Descartes' Baby: How the Science of Child Development Explains What Makes Us Human
by Paul Bloom


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All humans see the world in two fundamentally different ways: even babies have a rich understanding of both the physical and social worlds. They expect objects to obey principles of physics, and they're startled when things disappear or defy gravity. Yet... (read more)

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Expecting Teryk: An Exceptional Path to Parenthood
by Dawn Prince Hughes


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Written in the form of a letter to her son, the author, who has autism, considers the ways her disabilities might impact her parenting. She also candidly narrates her experience of becoming a parent as part of a lesbian couple.... (read more)

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The Autism Sourcebook: Everything You Need to Know about Diagnosis, Treatment, Coping, and Healing--From a Mother Whose Child Recovered
by Karen Siff Exkorn


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Practical advice and information from the world's foremost experts on autism -- and a mother's own hard-won lessons from helping her son recover from the disorder When Karen Siff Exkorn's son, Jake, was diagnosed with autism, she struggled to pull... (read more)

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Monochrome Days: A First-Hand Account of One Teenager's Experience with Depression
by Cait Irwin


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If you are one of the nearly twenty percent of adolescents who experience the symptoms of major depression before the end of high school, then you are probably already familiar with the sadness, isolation, and confusion that depression can bring. You may... (read more)

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Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
by Mary Bray Pipher


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The phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller. More than 1.5 million copies sold. Now available from Riverhead. This is the groundbreaking work that poses one of the most provocative questions of a generation: Why are American adolescent girls falling prey... (read more)

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Magical Moments of Change: How Psychotherapy Turns Kids Around
by Lenore Terr


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Why and how therapy with even the most challenging kids can work. Collecting the best "stories of change and transformation" from her colleagues around the world, internationally acclaimed researcher on child trauma Lenore Terr explores diagnoses from... (read more)

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How Can I Talk If My Lips Don't Move?: Inside My Autistic Mind
by Tito R Mukhopadhyay


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An astounding new work by the author of "The Mind Tree" that offers a rare insight into the autistic mind and how it thinks, sees, and reacts to the world.... (read more)

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Guided Imagery for Healing Children and Teens
by Ellen Curran


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Their own naturally rich imaginations are one of the best resources for healing children or helping them through difficult times. Guided Imagery for Healing Children and Teens shows parents, caregivers, and wellness practitioners how to tap into this... (read more)

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Same Difference: How Gender Myths Are Hurting Our Relationships, Our Children, and Our Jobs
by Rosalind Barnett


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From respected academics like Carol Gilligan to pop-psych gurus like John Gray, and even the controversial Harvard President Lawrence Summers, the message has long been the same: Men and women are fundamentally different, and trying to bridge the gender... (read more)

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Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum: A Parent's Guide to the Cognitive, Social, Physical, and Transition Needs Ofteenagers with Autism Spectrum Disorde
by Chantal Sicile-kira


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From the award-winning author of Autism Spectrum Disorders, comes Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum, a complete guide to the cognitive, emotional, social, and physical needs of preteens and teenagers with autistic disorders, ranging from the relatively... (read more)

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


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A courageous and inspiring mother explains why a diagnosis of autism does not have to shatter a family's dreams of happiness in this moving narrative filled with practical advice for all families living with autism.... (read more)

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The Mind Tree: A Miraculous Child Breaks the Silence of Autism
by Tito Mukhopadhyay


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Eloquent. Philosophical. Introspective. These are not the words usually associated with an autistic child. But in a remarkable display of courage and creativity, a boy named Tito has shattered stereotypes, and in "The Mind Tree" makes us question all of... (read more)

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Odd Girl Speaks Out: Girls Write about Bullies, Cliques, Popularity, and Jealousy
by Rachel Simmons


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The national bestseller Odd Girl Out exposed a hidden culture of cruelty that had always been quietly endured by American girls. As Rachel Simmons toured the country, these girls found their voices and spoke to her about their pain. They wanted to talk... (read more)

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Nobody Nowhere..Autistic
by Donna Williams


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"This is a story of two battles, a battle to keep out 'the world' and a battle to join it." She inhabits a place of chaos, cacophony, and dancing light--where physical contact is painful and sights and sounds have no meaning. Although labeled, at times... (read more)

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Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
by Daniel Tammet




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One of the worlds only 50 living autistic savants is the first to tell his compelling and inspiring life story, and explain how his incredible mind works. While Tammets brain has amazed scientists for years, readers will be moved by this remarkable mans... (read more)

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A Real Boy: A True Story of Autism, Early Intervention, and Recovery
by Christina Adams


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Jonah Adams was diagnosed as autistic at two years and eight months. Just a few years later, a doctor refused to believe such a diagnosis could ever have been given to this healthy, happy boy. This is the true story of how Jonah's mother, Christina... (read more)

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Exiting Nirvana: A Daughter's Life with Autism
by Clara Claiborn Park


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Park wrote about her autistic daughter in a previous book, . Here she continues the story, describing Jessy Park's development as an adult and as an artist. Oliver Sacks provides the foreword; appendices list resources relevant to autism. Annotation c... (read more)

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Exiting Nirvana: A Daughter's Life with Autism
by Clara Claiborn Park


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Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-218).... (read more)

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