Family & Relationships : Children with Special Needs

Two experts tackle one of the most formidable and pervasive developmental issues facing children today With a foreword by Temple Grandin For children with sensory integration issues-those who have difficulty processing everyday sensations and exhibit unusual behaviors such as avoiding or seeking out touch, movement, sounds, and sights-this groundbreaking book is an invaluable resource. Long thought to affect only autistic children, or mistaken for ADHD, SI dysfunction is finally being recognized as a separate condition. Coauthored by a pediatric occupational therapist and a parent of a child with SI dysfunction, Raising a Sensory Smart Child is as warm and accessible as it is authoritative and detailed and is an indispensable guide for parents, therapists, and teachers who will turn to it again and again. more...

Price: $15.00

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 husband learned they'd be having twin boys, their main concern was whether they'd need an addition on their house. Then, five days after Avery and Bennett were born, Avery was diagnosed with Down syndrome. Here, Jennifer shares the story of what followed. She dealt with doctors-some who helped, and some who were disrespectful or even dangerous. She saw some relationships in her life grow stronger, while severing ties with people who proved unsupportive. And she continues to struggle to find balance in the hardships and joys of raising a child with special needs. This book is a resource, a companion for parents, and above all, a story of the love between a mother and her son-as she learns that Avery is exactly the child she never knew she wanted. more...

Price: $14.00

Written by a pediatric occupational therapist who specializes in Sensory Processing Disorder and who also deals with the disorder as a parent, The Sensory Processing Disorder Answer Book includes 275 questions and answers covering many topics. more...

Price: $12.95

Praise for the First Edition:. '… A warm feeling of positive reassurance and guidance runs throughout the book. [It] offers practical and emotional help, not only to a child's family, but equally to health and educational workers starting out within this field. This book should have a prominent place in every toy and leisure library as well as within childcare agencies.'. - Play Matters. 'This very useful and readable book … provides a wealth of resource ideas to support parents of young children with special needs'. - Downs Syndrome Association ( UK ). 'This is a very practical book, full of common sense and simple ideas…Although intended for parents this book will also be an invaluable resource for anyone working with children with special needs'. Let's Play. When young children are diagnosed with conditions such as Down Syndrome, autism or other forms of developmental delay, there is much that parents can do to help. This new edition of the award-winning Small Steps Forward includes up-to-date research and practice, providing parents and carers with the information they need and a host of ideas to encourage their child's development. The games and activities use toys and materials which most children will already have, and involve no special preparation. They are also fun to play. Sarah Newman divides skills into six areas - cognitive, linguistic, physical, sensory, social and emotional - for convenient reference. She deals with general issues, such as behaviour management, toilet-training and sleep management, which may be encountered by parents of children with any form of disability - physical, learning or sensory. She also provides an outline of child development so that parents can place their child's progress in context, and gives practical advice on coping with stress of having a child with special needs. This book is an essential guide for parents of young children with developmental disabilitie more...

Price: $19.95

The Special Educator’s Tool Kit is an informative yet practical guide. to help teachers and parents involved in educating children with Special Educational. Needs. It is simple in its layout and practical in its approach. It is a working. resource manual to support established lesson plans, existing syllabuses and ongoing. research. The book takes the form of a Tool Kit to provide the reader with ideas to make. the class room a place of learning, discovery and fun. The tools relate to ideas. for planning, assessment, learning and activities to use in the classroom. This book aims to equip teachers and parents to understand the clinical, developmental. and educational needs of special children so that they can create meaningful,. measurable and unique learning experiences for them. It will also be of benefit. to those involved in the training and supervision of mainstream and special. needs teachers and medical professionals who provide care for these children. and their families. more...

Price: $24.95