Attention Deficit Disorder

Teaching the Tiger: A Handbook for Individuals Involved in the Education of Students with Attention Deficit Disorder, Tourette Syndrome or Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder

by Marilyn P. Dornbush & Sheryl K. Pruitt

A wonderful survival guide for parents, teachers and children. Comprehensively covers understanding neurological impairments, classroom techniques and modifications, and computer use with children who have neurological disorders.

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Teenagers With ADD: A Parents' Guide (The Special Needs Collection)

by Chris A. Zeigler Dendy

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Willie : Raising and Loving a Child With Attention Deficit Disorder

by Ann Colin

A journal written by the mother of a boy with ADD discussing his first five years of life.

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Assistive Technology

Computer Resources for People with Disabilities: A Guide to Exploring Today's Assistive Technology

by Stephen Hawking

A resource for the disabled on computer technology which may be useful to those with speech, learning or physical disorders.

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Autism

A Guide to Successful Employment for Individuals with Autism

by Marcia Datlow Smith, et al.

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An Introduction to PECS: The Picture Exchange Communication System

by Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc.

Order from the publisher at 888.732.7462

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Autism As an Executive Disorder

by James Russell (Editor)

The prevalent theory is that autism is characterized by difficulties in understanding mental concepts, but the contributors to this book present arguments for an alternative theory. Their research points strongly to the idea that autism is primarily a disorder of "executive functions", those involved in the control of action and thought.

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Autism Treatment Guide

by Elizabeth K. Gerlach

A guidebook with information on major treatment options and other resources.

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Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure

by Paul A. Offit, MD

This is an excellent book that debunks the lies spread by the anti-vaccine community. This book was discussed in October of 2008 at the Science Blogs Book Club. There are a series of posts covering the topics of the books and their importance to all parents.

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Behavioral Intervention for Young Children With Autism

by Catherine Maurice

A manual for parents and professionals which discusses strategies for teaching children with autism. A behavioral, discrete trial approach.

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Biological Treatments for Autism and PDD: What's Going On? What Can You Do About It?

by William Shaw

A description of dietary interventions and immune system dysfunction in the treatment of autism and the spectrum disorders.

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Children with Autism: A Parent's Guide

by Michael D. Powers

A very informative and helpful book for parents with children diagnosed with autism. Resource guide included.

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Let Me Hear Your Voice- A Family's Triumph Over Autism

by Catherine Maurice

An account of one family's experience with an autistic daughter and their triumph through behavioral therapy.

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Steps to Independence: A Skills Training Guide for Parents and Teachers of Children with Special Needs

by Bruce L. Baker & Alan J. Brightman

A step-by-step approach for teaching children with disabilities skills for independent living.

(Currently Out of Print. Amazon may be able to find it.)

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The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction

by Carol Stock Dranowitz

Skylight Press Book.

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The Source for Autism

by Gail J. Richard

A comprehensive overview on the diagnosis, characteristics, and management of autism.
Order from LinguiSystems, Inc.

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The Source for Nonverbal Learning Disorders

by Sue Thompson

This book discusses the characteristics of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (NLD), assessment of NLD, and strategies for accommodating a child with NLD at school and in the home.
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Central Auditory Processing Disorders

Assessment and Management of Central Auditory Processing Disorders in the Educational Setting

by Teri James Bellis

This book provides a thorough overview on Central Auditory Processing Disorders, assessment procedures, and management programs for children in an educational setting.

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The Sound of Hope: Recognizing, Coping with, and Treating Your Child's Auditory Processing Disorder

by Lois Kam Heymann

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) affects the brain’s ability to accurately process the sounds of speech, which in turn impedes the ability to communicate. Experts are just beginning to unlock the mystery of this confounding condition. As a result, APD is often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. But hope is here. Now veteran speech-language pathologist Lois Kam Heymann offers the first practical guide to help parents dramatically improve the listening and language skills of their children, whether they have a diagnosed auditory processing disorder, slow language development—or simply need practice listening.

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Communicating With Children

Breakthrough Strategies to Teach and Counsel Troubled Youth

by Ruth Herman Wells, M.S.

Available From: Youth Change, 275 N. 3rd Street, Woodburn, OR 97017-4705 Currently not available on Amazon.com. Order from the publisher at 800-545-5736

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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk

by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

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Oops!: The Manners Guide for Girls

by Nancy Holyoke and Debbie Tilley

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Raising a Thinking Child Workbook: The "I- Can-Problem-Solve" Program to Teach Young Children How to Resolve Everyday Conflicts and Get Along with Others

by Myrna B. Shure and Theresa Foy Digeronimo

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Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too

by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

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Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success

by Marshall P. Duke, et al.

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General Interest Books

Keep Your Brain Alive: 83 Neurobic Exercises

by Lawrence Katz, Manning Rubin, David Suter (Illustrator)

Exercises to keep your brain functioning at peak capacity at middle-age and beyond.

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The Dragons of Eden

by Carl Sagan

Speculations on the evolution of human intelligence.

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You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation

by Deborah Tannen

Discusses the thesis that men and women have different objectives from conversation and hence different ways of expressing ideas. By understanding gender differences in conversational style men and women can prevent miscommunication.

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Right Hemisphere Learning

Frogs into Princes

by Richard Bandler & John Grinder

Discusses the techniques of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and how it can promote positive change in human thinking and behavior.
(Currently out of print. Amazon may be able to find it.)

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Using Your Brain For A Change

by Richard Bandler

The educational process of Neuro-Linguistic Programming provides a practical new understanding of how the brain works. Specific principles which can enhance and improve the way you use your mind are outlined.

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Communication Skill Development

Building Thinking Skills: Book 3 Verbal

by Howard & Sandra Black

A compilation of activities for cognitive skill development in verbal similarities and differences, sequences, classifications and analogies.

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Communication Skills in Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents

by Libby Kumin, Ph.D.

Absolutely one of the best books I've seen. The developmental model for speech and language acquisition is explained along with games to play with your child. This book is for any parent with a language delayed child, not just Down Syndrome.

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Memory Enhancement Program for Older Adults: A Guide for Practitioners

by May D. Caprio-Prevette and Prem S. Fry

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Quick and Easy: Ideas and Materials To Help the Nonverbal Child "Talk" At Home

by Carolyn Rouse and Katera Mayer-Johnson

Symbols organized by activities that young children engage in. Should speed up the cut and paste time for making individual communication boards or PECS systems. Material can be photocopied.

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Saying One Thing, Meaning Another: Activities for Clarifying Ambiguous Language

by Cecile Cyrul Spector

Thinking Publications

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Visualizing and Verbalizing for Language Comprehension and Thinking

by Nanci Bell

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Oral Motor

Oral-Motor Activities for Young Children

by Elizabeth Mackie

A compilation of fun oral-motor activities for children with developmental delays and articulation disorders. Also includes assessment and intervention strategies.
Order from LinguiSystems, Inc.

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The Source for Oral-Facial Exercises

by Debra Gangle

A resource book with therapy strategies for oral-motor strength and tone. Information on assessments, evaluations, and reference charts is also included.

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Otitis Media

Ear Infections In Your Child: The Comprehensive Parental Guide to Causes and Treatments

by Kenneth Grundfast, M.D.

A comprehensive guide which discusses the causes, treatment and prevention of ear infections.

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Traumatic Brain Injury

An Educational Challenge: Meeting the Needs of Students With Brain Injury

by Dana Deboskey

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Head Trauma: Strategies for Educational Reintegration

by Joan Gering and Joan Carney

Discusses mild traumatic brain injury in school-aged children with specific implications for compliance with Public Law and IDEA.

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Injured Mind, Shattered Dreams: Brian's Journey From Severe Head Injury to a New Dream

by Janet Miller Rife

A mother's journal and understanding of her son's long and arduous recovery from brain injury. Comments also contributed by Brian.

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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Therapy and Resource Manual

by Betsy S. Green, et al.

A resource manual with systematic therapy tasks specifically geared towards adolescent and adult Students with Traumatic Brain Injury.

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Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Proactive Intervention

by Jean Blosser and Roberta DePompei

A resource for the hospital-based SLP and the school- based SLP for coordinating services from inpatient to outpatient-school status.

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Signs and Strategies for Educating Students with Brain Injuries: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Schools

by Gary Wolcott, Marilyn Lash, Sue Pearson

Guidelines for step-by-step planning for the transition of a head injured student back to school.

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Prenatal Substance Abuse

Children of Prenatal Substance Abuse

by Shirley N. Sparks

Describes the process for the practitioner to obtain a substance abuse history. Covers cognitive, behavioral and physiological consequences of cocaine exposure and fetal alcohol exposure.

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Vocabulary and Math Development

Algebra Unplugged

by Kenn Amdahl and Jim Loats

For those of us that are left brain thinkers in a algebraic maze, this is the code book. The authors turn all of those formulas into interesting little stories. I finally understand how to think about and apply algebra.

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Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss

by Danica McKellar

Kiss My Math will help math-phobic teenagers everywhere chill out about math, and finally “get” negative numbers, variables, absolute values, exponents, and more.

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Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail

by Danica McKellar

Gives girls and their parents the tools they need to master the math concepts that confuse middle-schoolers most, including fractions, percentages, pre-algebra, and more.

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Up Your Score : The Underground Guide to the Sat, 1999-2000 (1999-2000)

by Larry Berger, et al.

An irreverent and effective approach to learning vocabulary, math etc. necessary to pass the SAT with a great score.

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Vocabulary Cartoons: Building an Educated Vocabulary with Visual Mnemonics

by Sam Burchers

"Kids Learn a Word a Minute and Never Forget It." A picture-word- association format that easy, fun, and really only takes 10 minutes a day.

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Fund of Knowledge

DK Illustrated Oxford Dictionary

by Dorling Kindersley Publishing

An excellent resource for children and adults. Thousands of illustrations to help establish a good visual image of the defined word.

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My First Word Book

by Angela Wilkes

Beautiful color photographs with object labels for early vocabulary development.

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The Order of Things: How Everything in the World is Organized ...

by Barbara Ann Kipfer

If you need to know what comes first, what was last, this is the book. Makes lists and lists of hierarchies and structures.

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Grammar and Writing

On Writing Well

by William K. Zinsser

“I began by writing brief chapters on fundamental principles, such as clarity, simplicity, brevity, usage, voice, and the elimination of clutter. Then I settled into the heart of the book—longer chapters explaining how to write a lead, how to write an ending, how to conduct and construct an interview, how to write about travel and technology and sports, and and how to write other forms of nonfiction. Throughout, I supplied examples of writing I admired. My authors were widely different in personality and style, but they all wrote well. That was the premise I wanted to establish: that nonfiction is hospitable to an infinite number of voices if the writing is good.” Link

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Style: Toward Clarity and Grace

by Joseph M. Williams

This book is preferred by writers and teachers of writing. It gives examples of what to do, instead of focusing on what not to do so that readers of the book can learn to write clearly.

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