Best Developmental & Intellectual Disabilities

"These resources are going to be invaluable to any mother just hearing their child is on the autism spectrum" - Lisa Valerio, Autism Support Group Facilitator & Insurance Advocate. - Organizing your autism related paperwork. - Removing mental and physical clutter. - Preventing burnout. - Establishing daily routines. - Teaching your child life skills. - Creating a system for your insurance paperwork. - Making time for you and your spouse. - And more. "She not only tells you what absolutely needs to be done, but adds a lot of information on the resources and agencies that you can reach out to for help with sorting it all out. She provides a ton of information on discounts on important services and apps, handouts and helpful checklists. (Personally, I think this bit makes the book really stand out and it's no surprise that it's already hit the Best Seller list on Amazon.).
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Find Best Price at Amazon"As Katherine lays out amazing systems on how to navigate the world of autism, if you are a parent, then you can still glean from this book! She lays out a system to help clear physical and mental clutter so that you can clarify what is important. to taking back your email, relaxing, sleeping, reducing stress, this book is packed with action items that will guide you to greater focus and creativity."
"We can all learn from her...autism moms, or not."
"Highly recommend everyone to read this book: as a parent, caretaker, family member, friend, or human."
"The author is a scheduling and organizational master and through this book I'm slowly learning that taking control of life in this way allows you to be a more present, balanced and less stressed out mother (and even find some time for yourself in the process!)."
"But even if you don’t have an autistic child but generally need to bring your life back into balance and reduce your stress, you still might find it helpful and refreshing."
"Her 5 steps are very easy to understand. The author wrote this book from the bottom of her heart to help other parents who are struggling with their autistic children."

A father’s exhilarating and funny love letter to his daughter with Down syndrome whose vibrant and infectious approach to life has something to teach all of us about how we can better live our own. The day they brought her home from the hospital, her parents, Paul and Kerry, were flooded with worry and uncertainty, but also overwhelming love, which they channeled to “the job of building the better Jillian.” While their daughter had special needs, they refused to allow her to grow up needy—“Expect, Don’t Accept” became their mantra. “Raw, real, touching and poignant--everything a memoir should be.” (Huffington Post). “An expressive, nostalgic series of memories of living life with a special needs child.” (Kirkus). The day her parents, Paul and Kerry, brought her home from the hospital, they were flooded with worry and uncertainty, but also with overwhelming love, which they channeled to "the job of building the better Jillian." In this charming and often heart-stirring book, Paul tells stories about Jillian making her way through the world of her backyard and neighborhood, going to school in a "normal" classroom, learning to play soccer and ride a bike. As she grows older, he traces her journey to find happiness and purpose in her adult life, including vignettes about her inspiring triumphs and the guardian angels—teachers, neighbors, friends—who believed in Jillian and helped her become the exceptional young woman she is today.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Very interesting and a nice story....i dd not like the references to debating with the school system on services."
"I have enjoyed reading Paul Daugherty ever since he started writing for the Cincinnati Enquirer. How lucky and blessed Jillian's family, Ryan, and her 'Village' are for knowing and Loving Her."
"This is extremely well written."
"It was interesting to see how the Daugherty's handled their daughters challenges every day."
"It is wonderful to see how Jillian's parents launched her into the world and encouraged her independence."
"My daughter often says "i love my life" just as Jillian said on her 21st birthday."
"I have enjoyed Paul's work over the years and, although I normally read non-fiction books almost exclusively, I decided to give it a try."
"When telling a friend I was reading this book she said "oh it must be so sad.""

collect accurate screening and baseline data before instruction effectively use specific systematic instruction procedures make instruction more efficient by weaving nontargeted information into lessons improve students' communication skills through naturalistic language strategies expertly organize and deliver small-group systematic instruction enhance instruction with assistive technology plan successful instructional schedules for students across settings and teachers maximize instruction time by involving peers, paraprofessionals, and service delivery personnel help students maintain new skills and generalize them to other settings. Dr. Collins began her career as a teacher of students with intellectual disabilities in rural Southwestern Virginia before coming to the University of Kentucky to work as a research assistant on several federally funded grants to validate the use of response prompting strategies in special education. In addition to disseminating her own scholarly writing, Dr. Collins serves as the executive editor of Rural Special Education Quarterly, the primary publication of the American Council on Rural Special Education.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This book, as the title suggests, takes a very systematic approach to explaining how best to teach children with disabilities."
"Provides step-by-step instruction on how to systematically teach skills."
"This text is user friendly."
"I found this helpful to learn more about collecting baseline data to make informed instructional decisions."
"i have found this text book to be well written with text that flows easily from one idea to another."
"This is a textbook I will keep forever it has a lot of different ideas and clear was to implement them in class."
"The item got to me before the date it was listed and was a very good quality, definitely worth the buy."
Best Behavioral, Emotional & Social Disabilities

The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome is the definitive handbook for anyone affected by Asperger's syndrome (AS). It has a very practical approach and will appeal to young people with Aspergers Syndrome, parents, carers and professionals alike. Wales Carers Network and Autism Academy Bulletin'All in all an excellent resource for anyone's shelf who comes into contact with Asperger's Syndrome. There is also a very useful frequently asked questions chapter and a section with useful resources for anyone wishing to find furter information on a particular aspect of AS, as well as literature and educational tools. (One Girl Circus blog). This book really is a must-have resource for all academic libraries, college psychology classes, parents and relatives of those with AS, clinicians and medical professionals, teachers, and of course, those of us who have AS. There is also a very useful frequently asked questions chapter and a section with useful resources for anyone wishing to find furter information on a particular aspect of AS, as well as literature and educational tools. This is a very informative read which is aimed at not only the professionals, but also the parents, teachers and family members of those people suffering from Aspergers Sundrome. Personally speaking, this was a comfort to me because I fell that I am on the spectrum somewhere and it's enough for me, now, to understand that...The language is never too technical, and has quotations from Hans Asperger (who first diagnosed the condition) as well as excerpts from Aspies themselves - which add another dimension to the book. Attwood has been studying, writing about and speaking about AS for many years, and has gained a reputation for being knowledgable, approachable, and practical in his advice and thoughts. There are lots of specialized cookbooks out there, covering the details of Thai cuisine, or how to use a slow cooker, but the classic Joy of Cooking can get you started and point out where to go next. In 1998, Australian clinical psychologist Attwood published Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals, which quickly established him as an international expert on the condition. Here, he updates research in this rapidly evolving field, offering a wealth of information on childhood, college, long-term relationships, and careers. Particularly helpful are the "Key Points and Strategies" at each chapter's end and the detailed FAQs, glossary, resources, and references sections. His work skillfully brings together the current information on this fascinating condition and is an essential purchase for academic and public libraries.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It was nice to fined one that is so strait forward, easy to read, well organized and full of clinical and personal stories from people who spent their lives dedicated to aspi life."
"This is very informative and medical, but reads easy."
"Very good book--very comprehensive, but not an "easy" read--nor did I expect it to be."
"Well researched and easy to understand."
"Wonderful, readable information."
"If I have any questions about autism, mostly asperger's, this is the first book I use."
"This is not casual reading."
Best Physical Disabilities

Indeed, missed connections characterize many interactions between the deaf and hearing worlds, including the failure to recognize that deaf people are members of a unique culture. A careful reading of Train Go Sorry provides exposure to the urban poor and our country's many immigrants (both past and present), making this a resource suitable for sociology or history students interested in viewing the American melting pot through the eyes of a group of people with a silent past. Janis Ansell, Tidewater Association Hearing Impaired Children (TAHIC), Virginia Beach, VA Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It took awhile to follow the story lines, but beginning near the middle and through the end of the book, it came together very clearly and nicely."
"It lets us see inside the Deaf World culture from the unique perspective of a hearing person who grew up in the Deaf World."
"This is a great book about the Deaf community and the experience of a hearing person living in their world!"
"This novel cum autobiography delves deep into deaf society, including its CODA community."
"great book to learn about deaf/HOH culture."
"Very insightful."
"Another in a long line of Culture books on Deaf (and I probably have most of them)."
"This is a factual account of life as a deaf person.."
Best Learning Disabilities

Groundbreaking and comprehensive, Driven to Distraction has been a lifeline to the approximately eighteen million Americans who are thought to have ADHD. This clear and valuable book dispels a variety of myths about attention deficit disorder (ADD). Since both authors have ADD themselves, and both are successful medical professionals, perhaps there's no surprise that the two myths they attack most persistently are: (a) that ADD is an issue only for children; and (b) that ADD corresponds simply to limited intelligence or limited self-discipline. Using numerous case studies and a discussion of the way ADD intersects with other conditions (e.g., depression, substance abuse, and obsessive-compulsive disorder), they paint a concrete picture of the syndrome's realities.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The stories it pulls from other peoples experiences really helps you get an idea of how you fall into the spectrum."
"Truly excellent book for any person with ADD or with a family member with the condition."
"Well written and informative."
"Eye opening..... makes you feel somewhat normal to hear others stories."
"Makes you feel less crazy and all alone."
"This book is helping me realize how adult ADD has been detrimental to my growth and progress in every day life."
"Dr. Hallowell stresses in his book how dramatically the disorder can negatively affect one's life and how important treatment is — yet he presents vastly outdated information and pretends it's new, doing a great disservice to ADHD sufferers like myself who want to heal."
"Honestly there was nothing in this book that I didn’t already know."
Best Communicative Disorders in Special Ed.

--What dyslexia is and why some intelligent, gifted people read slowly and painfully. --How to identify dyslexia in preschoolers, schoolchildren, young adults, and adults. --How to find the best school and how to work productively with your child’s teacher. --Exercises to help children use the parts of the brain that control reading. --A 20-minute nightly home program to enhance reading. --The 150 most common problem words–a list that can give your child a head start. --Ways to raise and preserve a child’s self-esteem aqnd reveal his strengths. --Stories of successful men and women who are dyslexic. Yale neuroscientist Shaywitz demystifies the roots of dyslexia (a neurologically based reading difficulty affecting one in five children) and offers parents and educators hope that children with reading problems can be helped. 34 line drawings and graphs. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. Dyslexia explained and treated by the codirector of the Yale Center for the Study of Learning.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a great book."
"Dyslexia runs in my family and this book gave me so much information on how to see signs of dyslexia, what to do, as well as hope for a dyslexic child!"
"This is an excellent book and I bought it to use in conjunction with Shaywitz's great movie on dyslexia."
"I found a lot of helpful insights into dyslexia and feel that I can be a much more supportive parent and effective advocate for my daughter."
"An amazing book in terms that are not too scientific for the parent, teacher, or clinician."
"Was not in "good" condition as described - it was in "brand new" condition!"
"This author is very educational."
"Text book needed and delivered quickly, thank you."