Special Needs category: 986 books
Sleep Better!
A Guide to Improving Sleep for Children with Special Needs, Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
From bedtime tantrums to bedwetting, sleep problems can be one of the biggest sources of worry and frustration for parents of children with special needs. Help is here in this down-to-earth, nonjudgmental guide, packed with widely tested, easy-to-use techniques that work for all children, with and without...
The Resilient Parent
Everyday Wisdom for Life with Your Exceptional Child
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2014
We may feel like we are stressed out and stuck in an impossible parenting situation. We may feel like we can no longer fly.
Perhaps we should take a lesson from the penguin, a bird who has learned to adapt. To go deeper. To truly fly...underwater.
This collection of short, insightful...
Chosen for Charlie
When God Gifts You with a Special-Needs Child
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016
“I chose you to be her mom.”
When faced with a diagnosis that says your child will never be “normal” or that he or she will always have “special needs,” you don’t feel chosen. You feel fearful, angry … confused. Questions race through your mind:
Why did this happen?
What...
Not What I Expected
Help and Hope for Parents of Atypical Children
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
**Finalist for a Books for a Better Life Award
A pediatric neuropsychologist presents strategies to help parents of special-needs children navigate the emotional challenges they face.**
As diagnosis rates continue to rise for autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, and other developmental...
YOU HAVE THE ABILITY
Discover the Seeds to Help You Raise a Child with Special Needs
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2016
Antonette-Anaya M. Jones, shares her inspirational story of emotional, mental and spiritual growth in raising a child with special needs through this life changing message. You Have The Ability is about learning and identifying how to find strength in your struggles, purpose through your pain and...
by Catherine Todd
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Hopeless to Hopeful: A Mom’s Guide to Raising Children with Special Needs and Staying Inspired is a blueprint for any mom raising a special needs child looking to live a balanced life. Catherine Todd shares the story of two of her children who struggle with autism, ADHD, and anxiety and the journey...
The Common Sense Guide to Your Child's Special Needs
When to Worry, When to Wait, What to Do
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
What does it mean when a child is having difficulty with developmental milestones like walking, talking, and learning to read and write? What are the signs that a disability might be present, and what next steps can parents take to help their child?
Pediatrician Louis Pellegrino gives you clear...
by Mary Beth Czubay
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
This is a story about children with special needs, and the joys and challenges that come along with raising them. It's about making them fit in and feel like they belong in the world. It offers hope and inspiration.
by Alison Follos
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2013
Matching children with special needs to books and stories that will motivate and engage them, this book is a valuable collection for any parent, grandparent, caregiver, or teacher who lives or works with young people who have disabilities. This vast and varied selection of books offers individuals...
A Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children with Special Needs
Stories that celebrate the differences in our extraordinary kids
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2009
A diagnosis of a childÆs special need can be extremely difficult for parents. However, every day, these children accomplish small victories and make great strides that improve their own livesùand brighten their parentsÆ days. This collection brings to life fifty stories of parents who have struggled...
Count It All Joy
Life's Lessons from a Child with Special Needs
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
Lifes lessons are often learned in the most unexpected circumstances. Count It All Joy chronicles Kathleen Murrays candid account of her inner struggles after learning about her sons diagnoses of Down syndrome, autism, and a congenital heart defect. Through heart-wrenching honesty and humorous self-inspection,...
by The Organization for Autism Research
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
More children with autism are attending public school than ever before.
Many teachers, administrators, and school support staff lack the background and training to meet the unique needs of students with autism. It falls to the parents to make sure that their child’s challenges, whether...
Activities to Facilitate Motor, Sensory and Language Skills
Parent Resource Series, #2
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
MORE! Activities for families (can be adjusted for any age/ability group) to work on fine motor, gross motor, language and social skills
Integrates the use of a puppet & household materials
Provides specific greeting routine for group start and end to promote eye contact and engagement
As...
Early Intervention Play Time
Parent Resource Series, #5
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Designed for babies, toddlers and emerging preschoolers, these activities are designed to work on exploratory sensory experiences at the basic and introductory level
As a parent of a special needs child, Dr. Kelley found that as she searched for materials regarding her own child’s needs,...