The Child With Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth (Merloyd Lawrence Book)30 reviews
Stanley I. Greenspan, Serena Wieder, ...

Perseus Books, 1998

DIR/Floortime Intervention Has Had Profoundly Positive Impact on My Child's Development

+ wonderful, insightful book
+ Great Understanding for those who cannot always speak
+ The Child with Special Needs book
  
  











  



  
Children With Seizures: A Guide For Parents, Teachers, And Other Professionals2 reviews
Martin L., M.D. Kutscher

Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006

a light and enriching meal

+ children with seizures

this book is a fine introduction to all those dealing with childerns with seizures. it tackles the problem from all different aspects even the emotional and economic side. It addresses the reader in a friendly and intamate way.I read it from cover to cover in one session; a light and enriching ...
  
  











  



  
A Guide To Collaboration For IEP Teams
Nicholas R. M. Martin

Brookes Publishing Company, 2004

This practical book guides teachers and other school personnel in working with parents as a team to design, review, and modify individual education plans (IEPs) for children with special needs. The goal is for parents and school personnel to work collaboratively and to achieve decision-making by consensus. This way IEPs can best serve the children for whom they are designed. The book details how ...
  
  











  



  
A Slant of Sun: One Child's Courage33 reviews
Beth Kephart

Harper Perennial, 1999

beautiful insight, hopeful and profound

+ A Self-Portrait of a Mother's Love
+ This is a great read
+ one child's dignity
  
  











  



  
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time1452 reviews
Mark Haddon

Vintage, 2004

Fun and engaging

+ Very Likeable Book
+ Fantastic
+ How to be a square peg in a round-hole world.
  
  











  



  
Making a Difference: Behavioral Intervention for Autism5 reviews

Pro-Ed, 2001

Advocates responsible and effective treatment

+ I saved $60,000
+ A Useful Tool For Implementing ABA
+ The 'Difference' of Making a Difference
  
  











  



  
More Than Words: Helping Parents Promote Communication and Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum ...10 reviews
Fern Sussman

Hanen Centre, 1999

Our bestselling title on autism and communication

+ This best book I've ever bought in my life
+ Great Program Originating in Canada
+ A wonderful resource and tool for Early Intervention!
+ Outstanding!
  
  











  



  
Seizures and Epilepsy in Childhood: A Guide (Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)8 reviews
John M. Freeman, Eileen P. G. Vining, ...

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002

Good Overview for Anxious Parents

+ Great book for parents of children with epilepsy
+ hopeful, positive, excellent!!
+ Quality unbiased information
+ A "must have"
  
  











  



  
The Mind Tree: A Miraculous Child Breaks the Silence of Autism8 reviews
Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay

Arcade Publishing, 2003

Truly an amazing book!

+ Brilliant!
+ Inside the mind of autism
+ Interesting insight into Autism
+ Extremly touching
  
  











  



  
The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible ...156 reviews
Ross W. Greene

Harper Paperbacks, 2005

For Parents of Angry kids

+ A book for all parents...
+ A great book to better understand the stressed child
+ Great Book, Big Help!
  
  











  



  
Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons447 reviews
Siegfried Engelmann, Phyllis Haddox, ...

Fireside, 1986

Teach Your Child To Read In 100 Easy Lessons

+ When your child is ready....
+ Amazing progress
+ Teach Your Child to REad in 100 Easy Lessons
+ Teach your child to read
  
  











  



  
Views from Our Shoes: Growing Up With a Brother or Sister With Special Needs11 reviews

Woodbine House, 1997

Excellent book for everyone.

+ Sister of a brother w/special needs and SLP
+ My daughter is not alone
+ good, but no stories with spina bifida
+ Helped my 11-year old daughter with her feelings
  
  











  



  
Treating Epilepsy Naturally : A Guide to Alternative and Adjunct Therapies10 reviews
Patricia A. Murphy

McGraw-Hill, 2001

I have a new life.

+ Helped me a great deal
+ Reading this book was like finding burid treasure.
+ Interesting
+ EXCELLENT SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THOSE WITH OR CARETAKERS OF THOSE WITH EPILEPSY
  
  











  



  
Making Peace with Autism: One Family's Story of Struggle, Discovery, and Unexpected Gifts23 reviews
Susan Senator

Trumpeter, 2005

Sue Senator gets it right

+ Inspiring and Effective
+ Just starting this journey
+ Excellent, uplifting book!
+ good read for young families
  
  











  



  
Sensory Secrets: How to Jump-Start Learning in Children36 reviews
Catherine Chemin Schneider

The Concerned Group, Inc., 2006

sensory secrets how to jump start learning in children

+ A Good Introduction to Sensory Processing Difficulties
+ Great Introduction to Sensory Integration!
+ Great "Intro" Book
+ If you don't have this one, you're library is not complete!!
  
  











  



  
Behavioral Intervention for Young Children With Autism: A Manual for Parents and Professionals44 reviews

Pro-Ed, 1996

A review to evaluate treatments

+ A great manual for parents and professionals
+ After the diagnosis....
+ The manual you need
+ Classic ABA book a little out of date
  
  











  



  
Unraveling the Mystery of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder: A Mother's Story of Research & Recovery79 reviews
Karyn Seroussi

Broadway, 2002

An inspiring story of autism recovery

+ Grandmothr searching for information
+ Questions answered!!!
+ Excellent Book!
+ An excellent overview - reads like a suspense story
  
  











  



  
The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun, Revised Edition: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder14 reviews
Carol Stock Kranowitz

Perigee Trade, 2006

Very Helpful

+ OUt-Of-Sync Child Has Fun
+ A must have for parents of children w/autism
+ a bible for every parent who has a special needs child
+ A wonderful book for ALL children
  
  











  



  
Children With Starving Brains: A Medical Treatment Guide for Autism Spectrum Disorder, Second Edition86 reviews
Jaquelyn McCandless

Bramble Books, 2003

Really helpful book!

+ This book explains it all!
+ Great book!!!
+ Excellent!
+ Defeat Autism Now Practitioner Review
  
  











  



  
Sleep Better!: A Guide to Improving Sleep for Children With Special Needs3 reviews
Vincent Mark Durand

Brookes Publishing Company, 1997

Will be indispensible to exhausted parents

+ Sleep Better!: A Guide to Improbing Sleep for Children with Special Needs
+ Such a life and marriage saver!

As far as I know, Durand's book is completely unique - there are no other books specifically on coping with sleep problems in children with special needs, even though they are unusually prone to developing sleep problems (which are also not always susceptible to the methods designed for ...