A Guidebook to Special Education ED 02

A guidebook to special education: a discussion of educational rights of children with disabilities for parents, guardians and surrogates.

A Handful of Hope: Suggestions for Grandparents of Children with Disabilities MSC 17

"Your grandchild has a disability." Most likely, these are words you never expected to hear. Maybe you have been repeating them over and over to yourself since the birth of your grandchild, trying desperately to understand what they really mean. You are not alone. Many grandparents who have grandchildren born with a disability go through the same wrenching process. This booklet will address some of those issues, but more importantly, its goal is to encourage you to grow in the understanding that your grandchild is just that, a child. His/her disability is only part of him/her. In the days ahead, may that though remain with you, offering you courage and hope. "For within the heart of each child sings a new and lovely song to be heard and understood by those willing to take time to listen."

A Parent's Guide - ADHD in Children ADD 05A

A twenty page booklet produced by The Neurology, Learning & Behavior Center which provides multidisciplinary evaluation and treatment programs for children and adults with Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorders, specific learning disabilities, neurological disease, head trauma and adjustment difficulties.

A Parent's Guide to Attention Deficit Disorders ADD 06

If your child is frequently inattentive, restless, and easily distracted; if your child is moody or impulsive; has difficulty playing quietly or concentrating at school, these symptoms may indicate Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD). Resultant problems may include trouble in learning, feelings of failure and frustration, social difficulties, and stressful relationships with family and peers. This book helps parents to understand their child with ADD and find the appropriate treatment and support for the disorder. This indispensable guide draws on the expertise of pediatricians, neurologists, child psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers at the renowned Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and its affiliates, the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic and the Children's Seashore House.

A Parent's Guide to Autism - Answers to the Most Common Questions AU 21

The neurological disorder called autism has produced more questions than answers in medical science-and more misguided notions than actual facts about the realities of living with an autistic person. If you suspect-or know- that you are a parent of a child with autism, you face a unique challenge and set of concerns: Can my child's condition improve? Am I somehow responsible for his autism? Will she be able to interact with other children? How can I prepare my child for adulthood? A Parent's Guide to Autism, is presented in a question-and-answer format that most efficiently addresses your concerns, and offers clear and reassuring advice.

A Place for Noah AU 11

Beginning where A Child Called Noah left off, A Place for Noah - Josh Greenfeld's journal entries from 1971 to 1976 -conveys the anger, frustration, day-to-day drudgery, and intense love the Greenfeld family experiences during six years (ages five to eleven) in the life of Noah, the Greenfelds' severely brain damaged son. Initial hope and denial have given way to simmering rage. As Noah grows older, the Greenfelds realize that eventually they will have to relinquish his care to others, but the horrors of bureaucratic mistreatment and the lack of any true understanding on the part of many of the professionals they encounter leave them increasingly unwilling to have him institutionalized. They finally discover that, by default, they have become the experts. The Greenfelds move to Pacific Palisades, California, to be near a school where Noah will receive the best treatment available, but they continue to search for a future solution - striving all the while to keep a place in their home and their hearts for their son.

A Regional Family Guide to Traumatic Brain Injury SPH 21

When a loved one experiences a traumatic brain injury (TBI), life changes instantly and dramatically for him/her and the family. Everyone involved is pitched into a world that is unfamiliar and seemingly incomprehensible. Fear, uncertainty, frustration and guilt can take over a family's existence. Major decisions must be made within a short time. Thousands of families each year experience this tragedy. These families need information and support to learn to face the future with hope. This booklet was prepared by professionals and family members who have experienced traumatic brain injury. The purpose of the book is to provide information that will help family members when they are considering the major decisions they have to make when someone experiences a TBI. It contains practical ideas and suggestions for dealing with problems and situations you may face.

A Shot in the Dark: The P in the DPT Vaccination May be Hazardous SPH 17

Every week, 57,000 children across America receive the DPT (diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus) vaccine. The law requires it, and most children will receive the vaccine four times before the age of two. But what if one of the components of  the vaccine was not safe? What if it resulted in not only pain, swelling, screaming, and high fever, but also shock, convulsions, brain damage, and even death? And, to make matters worse, what if there was a safer alternative? Wouldn't the government require the drug manufacturers to produce the safer vaccine to protect the lives of the children who might otherwise suffer the shot's crippling side effects? The answer is, unfortunately, no. This book is a chilling account of just how dangerous the whole-cell pertussis vaccine has proven to be. It provides accurate research into the history of the vaccine's development and usage. It exposes the roles played by the FDA and the drug companies. It tells the tragic stories of the young victims of the vaccine. This book is also a guide for rightfully concerned parents who are looking for answers to important questions. What are the warning signs to look for to tell if   your child is likely to be sensitive to the vaccine? What should parents ask their doctors about the vaccine and their child's medical profile? What is being done, here and in other countries, to combat this frightening situation? What can parents do now to help? This is a responsible, eye-opening look at a potential problem that every parent of every young child living in this country must face. Armed with the facts in this important book, parents will be able to make informed decisions about their real medical options.

A Special Kind of Hero DS 09

A System of Care for Severely Emotionally Disturbed Children & Youth MH 16

In her book Unclaimed Children, Knitzer (1982) reported that 2/3 of all severely emotionally disturbed children and youth do not receive the services they need. Many other receive inappropriate, often excessively restrictive care. Recently there has been increasing activity to improve services for severely emotionally disturbed children and adolescents. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) launched the Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) to assist states and communities to develop comprehensive, community-based systems of care, and coalitions of policymakers, providers, parents and advocates are being forged to promote the development of such systems of care. This monograph explores the development of comprehensive systems of care for severely emotionally disturbed children and adolescents. It is intended as a technical assistance tool for states and communities interested in improving services for emotionally disturbed children, and as a review of the state of the art for developing systems of  care. A generic model of a system of care is presented along with principles for service delivery and alternative system management approaches. This model offers a conceptual framework to provide direction to policymakers, planners and providers. It is expected that states and communities will modify and adapt the model to their particular environments, and will establish priorities for system development in accordance with their needs.

A Very Special Critter C 06

Golden Look-Look Books are designed to appeal to the ever-widening interest of children three to eight years old. A refreshing assortment of stories old and new, fact and fiction, these book are written and illustrated by some of today's best-known authors and artists.

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