Socially Handicapped category: 295 books

Give Kids the Power of Positive Reinforcement In AD/HD SUCCESS! Solutions for Boosting Self-Esteem, AD/HD expert Kerin Bellak-Adams presents a unique and practical method for working with children and adolescents who need to overcome some of the challenges that are frequently encountered in those...

Diverse learners with particular needs require a specialized curriculum that will help them develop socially and intellectually. As educational technologies and theoretical approaches to learning continue to advance, so do the opportunities for exceptional children. Instructional Strategies in General...

Le persone con disabilità gravi multiple presentano un repertorio comportamentale estremamente povero e limitato, scarse o nulle possibilità di interazione costruttiva con l’ambiente, serie complicanze mediche, una (quasi) totale dipendenza dal contesto e dagli operatori. Uno dei problemi più...

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by a sensual experience? Imagine magnifying that times 100. That is reality for many on the autism spectrum. This part of the presentation talks about how people with autism balance sensory input issues with socializing and following unwritten social rules in the real...

Gestire nel modo migliore i bambini autistici, attraverso giochi, strumenti, intuizioni. Un piccolo e prezioso manuale destinato ai genitori e agli educatori. Come comportarsi con un bambino autistico? Domanda difficile, insidiosa, impegnativa. Proviamo insieme a dare una risposta. Non voglio...

Emotional Intelligence Great Tips and Suggestions on How to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence and Take Control of Your Life Emotional Intelligence: Great Tips and Suggestions is a book that examines the history and impact of Emotional Intelligence on our daily lives.  Whether it be at home,...

Che lavoro è, nell'immaginario collettivo, aver cura delle persone con gravi disabilità? E chi sono le persone che abitano questo mondo? Chi sei tu per me? affronta il delicato tema dell'incontro e della relazione che intercorre tra persone con disabilità e chi si occupa di loro nel quotidiano. Parla...

Negli ultimi anni del Settecento, nel dipartimento francese dell'Aveyron, un gruppo di cacciatori trova e cattura in una foresta un bambino abbandonato. Nudo e dall'aspetto sudicio, viene tenuto prigioniero, esibito alla curiosità della gente e portato a Parigi. Il medico Jean Itard, rifiutando la...

The PEERS® Curriculum for School-Based Professionals brings UCLA's highly acclaimed and widely popular PEERS program into the school setting. This sixteen-week program, clinically proven to significantly improve social skills and social interactions among teens with autism spectrum disorder, is now...

Does your child:    • Have impressive intellectual abilities but seem puzzled by ordinary interactions with other children?    • Have deep, all-absorbing interests or seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of certain subjects?    • Bring home mediocre report cards, or seem disengaged...

"Social Skills Games and Activities for Kids With Autism" provides complete instructions for using fun, engaging games and activities to teach social skills to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The games include directions for assessing skills such as asking for toys, getting the attention...

This book is a true story of one family’s journey into inclusive education. Having previously been told that her son Benny had "failed to function" in two exclusionary special education classrooms in New York City, Berman’s family set off in search of a school where Benny would be accepted...

Making friends when you have autism because you have such an obsessive mind. It is hard to do things in moderation when you have autism. Travis shares some useful tips and strategies for teaching children and teenagers with autism how to learn the step by step process of making friends without obsessing...

Travis' dream to be a professional trombone player comes crashing down as he finds out he has paranoid schizophrenia and autism. Life has become very difficult for Travis since his diagnosis. Travis trombone started talking to him when he was playing it so he got rid of it. Now years later Travis...