Their World - 1994 LD 26

Millions of children and adults across the US suffer from learning disabilities (LD). Believed to be neurological in origin, learning disabilities interfere with an individual's ability to store, process or produce information. Because it is often a "hidden handicap," learning disabilities are not easily recognized, accepted or considered serious. LD can affect one's ability to read, write, speak, or compute math, and can impede socialization skills. Learning disabilities create a gap between a person's true capacity and his or her day-to-day performance. Early diagnosis and appropriate intervention and support are critical for the individual with LD. Without early detection and intervention, LD can lead to a complete loss of self-esteem and, consequently, school dropout, substance abuse, juvenile delinquency, illiteracy and other serious problems. This publication focuses on a number of important issues as well as research findings affecting the lives of of individuals with LD and their families - from the benefits of early intervention to the myriad social and emotional factors involved.

Thinking in Pictures - and Other Reports from My Life with Autism AU 24

Temple Grandin, Ph.D.., is a gifted animal scientist who has designed one third of all the livestock-handling facilities in the United States. She also lectures widely on autism - because Temple Grandin is autistic, a woman who thinks, feels, and experiences the world in ways that are incomprehensible to the rest of us. In this unprecedented book, Grandin delivers a report from the country of autism. Writing from the dual perspectives of a scientist and an autistic person, she tells us how that country is experienced by its inhabitants and how she managed to breach its boundaries to function in the outside world. What emerges in Thinking in Pictures is the document of an extraordinary human being, one who, in gracefully and lucidly bridging the gulf between her condition and our own, sheds light on the riddle of our common identify.

Time-Out for Toddlers: Positive Solutions to Typical Problems in Children CM 07

TIME-OUT is an innovative way of combining communication, discipline, love, and positive reinforcement to solve repeated misbehavior in children from 2 to 6 years old. Dr. Varni, a Clinical Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics, presents a simple step-by-step program that shows you how to handle the most common problems every parent must face. It's a loving, new approach to child-raising that really works.

Tony: Our Journey Together F 13

This is Carolyn Koon's heartwarming and inspiring story of her rescue of Antonio, a child incarcerated in a Mexican prison since the age of five on a trumped-up murder charge. Founder of the Mexicali Outreach missions program, Carolyn responded to her faith in God with investigations that led her into a web of conflicting stories, bureaucratic red tape, and a frustrating legal system which acknowledged that the boy must be innocent - but refused to release him.

Too Young to Die MH 25

Every year, more than 5,000 young people take their own lives. Another 500,000 try. The suicide rate among 15-to-24 year olds has more than doubled in the past twenty years - yet most of these deaths could have been prevented. In this revised and updated edition, Francine Klagsbrun draws on interviews with young people who have tried to kill themselves, surveys, and extensive research to help you recognize the danger signals - and show you how you can save the life of a child.

Total Concentration: How to Understand Attention Deficit Disorders ADD 12

All of us at one time or another have experienced concentration problems, usually accompanied by distractibility, memory uncertainty, moodiness, impulsivity, and restlessness. For most of us, these psychosomatic-like symptoms are temporary. And if they persist in a mild form, they can usually be minimized or eliminated by getting adequate rest, exercise, and improved diet. But there are well over 20,000,000 Americans who suffer ongoing or severe and disabling impairments of concentration - a medically-recognized physiological condition of heretofore unknown origin called Attention Deficit Disorder or ADD. Because only the severest and most obvious cases are recognized, the vast majority of ADD sufferers go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. And all too often they are mislabeled as merely disinterested, "spacy", lazy, hyper, or retarded. Many are predisposed to giving-up or acting-out via self-destructive or anti-social behavior. The cost both in human and financial terms is staggering. Dr. Levinson's research on ADD and related learning disorders, spanning 25 years and involving 20,000 patients, has solved many perplexing riddles characterizing disordered concentration. Specifically, ADD was traced to an inner-ear dysfunction which secondarily disrupts interconnecting concentration and alerting centers of the brain. And 80% of cases were found to respond favorably to combinations of antimotion-sickness antihistamines and stimulants - similar to those used by astronauts during space flights. Additionally, five distinct types of concentration disorders were delineated - each with a unique origin and each responding best to specific forms of treatment. In this book, all these and many other vital diagnostic and holistic therapeutic insights are clearly and simply presented, using scores of case histories for illustration. It is anticipated that these insights will enable all with disordered concentration to be helped and that a majority will attain their maximum potential - total concentration.

Touchpoints: the Essential Reference; Your Child's Emotional and Behavioral Development PS 08

Based upon over three decades of continuous practice and internationally recognized research, this is the only childcare reference by a pediatrician who has both medical and psychoanalytic training, and who offers parents a complete understanding of child development from a physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral point of view. No other childcare guide offers supportive, empathetic insights into the parents' own emotions, and no other guide includes both chronological chapters and alphabetical topics on all issues faced by families from conception through age six. "Touchpoints" are the universal spurts of development and the trying periods of regression that accompany them throughout childhood. Dr. Brazelton uses them as windows to help parents understand their child's behavior and prevent future problems. Part One: "Touchpoints of Development" is a vivid chronological account of the basic stages of early childhood. Part Two: "Challenges to Development" is a complete alphabetical reference. Each entry shows how to understand, defuse, and prevent potential problems. Part Three: "Allies in Development" explains the important role of each person in your child's life.

Transition: Parent/Student Handbook TR 03

This handbook has been developed for students, parents, and other to assist them in the transition planning of students who are receiving special education services. The purpose of this assistance guide is to make planning and implementation of transition services more effective. In turn, this will allow students with disabilities greater potential for success in the adult world.

Transition: Pathways to a Bright Future TR V-04

Transitioning "Special" Children Into Elementary School TR 10A

Author, Jayne Dixon Weber, her son, Ian, and their family embarked on a survival trek. This is their story about the adventure of enrolling and nurturing 5 year old Ian, who has Fragile X Syndrome, in a regular public school kindergarten classroom. It is a guidebook for parents who are considering public schooling as an option for their "special" child.

Treasures: A Celebration of Inclusion INC 09

This book was created first, to acknowledge and celebrate families, educators, and communities who have welcomed all students into neighborhood schools and classrooms; secondly, to energize all of the dedicated people who have so passionately advocated for and practiced full inclusion; and lastly, to inspire those who have not had the experience of  working in inclusive schools to support and work toward equity and excellence. This journey toward fully inclusive schools has been both rewarding and challenging. It has been marked with joy, hard work, commitment, humor, problem solving, and struggle.

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