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The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children
by Ross W Greene  Publisher Comments A groundbreaking approach to understanding and parenting children who frequently exhibit severe fits of temper and other intractable behaviours, from a distinguished clinician and pioneer in this field, now updated to include the most recent research...
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Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
by Edward M Hallowell Publisher Comments Through vivid stories of the experiences of their patients (both adults and children), Drs. Hallowell and Ratey show the varied forms ADD takes -- from the hyperactive search for high stimulation to the floating inattention of daydreaming -- and the...
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Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders
by Kenneth Bock Publisher Comments Autism is an epidemic: It has spiked 1,500 percent in the last twenty years. ADHD, asthma and allergies have also skyrocketed over the same time period. One of these conditions now strikes one in every three children in America. But there is hope...
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ADHD and Me: What I Learned from Lighting Fires at the Dinner Table
by Blake E. S. Taylor Synopsis From an attempt to hurl his infant sister off the edge of a table to being lashed down to a dining room chair by an irate babysitter, the stories from Blake Taylor's life with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at times hilarious, tragic,...
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Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder
by Lucy Jane Miller Publisher Comments Imagine, for a moment, that you are a parent of a child with no visible disability, but whose experiences of everyday life present constant challenges. What may be typical activities for most people-eating, dressing, making friends, taking a spelling...
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Road Map to Holland: How I Found My Way Through My Son's First Two Years with Down Symdrome
by Jennifer Graf Groneberg Publisher Comments An exceptional memoir that provides emotional insight and practical advice. It's like planning a trip to Italy, only to get off the plane and discover you're actually in Holland. You need a new road map, and fast... When Jennifer Groneberg and her...
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Bipolar Child 3RD Edition
by Demitri Papolos Publisher Comments Since it first appeared on bookshelves, The Bipolar Child has made an indelible mark on the field of psychiatry and has become the resource that families rely upon. Now, with more than 200,000 copies sold, the first book about early-onset bipolar...
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Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
by Daniel Tammet Publisher Comments Born on a Blue Day is a journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today -- guided by the owner himself. Daniel Tammet is virtually unique among people who have severe autistic disorders in that he is capable of living a fully independent life...
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Understanding Sam and Asperger Syndrome
by Clarabelle Van Niekerk Publisher Comments Answering the question Why is Sam different?, this heartwarming story tells of the challenges of living with Asperger Syndrome, a form of autism. This firsthand view of the life of an undiagnosed child presents behaviors and characteristics that are...
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The Out-Of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder
by Carol Stock Kranowitz Publisher Comments The revised and updated edition of a groundbreaking special-needs activity guide This revised edition of the companion volume to The Out-of-Sync Child includes new activities that parents of kids with Sensory Processing Disorder can do at home with their...
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Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic
by Martha Beck 
Publisher Comments From the moment Martha and her husband, John, accidentally conceived their second child, all hell broke loose. They were a couple obsessed with success. After years of matching IQs and test scores with less driven peers, they had two Harvard degrees...
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Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World: Unlocking the Potential of Your Add Child
by Jeffrey Freed Synopsis Requiring only ten minutes a day, the program revealed in this groundbreaking book provides an effective, step-by-step method for helping children with Attention Deficit Disorder develop their special skills and individual learning styles and excel in a...
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Engaging Autism: Using the Floortime Approach to Help Children Relate, Communicate, and Think
by Stanley I Greenspan Publisher Comments The inspiring success of Dr. Stanley Greenspan's unique approach to autism and ASD (autistic spectrum disorders) is known to grateful parents and to professionals throughout the world. Now at last his highly effective and influential program is presented...
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Explosive Child
by Ross W Greene Publisher Comments An explosive child who frequently exhibits severe noncompliance, temper outbursts, and verbal or physical aggression.If this sounds like your child, you're probably feeling frustrated, guilt-ridden, and overwhelmed. At last, Dr. Ross Greene offers help...
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The Gift of Dyslexia
by Ronald Davis Synopsis In this exciting book, Davis shares the startling discovery he made which helped him overcome his own dyslexia; reveals how dyslexia may be linked to uncommonly high levels of intelligence, creativity, and imagination; and outlines a clear and simple...
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The Out-Of-Sync Child
by Carol Sto Kranowitz Publisher Comments "Difficult". "Picky". "Oversensitive". "Clumsy". "Unpredictable". "Inattentive". Children who have been labeled with words like these may actually be suffering from Sensory Integration Disorder--a very common, but frequently misdiagnosed, condition that...
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Children with Special Needs: Stories of Love and Understanding for Those Who Care for Children with Disabilities (Chicken Soup for the Soul)
by Jack Canfield Publisher Comments 'These powerful heart-rending stories are filled with honesty, humor, hope and offer inspiration to parents, teachers, and anyone else who cares for children with special needs. By embracing the magnificence, inner peace, and beauty each child possess...
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My First Signs
by Annie Kubler
Powells.com Staff Pick This oversized, sturdy board book is perfect for adults and children to learn sign language together. The illustrations are of all sorts of toddlers, which are inviting to young eyes. Clear, easy-to-read pages that aren't too busy make learning together...
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Talking Back to Ocd: The Program the Helps Kids and Teens Say "No Way---And Parents Say "Way to Go"
by John S. March Publisher Comments Fourteen-year-old Eric is plagued by thoughts that germs on his hands could be making his family sick. Kelly, age 8, feels distressed if she can't count her pencils in multiples of four. No one wants to get rid of OCD more than they do--that's why...
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The Mind Tree: A Miraculous Child Breaks the Silence of Autism
by Tito Mukhopadhyay Synopsis 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...
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