show how children can be prepared to develop their full potential as 'thinking' human beings. The activities or 'games' described provide a general foundation which should help the child to deal successfully with specific academic subjects. With Additional Thoughts.

The Child With Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth (Merloyd Lawrence Book)

The Child With Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth (Merloyd Lawrence Book)

by Stanley I. Greenspan, Serena Wieder

Covering all kinds of disabilities--including cerebral palsy, autism, retardation, ADD, and language problems--this comprehensive guide offers parents specific ways of helping all special needs children reach their full intellectual and emotional potential.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Raising a Child with Special Needs: Your Support Group in a Book (Chicken Soup for the Soul)

Chicken Soup for the Soul Raising a Child with Special Needs: Your Support Group in a Book (Chicken Soup for the Soul)

by Heather McNamara, Karen Simmons

'These powerful heart-rending stories are filled with honesty, humor, hope and offer inspiration to parents, teachers, and anyone else who cares for children with special needs. By embracing the magnificence, inner peace, and beauty each child possess, our own attitudes are shifted from despair to promise.' —Gerold G Jampolsky, M.D., Founder of International Center of Attitudinal Healing, Sausalito ,... (more)

Peer Play and the Autism Spectrum: The Art of Guiding Children's Socialization and Imagination

Peer Play and the Autism Spectrum: The Art of Guiding Children's Socialization and Imagination

by Pamela J. Wolfberg

Picture a childhood void of the joyful images and sensations we associate with play--a childhood lacking in curiosity, diversity and symbolic meaning--a childhood without playmates or friends. Children on the autism spectrum are among those who face serious challenges learning how to play in both social and imaginative ways. But no longer do these children have to remain lost souls on the fringes of... (more)

Learning Language and Loving It: A Guide to Promoting Children's Social, Language and Literacy DevelopmentElaine Weitzman, M. Weitz

Learning Language and Loving It: A Guide to Promoting Children's Social, Language and Literacy Development

by Elaine Weitzman

More Than Words: Helping Parents Promote Communication and Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

More Than Words: Helping Parents Promote Communication and Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

by Fern Sussman

More Than Words presents a step-by-step guide for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in an extensive, practical, and user-friendly format. Strategies are drawn from current research to help children develop more advanced communication skills, focusing on helping the child reach the following four goals: 1) improved two-way interaction, 2) more mature and conventional ways of communication, 3)... (more)

Educating Children With Autism

by Committee on Educational Interventions for Children with Autism~National Researc

Autism is a word most of us are familiar with. But do we really know what it means? Children with autism are challenged by the most essential human behaviors. They have difficulty interacting with other people-often failing to see people as people rather than simply objects in their environment. They cannot easily communicate ideas and feelings, have great trouble imagining what others think or feel, and in... (more)

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