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This updated edition of the Handbook of Autism explores and expands on the practical and jargon free information of the best-selling first edition. The authors dispel many of the myths surrounding this puzzling and complex disorder. They provide practical information that makes sense, covering both medical and educational issues.
Revised research and new case-studies, including follow-ups to the case-studies featured in the first edition reflect the developments made over the last eight years both in the understanding and management of autism. A list of contacts and services at...

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, seized his limited window of opportunity for recovery. Detailing how she utilized a combination of a special diet and one-on-one tutoring with speech therapists and behavioral psychologists, Christina shares the entire journey she undertook to give her child a second chance at a full life."

Advises parents how to help their disabled children to develop self-confidence, and discusses support groups, special health concerns, socialization, dating, and careers.

In this controversial and provocative book, Dr. Thomas Armstrong confronts America's obsession with Attention Deficit Disorder. With more than one million children diagnosed with ADD, the condition has gained national attention on talk shows, magazine covers and The New York Times bestseller list. Dr. Armstrong, well-known for his writings on parenting and education, presents the very real argument that ADD may, in fact, not exist. He believes that many behaviors labeled as ADD are simply a child's active response to complex social, emotional, and educational influences, and that by...

A view from within the whirlwind of parenting a child with special needs
Four years ago, Denise Brodey s young son was diagnosed with a combination of special needs. As she struggled to make sense of her new, chaotic world, what she found comforted her most was talking with other parents of kids with special needs, learning how they coped with the emotional, medical, and social challenges they faced.
InThe Elephant in the Playroom, Brodey introduces us to a community of intrepid moms and dads who eloquently share the extraordinary highs and heartbreaking lows of...

A must-read for parents of children with heart defects

Heart Defects in Children: What Every Parent Should Know provides parents with critical information that their child's doctor may not provide. The book begins by describing a healthy heart and how it functions, then explores the most common heart defects including atrial septal defects, aortic stenosis, tetralogy of Fallot, and others. You'll learn just how your child's particular defect is affecting his or her heart, and what to expect in terms of testing, treatment, and long-term care.

The pressures, strains and sometimes joys of looking after a child with autism are increasingly recognized in professional and academic circles. This book presents key findings from a research study conducted by the Family Assessment Unit that involved many long discussions with the parents and siblings of children and young people with autism. The authors provide
* a unique approach dealing specifically with the needs of families
* informed interventions for helping the family units
The authors demonstrate how autism affects parents, siblings and carers. They provide case...

IS YOUR CHILD AT HIGH RISK?

Who are these children without a conscience? They are children who cannot trust, children who cannot love, children who will not be loved. They grow up to be charmers, con artists, amoral entrepreneurs, thieves, drug users, pathological liars, and worst of all: psychopathic killers . . . and they are often the product of even the best-intentioned families.

For every parent of a "difficult" child, working parents, single parents, and adoptive parents, here is a book that addresses one of our society's greatest problems. High Risk...

"Broken Spirits Lost Souls" provides a rare, valuable look at a silent yet potentially deadly problem plaguing families today, Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD).

Children born into crisis or ambivalence are vulnerable to attachment disturbances because the roots of this horrendous disorder occur when basic life enhancing needs of newborns and infants go unnoticed or unmet. Consequently, children who are victims of early neglect or trauma are at grave risk.

The candid stories in "Broken Spirits Lost Souls," told by parents of disturbed youngsters, paint a clear picture of their...

Brenda Batts, Behavior Consultant, and mother of Alex, an Autistic son, shares her proven behavior management and potty training techniques, through her book, "Road to Independence." She has compiled over 12 years experience in the rearing of her son and through behavior training for thousands of special needs clients (Autism, PDD, Asperbergers, ADHD, Down Syndrome, Fragile X, etc.). Brenda relates to you as parent and professional of those special children as she takes you down a path, well-traveled, that is filled with innovative tips and suggestions along the way. The central focus of this...

Alexander Leos has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). There are definite negative effects of this disorder but on the plus side, it contributes to the tremendous pleasure he gives to all that come in contact with him. Over the years his antics have brought considerable laughter to his family and others. "Grandpa's Enigma" is his grandfather's attempt to share with you the humor that Alex, almost entirely inadvertently, has given him.

If, in addition, the reader gains a better appreciation of ADHD and how it may be dealt with, we would be most pleased; however, it was never...

"The Disabled Father" takes you deep inside the mind of a struggling father who is challenged with the guilt, pain and incredible responsibility of taking care of his severely disabled son. Marcus, who was born with cerebral palsy, will depend on complete assistance from his parents his entire life. As Marcus's father continues to support a full and productive life he finds that involving Marcus in it presents challenges that more often than not leaves him frustrated and emotionally drained. Further, the knowledge that Marcus's short life expectancy leaves many unanswered questions as to why...

Being a parent is not easy and certainly not without tears or pain, but to love and be loved while sharing life with that new person is a fantastic feeling and words fall short in description.

This book is a celebration of the miracle of birth in so far as it brings together a wide range of birth stories by various women from different walks of life. They show how these women experienced the various stages of pregnancy, the pain of birth, the joy of birth, but also, in very few cases, how they came to terms with the sad loss of the child.

The work is a valuable source of comfort,...

Being a parent is not easy and certainly not without tears or pain, but to love and be loved while sharing life with that new person is a fantastic feeling and words fall short in description.

This book is a celebration of the miracle of birth in so far as it brings together a wide range of birth stories by various women from different walks of life. They show how these women experienced the various stages of pregnancy, the pain of birth, the joy of birth, but also, in very few cases, how they came to terms with the sad loss of the child.

The work is a valuable source of comfort,...

Spanning twenty years in the lives of a special young man and his mother, "Attics of the Mind" is a compelling account of Laura Lustig's journey in raising her son, Jesse, who has mental and physical challenges. Jesse seems just like any other child for the first few months of life. But as the ages pass when he should be achieving developmental milestones-crawling, walking, and talking-Laura knows something is not right. Jesse is soon diagnosed with cerebral palsy and its complications, changing the lives of everyone in the Lustig family. In "Attics of the Mind," Laura expresses her innermost...