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371.91 Rooke, Margaret 618.928 Forgan, James W. Creative, Successful, Dyslexic: Raising Boys with ADHD: 23 High Achievers Share Their Stories Secrets for Parenting Healthy, Happy Sons Twenty-three very well-known people from the arts, sport, and Written by two professionals who have “been there and done that” business worlds talk about how dyslexia affected their childhood, with their own sons, this guide empowers parents to help their how they were able to overcome the challenges and use the special sons with ADHD find success in school and beyond. strengths of dyslexia to achieve great success in adulthood. 618.928 Forgan, James 618.928 Chicken Soup for the Soul: Raising Kids on the Raising Girls with ADHD: Spectrum: 101 Inspirational Stories for Parents of Children Secrets for Parenting Healthy, Happy Daughters with and Asperger’s Although an increasing number of girls are diagnosed with ADHD 618.928 Delmolino, Lara every year, most of the focus of parent and teacher intervention Essential First Steps for Parents of Children with Autism: have been on boys, leaving girls with ADHD frustrated and prone to Helping the Littlest Learners acting out. Written by two professionals who have been there and If an disorder (ASD) is diagnosed or suspected in done that with their own children with ADHD, Raising Girls with your child aged 5 or younger, you need immediate information and ADHD provides expert information to empower parents to make support to begin helping him. This guide outlines the pivotal steps decisions about identification, treatment options, behavioral that parents can take now to optimize learning and functioning for strategies, personal/social adjustment, educational impact, and their child, and help them prepare the best foundation on which to many other issues from preschool through high school. Complete build their child’s future development. This book covers early self-reflection surveys and action steps for parents and girls are indicators of ASD in children younger than 3 years; behaviors of included to create a dynamic action plan for your daughter’s 3- to 5-year-olds with a confirmed diagnosis; research on effective success in school and beyond. treatments and teaching methods; strategies for boosting play, communication, social, and self-help skills; and support for the rest 649.15 Dalgliesh, Carolyn of the family. The Sensory Child Gets Organized: Proven Systems for Rigid, Anxious, or Distracted Kids 649.154 Greene, Ross Parent solutions and proven systems for parents of children with The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and sensory processing disorder, anxiety disorder, ADD/ADHD, autism, Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children bipolar disorder, and OCD that bridge the gap between clinical Now updated with the latest developments in this field, this guide support and practical in-home solutions. for parents of easily frustrated, chronically inflexible children lays out a practical approach to helping children at home and 362.3 Estreich, George school, and shows parents how to handle their child’s difficulties The Shape of the Eye: A Memoir competently and with compassion. The author discusses the raising of his daughter, Laura Estreich, 155.4 Tuck, Shonna with Down Syndrome. Getting From Me to We: How to Help Young Children Fit in and Make Friends 618.928 Katz, Terry Social climbing: seven rungs to making friends. Solving Sleep Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A guide for Frazzled Families 618.928 Koegel, Lynn The authors show parents how to evaluate sleep problems in Overcoming Autism: Finding the Answers, Strategies, and children with autism spectrum disorder. They describe the basics of Hope that can Transform a Child’s Life. sleep; the connection between sleep and autism; how to evaluate daily routines and sleep habits; types of sleep problems children 649.154 Forgan, James W. might have and what to do. The Impulsive, Disorganized Child: Solutions for Parenting Kids with Executive Functioning Difficulties 618.928 Williams, Katrina This book can help parents pinpoint weak executive functions in Understanding Autism: The Essential Guide For Parents their children, then learn how to help their kids overcome these This is an essential reference for parents and caregivers of children deficits with practical, easy solutions. Children who can't select, with autism. Written by two leading experts in the field, it covers plan, initiate, or sustain action toward their goals are children who everything from the to how it manifests at the simply struggle to succeed in school and other aspects of life. various ages and stages of a child’s life, as well as diet and nutrition, 618.928 Ozonoff, Sally the importance of self-care for parents, how to cope with common A Parent’s Guide to High-Functioning problematic behaviors, conditions that can often appear in conjunction Autism Spectrum Disorder: How to Meet the with autism, and how best to manage the child’s transition to Challenges and Help Your Child Thrive adulthood. “Packed with real-life stories and everyday problem-solving ideas, this book has given many tens of thousands of parents the facts Children’s paperback – Hoopmann, Kathy Blue Bottle Mystery: they need about high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD), An Asperger Adventure Ben finds an unusual old bottle buried in including Asperger syndrome. The authors are leading experts who the school yard, and in a roundabout way, it helps Ben and his describe ways to work with these kids’ unique impairments and family find out what is causing some of the persistent problems he capabilities so they can grow into happy, self-sufficient adults”. has both at home and at school. PARENTING AND CAREGIVING RESOURCES (CONTINUED)

Frenz, Florida How to be Human: Diary of an Autistic Girl The Sheils, Christine M. Owen Has Burgers and Drum There’s a new author, an autistic teenager, explains how other autistic children can student in Calvin’s class, a boy named Owen. Mrs. Gilson, their make friends, fit in, and deal with such issues as popularity, peer teacher, asks Cal to show Owen around. Cal is curious about Owen, pressure, and bullying.” because he overheard Owen’s mother telling Mrs. Gilson that Owen has burgers and drum. Where could Owen be keeping his burgers Walsh, Melanie Isaac and His Amazing Asperger Superpowers. and drum? Are they in his backpack? A little boy with Asperger’s syndrome celebrates his differences while explaining how he often has more energy than other kids, has Jones, Lloyd The Princess and the Fog Once upon a time there very acute senses, and says things that may be blunt but are never was a Princess. She had everything a little girl could ever want, and intended to be mean. she was happy.That is, until the fog came . . .The Princess and the Glasser, Judith M. and Menkes, Jill Learning to be Kind and Fog is picture book to help sufferers of depression aged 5-7 cope Understand Differences. This book offers advice, exercises, with their difficult feelings. It uses vibrant illustrations, a sense of activities, and tips for children to improve their empathy skills by humor and metaphor to create a relatable, enjoyable story that seeing different points of view, understanding how people can describes the symptoms of childhood depression while also providing express emotions differently, and observing their own feelings. hope that things can get better with a little help and support. The story is also a great starting point for explaining depression to all Glasser, Judith M. and Beyl, Kathleen G. Learning to Feel Good children, especially those who may have a parent or close family and Stay Cool Everybody likes to feel good but it’s normal to be member with depression. sad, angry, or frustrated when things don’t go the way you want them to. Many kids with ADHD have really strong feelings that make Shally, Celeste Since We’re Friends A boy describes his friendship it hard for them to control their behavior. While others may think with Matt, whose autism spectrum disorder causes him to behave they are “over-reacting,” children with ADHD are often less self- strangely at times, and how he make things easier for Matt at school observant and more reactive, meaning it is harder for them to and in their neighborhood. understand and control their feelings. Philip, Aaron This Kid Can Fly In this heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting memoir, Aaron Philip, a fourteen-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, shows how he isn’t defined so much by his disability as he is by his abilities.

ADDITIONAL TITLES IN THE CHILDREN’S ROOM Picture Book – Carlson, Nancy X371.95 Galbraith, Judy Armond Goes to a Party The Survival Guide for Gifted Kids: For Ages 10 & Under Armond doesn’t want to go to Felicia’s birthday party. Parties are This book examines the problems of gifted and talented students noisy, disorganized, and smelly – all things that are hard for a kid and explains how they can make the best use of their educational with Asperger’s. Worst of all is socializing with other kids. But with opportunities, get along better with parents and friends, and the support of Felicia and her mom, good friends who know how to better understand themselves. help him, he not only gets through the party, but also has fun. Resource Center X618.928 Verdick, Elizabeth EZ 3 616.85 Thomas, Pat The Survival Guide for Kids with I See Things Differently: A First Look at Autism Autism Spectrum Disorders (and their parents) Psychotherapist and counselor Pat Thomas puts her gentle, yet “This positive, straightforward book offers kids with autism spectrum straightforward approach to work in this book aimed at helping disorders (ASDs) their own comprehensive resource for both children understand what autism is and how it affects someone who understanding their condition and finding tools to cope with the has it. challenges they face every day. Some kids are gifted; others struggle academically. Some are more introverted, while others try to be Picture Book – Schnee, Silke social. Some get “stuck” on things, having limited interests, or The Prince Who Was Just Himself experience repeated motor movements like flapping or pacing. Lacking the athletic and reading skills of his older brothers, Prince (stims). This book covers all of these areas, with an emphasis on Noah uses love and compassion to save the kingdom from the helping children gain new self-understanding and self-acceptance”. Knight. Free Spirit Publishing

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