Resource Library
Precious Minds has a large book, magazine, and video library covering many topics that we would love to share with you. Please feel free to browse through our books and borrow some. We simply ask that you call before dropping by.
Materials are available on the following subjects:
ADD/ADHD
ADDitude Magazine
A monthly magazine that covers every aspect of raising a child with ADD/LD
Children with Starving Brains: A medical treatment guide for autism spectrum disorder
Jaquelyn McCandles, MD
Children with Starving Brains is a message of hope in the midst of a worldwide epidemic of autism, ADD and ADHD. This is the first book written by an experienced clinician that gives a step-by-step treatment guide for parents and doctors based on the understanding that ASD is a complex biomedical illness resulting in significant brain malnutrition.
Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with ADD from childhood through adulthood
Edward Halloway MD and John Ratey MD
Both authors are psychiatrists who themselves have ADD. In the book they use many case studies to make their points. A lot of the examples however deal with adults. This may be good to look at if your child has been diagnosed as there is a genetic link with ADD and may help you understand yourself or another adult in your life who experiences these characteristics.
Help for the Hyperactive Child
Sydney Walker III, M.D
Using case studies to illustrate his points, Dr. Walker explains the many often obscure causes for the hyperactive child
Keys to Parenting a Child with ADD
Barry E. McNamara
In this book you will learn to work with your child's school, effectively manage your child's behaviour and be your child's advocate
Kids in the Syndrome Mix of ADHD, LD, Asperger's, Tourette's, Bipolar and More!
Martin Kutscher MD
A well laid out book that gives very practical information for those families who have or suspect they have a child with a syndrome mix.
Maybe You Know My Kid: A Parent's Guide to ADD
Mary Fowler
This book was written to help parents find the help that they need to face the challenges presented by ADD
Positively ADD
C.Corman & E Hallowell
This is a book about real success stories of people who have ADD. Each of those in the book have seen their ADD as a gift - maybe a hard gift to unwrap but a gift just the same. The professions are varied from professional athlete, chef, reporter, police officer and CEO.
Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World: Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child
Jeffery Freed, M.A.T and Laurie Parsons
The specific learning techniques arm parents with real tools to work at learning problems and open the door to greater understanding.
Seven Steps to Homework Success
Sydney Zentall & Sam Goldstein
A very practical guide to helping all children with homework - with specific ideas for children with LD or ADHD. Homework is required of all children - this book will help our kids work smarter not longer thus taking some of the stress out of the homework.
Taking A.D.D to School
Eileen Weiner
A children's book for children with ADD and for those around them to understand how this effects their daily life.
Teaching the Tiger: A handbook for teaching students with ADHD, Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Marilyn Dornbush, Sheryl Pruitt
In this 10th edition the authors give in depth and excellent information beginning with how each disorder presents itself to classroom modifications to academic interventions to understanding social skills. A must read for teachers and parents alike.
Teenagers with ADD
Chris A. Zeigler Dendy, M.S
This book was written for parents and professionals about adolescents with ADD and focuses on the main problem areas of teenagers today
The ADD & ADHD Answer Book
Susan Ashley
This book answers the top 275 questions parents ask about medication, cure, homework, diagnosis and includes a questionnaire and checklist that help you get the most out of your child's evaluation.
The Gift of Learning
Ron Davis
In this book Ron Davis applies his proven techniques to the four most common learning disabilities beyond dyslexia - ADD, ADHD, math disability, and handwriting problems.
The Hyperactive Child and the Disabled Child
Paul H. Wender, M.D
This edition includes information about basic characteristics of hyperactive children, how to avoid misunderstanding the symptoms and what causes hyperactivity
The Hyperactive Child, Adolescent, and Adult: ADD through the Lifespan
Paul H. Wender, M.D
This book talk about the causes, affects and treatments that come along with ADD
The Hyperactive Child
Dr. Alan Brown
A 10 min video, though a little dated, still has information on signs and symptoms of ADHD and the issues around the diagnosis
The IQ Answer: Maximizing your child's potential
Dr.Frank Lawlis
Dr. Lawlis the author of The ADD Answer book, in this book gives you the tools to reclaim your central role in healing your child. He covers right thinking to detoxifying the brain to building intellectual brainpower through breathing.
The Misunderstood Child
Larry Silver, MD
This a revised and updated version of a book that has been around for more than 20 years. It is still the go-to reference for families who have children with learning disabilities. The book addresses specific LDs, the genetics of LD and also covers ADD. A great resource for parents.
What do you mean I have ADD?
Kathleen M. Dwyer
This book successfully shows the scope of ADD and explains many behavioral and educational problem strategies
Advocacy
A Way with Words: Guidelines and appropriate terminology for portrayal of persons with disabilities
Human Resources Development Canada
Careful presentation of information about persons with disabilities can help overcome negative attitudes and shape positive ones.
Advocating for Inclusive Education: How parents and local organizations can bring about change at the grassroots level
Ontario Association for Community Living
This book promotes the end to exclusion of students with intellectual disabilities and gives information on how to make a positive environment
All Ways Welcome
Ontario Tourism Board
A video produced for tourism industry that very humorously gets the point across that all people are to be valued. It deals with many different disabilities and common mistakes that individuals make when relating to them.
Chances and Choices: Making integration work
Deborah Fullwood
This book provides generous insight into the process of moving forward to achieve both equity and excellence for all people labeled disabled
Helping You Helps Me
Canadian Council of Social Development
Self Help is a way to deal with problems that everyone faces at one point or another in their lives
How to Get Services
Being Assertive Co-Ordinating Council for Handicapped Children
A very practical manual on determining your style and then concrete ways to become more assertive (not aggressive) to help you obtain all that your child needs to reach his/her potential.
How to Organize an Effective Parent/ Advocacy Group and More Bureaucracies
Published by Coordinating Council for Handicapped Children
This book is dedicated to parents of all handicapped children.
Keys to Parenting a Child with ADD
Barry E. McNamara
In this book you will learn to work with your child's school, effectively manage your child's behaviour and be your child's advocate
Speak for Yourself
Special Services at the University of Toronto
Provides the reader a better understanding of the experience of students with disabilities.
The ABC's of the School System
Catherine Rooney
A- advocate for your Child, B- Be knowledgeable of your rights, C- Communicate well with school personnel
Your Struggling Child
Robert Newby Ph.D
This is a guide to diagnosing, understanding & advocating for your child with learning, behaviour or emotional problems. This book is rich with science based information and sensible recommendations.
Anxiety
Helping Your Anxious Child: A Step-By-Step Guide for Parents
Ronald M. Rapee, Ph.D
This book provides parents with a step-by-step guide for assisting their children in overcoming worries, fears and anxieties. The strategies described are well-established ones, backed by considerable scientific support.
Keys to Parenting Your Anxious Child
Katharina Manassis, M.D, F.R.C.PCO
This book answers why some children are anxious and how their anxieties develop.
Autism Spectrum
"You're going to love this kid!": Teaching students with autism in the inclusive classroom
Paula Kluth
This is a practical guide to understanding students with autism and including them fully in the classroom. It combines relevant research along with specific ideas learned in the classroom.
A Chance to Be Me
Autism Society Ontario
This is a 22 minute video( for grades 6 and up) includes 3 teenagers with varying degrees of ASD
A Treasure Chest of Behavioral Strategies for Individuals with Autism
Beth Fouse, Ph.D.
This book provides a resource manual that applies theory and best practices in behavior management to individuals with autism
A Work in Progress: Behaviour Management
Ron Leaf & John McEachin
A great collection of ideas and programs for building skills as well as strategies for dealing with challenged behaviours. Easy to read and follow directions to help families and professionals aid children with autism.
Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum
Chantal Sicile-Kira
This practical guide offers strategies for helping their children, whatever their ability level, through the physical and emotional changes of the teenage years and preparing them for adulthood.
Autism - Now What? The Primer for Parents
Abby & Sibley Collins
A must for parents & extended family, educators and anyone who doesn't get it'. It gives a solid understanding of autism in one quick and easy reference.
Autism Newslink
Ontario Autism
A magazine with book reviews and current information on autism
Autism Treatment Guide 3rd edition 2003
Elizabeth King Gerlach
This 3rd edition brings together some of the newest findings in treatments for autism. It outlines basic facts, research information and effective treatment options.
Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism
Catherine Maurice & G. Green, S. Luce
This book looks at how to choose an effective method of treating young children with autism, how to teach, who should teach, organizing and funding programs and then looks at entering the school system. It was written in 1996 from a US standpoint but still has valuable information.
Between their World and Ours
Karen Zelan
This book was written based on true stories about children with autism
Children Diagnosed with Autism: What is expected and where to get help
The Autism Society of Canada
Children with Starving Brains: A medical treatment guide for autism spectrum disorder
Jaquelyn McCandles, MD
Children with Starving Brains is a message of hope in the midst of a worldwide epidemic of autism, ADD and ADHD. This is the first book written by an experienced clinician that gives a step-by-step treatment guide for parents and doctors based on the understanding that ASD is a complex biomedical illness resulting in significant brain malnutrition.
Children, Youth and Adults with Asperger Syndrome - Integrating Multiple Perspectives
Editor: Kevin P Stoddart
This textbook covers clinical & service perspectives, disciplined based perspectives, theoretical and research perspectives and finally parent and personal perspectives.
Could it be Autism?
Nancy Wiseman
Easy-to-use checklist for milestones beginning at 4 months, early detection and intervention strategies for developmental delays and getting the best possible developmental outcome for your child.
Daniel isn't talking
Marti Leimach(novel)
Reviewers have called this book riveting, engrossing and infused with love and hope. It is set in England. A family of four find that their son Daniel has autism. It is the story of their fight for Daniel's future and shows the strain that that puts on their marriage and their extended family.
Developing Leisure Time Skills for Persons with Autism
Phyllis Coyn, Colleen Nyberg,Mary Lou Vandenburg
This is a very practical binder with many pages suitable for copying for use at home or school or elsewhere. Its intent is to provide a comprehensive, structured approach to developing leisure skills and interests.
DO-WATCH-LISTEN-SAY: Social Communication Intervention for Children with Autism
Kathleen Ann Quill
Experiencing Autism (video)
Autism Society Ontario
In this video studentswill gain a real appreciation of what it may be like to live with autism through 5 simulation activities. This flexible tool will bring insight into a disorder that few can comprehend or understand.
Facing Autism, giving parents reasons for hope and guidance for help
Lynn Hamilton
Discover the steps you can take today to begin the fight for your child's future.
Helping Children with Autism Learn
Bryna Siegel, Ph.D
This book is a guide to autistic learning disabilities and is for both parents and professionals. It offers help for finding the right method for a child's learning style. In the book the author covers daily living skills, academic skills, the TEACCH curriculum and IEPs.
Helping Students with Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Durham District School Board
We developed this package because educational assistants need tools quickly after being assigned to work with a child identified with Pervasive Developmental disorders.
Incorporating Social Goals in the Classroom: A guide for teachers and parents of children with high-functioning autism and asperger syndrome
Rebecca A. Moyes
The author defines Asperger and high functioning autism and then goes on to provide practical, hands-on strategies to teach social skills. She talks about - taking turns, understanding idioms, understanding voice and body language.
Inspiring Journeys of Son-Rise Program
Autism Treatment Center of America
The Son-Rise Program teaches a specific and comprehensive system of treatment and education for families to help their children with autism improve in all areas - learning , development, communication and skill acquisition. This includes BBC documentary I want my little Boy Back
Interview of Temple Grandin on the Vicky Gaberaou Show
Kids in the Syndrome Mix of ADHD, LD, Asperger's, Tourette's, Bipolar and More!
Martin Kutscher MD
A well laid out book that gives very practical information for those families who have or suspect they have a child with a syndrome mix.
Let me Hear Your Voice: A Family's Triumph over Autism
Catherine Maurice
How one family tried many miracle cures' to no avail and then finally using behavioural therapy were able to save their little girl.
Living with ASD: Adolescence and Beyond
Autism Ontario
Helping people with autism spectrum navigate to and through adulthood, It covers getting a diagnosis in adulthood, dual diagnosis, epilepsy, person-centred planning living options and much more.
Making Visual Supports Work in the Home and the Community, strategies for individuals with autism and asperger syndrome
Jennifer Savner & Brenda Smith Myles
This book has so many practical ideas to help in daily living.
More Than Words
Fern Sussman
Helping parents promote communication and social skills in children with autism spectrum disorder. A step-by-step guide that is easy to use and has practical ideas.
Navigating the Special Education System in Ontario
The Autism Society of Ontario
Mission-to ensure that each individual with ASD is provided the means to achieve quality of life as a respected member of society
Not Even Wrong
Paul Collins
This book picks up from where the book Sixpence House left off with the author bringing a blend of personal observation and obscure stories from history to bear on his son's autism.
Parenting Your Complex Child
Peggy Lou Morgan
The author stresses that know one knows a child better than a parent. She offers a powerful system for marshalling information about your child into a cohesive plan that guarantees professional attention and action.
Playing, Laughing and Learning with Children on the Autism Spectrum: Practical resource of play ideas for parents and caregivers
Julia Moor
This book is not just a collection of ideas but about how best to help your child. They feel dismay and Shut Out and are often also having to grapple with language and behaviour problems.
Raising Blaze
Debra Ginsberg
The author writes with blistering honesty and irrepressible humour her personal story of raising her son Blaze and all that entailed.
Russell is Extra Special
Charles Amenta M.D.
Explaining autism to children can be difficult . This book helps children and adults understand. The author has a child with ASD.
Sibling Stories - Reflections on Life with a brother or sister with autism.
L Feiges & MJ Weiss
This book will benefit both parents and siblings alike. It uses first hand accounts to deal with very real situations and gives suggestions for dealing with such situations.
Soon Will Come the Light
Thomas McKean
The author offers a fascinating insight into the world of autism. Thomas was diagnosed late in his teens and is able to communicate what it is like to live behind the wall'.
Souls Beneath and Beyond Autism
Balsamo and Rosenbloom
A book filled with words to encourage, inspire and photographs that capture the joy and beauty of these very special children and their families.
Special Diets For Special Kids Two
Lisa Lewis, Ph.D.
More great tasting recipes and tips for implementing special diets to aid in the treatment of autism and related developmental disorders
Teaching Children with Autism: Strategies to Enhance Communication and Socialization
Kathleen Ann Quill
This valuable book describes teaching strategies as instructional adaptations, which promote communication and socialization in children with Autism. These strategies capitalize on the individual strengths and learning styles of the autistic child.
The Autism Sourcebook
Karen Siff Exkorn
This is a comprehensive, balance and compassionate guide to everything you need to know about diagnosis, treatment, coping and healing.
The Boy Who Loved Windows
Patricia Stacey
This is a parent's memoir that traces their journey with their son Walker from birth through diagnosis and treatment for autism.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
Mark Haddon (novel)
The main character of the novel is Christopher who has autism. The book opens with a neighbour discovering her dog has been killed. Christopher loves to be a detective and sets out to discover who killed the dog. This book has been marketed as a novel for older children but I would caution against that. Even some parents of a child with autism will find the family relations distressful. This novel has received a lot of coverage and has been read on CBC so you might want to read it to see what your literary friends are reading about children with autism.
The Facts: Autism
Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen and Dr. Patrick Bolton
Recommended highly as the best source from which parents and others can learn the key facts about autism.
The Golden Bridge: A Guide to Assistance Dogs for children challenged with autism...
Patty Dobbs Gross
The author draws from both personal and professional advice on how specially bred and trained dogs help to facilitate communication for children with developmental disabilities
The Incredible 5 Point Scale
Kerri Dunn Buron & Mitzi Curtis
This book will help teachers, EAs, and parents to truly understand the behaviour of students with aspergers and high functioning autism and to learn simple ways to manage behaviour problems
Thinking in Pictures
Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin a gifted animal scientist gives a report on what autism looks like from the inside out as she has autism and is able to express how it feels to her and relates it to her many experiences.
Toilet Training for individuals with autism & related disorders
Maria Wheeler, M.Ed
This book offers effective strategies for teaching toilet training. The author has a background in neurobehavioural disorders, ABA therapy and specific learning disabilities.
Unraveling the Mystery of Autism and Pervasive developmental Disorder: A Mother's Story of Search and Recovery
Karyn Seroussi
Evidence is increasing that children with Autism have defensive immune function, and that an external trigger' seems to lead to the onset of the autistic symptoms.
Bipolar Disease
Parenting Your Complex Child
Peggy Lou Morgan
The author stresses that know one knows a child better than a parent. She offers a powerful system for marshalling information about your child into a cohesive plan that guarantees professional attention and action.
Child Development
A Parent's Guide to Developmental Delays
Laurie LeComer
This book looks at recognizing & coping with missed milestones in speech, movement, learning and other areas. It gives real life examples and case studies along with checklists, exercises and hands-on advice.
Baby and Child Care (Keep it Simple Series)
Joanna Moorhead
Understand every stage of your child's development from birth through preschool
The Early Years: Birth to age 6
Editor: Tracey Cooper
This book is a guide of great parenting skills for ages 0-6
The First Years of Life
Burton L. White
This book gives a week-to-week mental, physical and emotional development of children aged 0 -3 years
When a Child you Love is Grieving
Harold Ivan Smith
Grief specialist Harold Smith gives practical steps to help the grieving child receive the necessary supports they need at a time of grief.
Your 6, 7,8,9,10-14 Year old
Louise Bates Ames Ph.D.
A great series that outlines the characteristics of each age group. It will help you know what is considered normal behaviour for each age group. It talks about everything from physical changes, social issues and even what to expect at that ages' birthday party!
Children's Books
A Screaming Kind of Day
RGilmore & G Sauve
A picture book whose main character is hearing impaired. It tells about her dayand sibling rivalry.
Amazingly.... Alphie
Roz Espin
This story is about understanding and accepting different ways of being. It has a guide for using the book for teachers and parents to help facilitate discussion around children's perceived and real differences. The main character is a computer that doesn't operate in the same way as other computers and is considered a problem until someone comes in who seems to understand him and programs to achieve great things.
Charlie Wilcox
Sharon McKay
A novel for older children who like a riveting story of friendship, loyalty, bravery and honour. The main character, Charlie was born sickly and has a club foot. He stows away on what he thinks is a fishing vessel to prove to his parents that he is made of tougher stuff. It is not a fishing vessel but a ship that takes him into battle in WW1.
Don't Call Me Special
Pat Thomas
A book for younger Children to find out what a disability is and learn how people with disabilities live happy and full lives
Extraordinary Friends
Fred Rogers
A great book for parents to read with their child to help them understand differences and similarities that will help take away the concerns of children toward other children with disabilities. Great pictures.
Give Maggie A Chance
Frieda Wishinsky
A book for young readers who struggle with the anxiety of reading and /or doing so in front of others.
Hank Zipper Series - Day of the Iguana
Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver
It is science project time and his sister's iguana lays 18 eggs inside his project!
Hank Zipper Series - I got a D in Salami
Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver
This book deals with Hank and his report card.
Hank Zipper Series - Niagara Falls, or does it?
Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver
This is thefirst book in the series about Hank showing how he really wants to do well in school but never seems to follow through on his good intentions
Hank Zipper Series - The Night I flunked My Field Trip
Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver
This story is about a field trip on a tall mast ship and all that can go wrong.
Hank Zipper Series - The Zippity Zinger
Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver
Hank is chosen as the teams' softball pitcher for the annual Olympiad.
Harvest Window
Roy Sallows
Part of the Jordan and Me series
How to be a Friend
L Brown & M Brown
This children's picture book is a great read for children who are having trouble making and keeping friends. It deals with shyness, arguments, and bosses and bullies.
Hurty Feelings
Helen Lester & Lynn Munsinger
A book for children to help them understand compliments and accept them gracefully.
I am Utterly Unique
Elaine Larson
This book is published by the Autism Asperger Publishing Company . It is an alphabet book that celebrates the strengths of children with Asperger Syndrome and High functioning autism.
I Knew You Could
Craig Dorfman
A children's book - for all the stops in your life reminding us all that we all need to believe in ourselves
I'm Wendy Blair, Not a Chair
Carolyn MacDiarmid
This children's book is a project of the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work. It supports inclusion, accessibility. of persons with disabilities
In the Clear
Anne Laurel Carter
A great chapter book, about a girl who loves hockey but after contracting polio is unable to play. Her Dad builds her a rink in the backyard but can she overcome her fears and her mother's over protectiveness to actually realize her dreams?
King Jordan
Roy Sallows
Part of the Jordan and Me series
Kissing Doorknobs
Terry Spencer Hesser
This is a chapter book for young teensto adults to read to understand what life is like living with an obsessive compulsive disorder. The author writes a funny, compelling and sensitive story of a teenage girl and how OCD effects her life.
Little by Little
Jean Little
This is a fictionalized autobiography suitable for teens and adults alike. It tells the story of Jean Little - a world famous children's author who was nearly blind from birth, who lived in China with her parents who were missionaries there. She talks about the ridicule, bullying and rejection she felt as a child. Her parents encouraged her to write poetry and stories and at age 17 her first poem was published in a national magazine. She has published many books for children and her latest book was set in Uxbridge - an historical novel. for children.
Making Friends with Jordan
Roy Sallows
This is the first in the series about Jordan who uses a wheelchair to get around. The pictures date the book a bit but the ideas and story line are good.
Mr. Worry - a story about OCD
Holly Niner
In this story Kevin has obsessive-compulsive disorder. The family uses cognitive behaviour therapy to help him unlearn the compulsions that control his thoughts. The counselor uses the telephone to help him understand his OCD and get them under control. He uses running shoes to help him understand the effect of meds.
My Best Friend Moved Away
Nancy Carlson
A children's bookabout the pain of farewells and the joys of hellos.
Oliver Onion
Diane Murrell
The Onion Who Learns to accept and be himself. This children's book comes with a discussion guide for teachers and parents to use to discuss accepting yourself, sensory issues, bullying and to use abstract thinking skills.
Otto Learns About His Medicine: A Story About Medication for Children with ADHD
Matthew Galvin, M.D
Otto, a fidgety young car, had trouble paying attention in school, has trouble remembering important information, and is unable to listen long enough to learn how to drive. Otto and his parents visit a special mechanic who explains about car medicine that will help him with his behaviour
Ready Freddy Homework Hassles
Abby Klein
An amusing story for kids (and parents) to read about a child who has trouble coming up with ideas for reports and projects and the trouble that gets him into when he falls behind in his homework.
Ruby Sings the Blues
Niki Daly
A great read for a parent and child about a child who is always too loud. She takes singing lesson to teach her volume control.
Russell is Extra Special
Charles Amenta M.D.
Explaining autism to children can be difficult . This book helps children and adults understand. The author has a child with ASD.
Simon's Hook: A story about teases and put-downs
Burnett & Burrows
A story of Simon whose grandma helps him understand how to react to teases and put downs by comparing them to a fish who doesn't take the bait. Great illustrations that will help those who need a visual image to remind them.
Some Kids are Blind
Lola Schaefer
A great resource for schools and parents to use to introduce differences to children. An early reader format. This book talks about children who are blind.
Some Kids are Deaf
Lola Schaefer
A great resource for schools and parents to use to introduce differences to children. An early reader format. This book talks about children who are deaf.
Some People Can't See
Roy Sallows
Part of the Jordan and Me series
Taking A.D.D to School
Eileen Weiner
A children's book for children with ADD and for those around them to understand how this effects their daily life.
The Alphabet Wars: A Story about Dyslexia
Diane Burton Robb
A true life story about Adam - a young boy who has dyslexia. It talks about his struggles at school with words and its effect on his learning and self esteem. A great book to read with your children.
The Gym Day Winner
Grace Maccarone
This is a hello reader - level one that has a child in a wheelchair as one of its characters
What He Can't Do
Roy Sallows
Part of the Jordan and Me series
What's the Matter with Albert: A story aboutAlbert Einstein
Frieda Wishinsky
This interview with Albert Einstein not only points out his amazing achievements but also notes that Albert was slow to talk, was sometimes temperamental and a poor student.
You are Special
Max Lucado
A great book to share with your child who is feeling left out because they are different. It will help get across that message that they are special just the way they are.
Zoom
Robert Munsch
A children's book about Lauretta who wants her new wheelchair to go very, very fast!!
Communication and Speech
Childhood Speech, Language & Listening Problems
Patricia McLeer Hamaguchi
If your child has trouble speaking or listening then this new revised and updated edition is the essential guide that explains what you can do to help. Written by a speech-language pathologist with more than 20 years experience.
DO-WATCH-LISTEN-SAY: Social Communication Intervention for Children with Autism
Kathleen Ann Quill
It Takes Two to Talk
Jan Pepper & Elaine Weitzman
A practical guide for parents of children with language delays. Easy to use.
Learning Language and Loving It
Elaine Weitzman & Janice Greenberg
A guide to promoting children's social, language, and literacy development in early childhood settings
Making Words: Lessons for Home or School
Patricia M. Cunningham and Dorothy P. Hall
This book has over 50 lessons teaching students at a grade 3 level for writing skills
More Than Words
Fern Sussman
Helping parents promote communication and social skills in children with autism spectrum disorder. A step-by-step guide that is easy to use and has practical ideas.
Reach Out with Words, Birth to 6 Years
Toronto Preschool Speech & Language Services
This easy to use calendar provides information and activities specific to speech and language development.
Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success
Marshall Duke, Stephen Nowicki, Elisabeth Martin
This book looks at nonverbal language and will give parents and teachers the tools they need to help children communicate more effectively and interact more successfully.
Visual Strategies for Improving Communication
Linda Hodgdon
Contains numerous strategies to enhance communication interactions. Full of examples and illustrations.
When Listening Comes Alive: A Guide to Effective Learning and Communication
Paul Module
This book tells a story of how the diagnosis and treatment of the authors own listening problems led him to become a practitioner of the very disease that he had to overcome
Developmental Disabilities
Children with Fragile X Syndrome: A Parents Guide
Jane Dixon Weber
Written by professionals this book offers up-to-date information on helping parents understand their child's strength and weaknesses. Topics include diagnosis, genetics, medical concerns and education.
Couples with Intellectual Disabilities Talk about Living and Loving
Karin Melberg Schweir
This book shows how relationships develop and thrive; it will open your heart and mind.
The Child with Special Needs,: Encouraging intellectual and emotional growth
Stanley Greenspan & Serena Wieder
The first part of this book helps us discover our child's unique strengths, developmental capacities and challenges. Part Two looks at encouraging emotional and intellectual growth. Part Three looks at how to meet the child's unique need within the family, therapeutic situation and the school environment.
The Golden Bridge: A Guide to Assistance Dogs for children challenged with autism...
Patty Dobbs Gross
The author draws from both personal and professional advice on how specially bred and trained dogs help to facilitate communication for children with developmental disabilities
Throw your Heart Over the Fence
Diane Dupoy
The story of Famous People Players
Down Syndrome
Angel Unaware
Dale Evans
This story was written about a family that had a member with down syndrome. Follow along the mothers' journey in life, with good times and bad.
Babies with Down's Syndrome - A New Parent's Guide
Karen Stray- Gundersen
A great first source of information on Down Syndrome. It is written by parents, doctors, nurses, educators and lawyers who cover everything parents need to know about raising a child in an environment of love, pride and achievement.
Parenting Your Complex Child
Peggy Lou Morgan
The author stresses that know one knows a child better than a parent. She offers a powerful system for marshalling information about your child into a cohesive plan that guarantees professional attention and action.
Your name is OLGA
Josep M Espinas
This book is a series of remarkable letters from the celebrated writer and journalist Joseph M. Espinas to his thirty year old daughter Olga, who has Down Syndrome. Every aspect of Olga's world, the affection between father and daughter, the ways in which her existence has enriched her fathers life are expressed in a simple yet compassionate manner.
Education
"You're going to love this kid!": Teaching students with autism in the inclusive classroom
Paula Kluth
This is a practical guide to understanding students with autism and including them fully in the classroom. It combines relevant research along with specific ideas learned in the classroom.
A Mind at a Time
Mel Levine
Dr Levine (author of The Myth of Laziness) shows in this book that consistent progress can result when we realize that each child learns differently and outlines ways to strengthen positive learning patterns and bypass unsuccessful ones.
A Parent's Guide to Helping your Child with Homework & Studying
Moore & Jackson
This brochure was put out by the Durham Board of Education and gives an excellent set of information to help parents help their children and set reasonable achievable goals.
A Resource Guide for Parents and Educators of Blind Children
Doris M. Willoughby
This book gives both a general philosophy and practical suggestions applicable from infancy through high school.
Action for Inclusion: How to improve Schools by welcoming special needs children into regular classrooms
John O'Brien
Inclusion challenges everyone concerned with education to change their ideas about the place of children with special needs by changing routine practice and welcoming all children into the classroom
Advocating for Inclusive Education: How parents and local organizations can bring about change at the grassroots level
Ontario Association for Community Living
This book promotes the end to exclusion of students with intellectual disabilities and gives information on how to make a positive environment
Beyond F.A.T City - A Look Back, A Look Forward DVD
Richard Lavoie
Following his ever popular DVD FAT City based on the frustration, anxiety and Tension (FAT)that children with LD deal with on a daily basis this video offers practical strategies as well as inspirational messages for those who teach and parent children with learning disability. 90 min.
Brain Gym
Teachers Edition
The movements and activities in this book are solely for educational use. This is not a diagnosis.
Chances and Choices: Making integration work
Deborah Fullwood
This book provides generous insight into the process of moving forward to achieve both equity and excellence for all people labeled disabled
Count Me In!: A guide to teaching disabled and able bodied children together
Philip Blackford
This book strives to throw old labels and stereotypes and encourages teachers to see commonality between disabled and able-bodied children
Creative Play Activities for Children with Disabilities
Developed by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr Foundation
This book may be used as a resource for parents and teachers involved with children with disabilities
Educating all Students in the Main Stream of Regular Education
Editor: Susana Stainback
This book explains approaches for merging or integrating special and regular education.
Educating the Special Needs Child
William Glover
This book was designed to introduce parents and educators tools and strategies needed to work with learning disabled children
Education Act - 2003
A reference document
Exceptional Children-Ordinary Schools
Dr. Norm Forman
This book is filled with practical advise for concerned parents
Helping Students with Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Durham District School Board
We developed this package because educational assistants need tools quickly after being assigned to work with a child identified with Pervasive Developmental disorders.
Hooked on Math
Gateway Educational Products
This is the complete package that you can borrow and is complete with tapes and instructions.
Hooked on Phonics
Gateway Educational Products
This is the complete package that you can borrow and is complete with tapes and instructions.
Incorporating Social Goals in the Classroom: A guide for teachers and parents of children with high-functioning autism and asperger syndrome
Rebecca A. Moyes
The author defines Asperger and high functioning autism and then goes on to provide practical, hands-on strategies to teach social skills. She talks about - taking turns, understanding idioms, understanding voice and body language.
Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs
Darlene Mannix
A collection of 190 ready-to -use lessons with reproducible worksheets to help children develop the basic skills necessary to experience independence and success in everyday living. Best suited to students who have LD or are high functioning.
Making Words: Lessons for Home or School
Patricia M. Cunningham and Dorothy P. Hall
This book has over 50 lessons teaching students at a grade 3 level for writing skills
Navigating the Special Education System in Ontario
The Autism Society of Ontario
Mission-to ensure that each individual with ASD is provided the means to achieve quality of life as a respected member of society
Pathways to Student Success
Durham District School Board Focus Programs: DDSB 2006-2007
A comprehensive listing of programs and apprenticeships for students seeking alternative modes of education to prepare them for leaving secondary school.
Planning Entry into School: A resource guide
Ontario Government 2005
This guide is to help facilitate entry into school for all children. There is a separate section for children with special needs.
Poems for Shared Reading
Karen Sharpe
This book is a grade 1 level to teach students phonemic awareness
Precious Minds: Nurturing Literacy in the Early Years
Ottawa Kiwanis Club
This 15 min. video outlines the importance of reading to children - even as young as 0-3 years of age. It impacts how well they do in school and beyond.
Public School Integration of Severely Handicapped Students
Editor: Nick Certo, Ph.D.
This book was written to provide factual, conceptual, and economic counterpoint to the many myths, alarmist exaggerations and opinions often based on incomplete information that have effectively blocked many severely handicapped students from receiving their education in the same setting as their peers.
Ready, Willing and Disabled
Norman Kunc
Authorwrites this book on personal experiences as he has Cerebral Palsy.
Resources for Teaching Young Children with Special Needs
Penny Low Deiner
This is a resource book designed to help teachers prepare programs for children with special needs who are taught in a regular class
Seven Steps to Homework Success
Sydney Zentall & Sam Goldstein
A very practical guide to helping all children with homework - with specific ideas for children with LD or ADHD. Homework is required of all children - this book will help our kids work smarter not longer thus taking some of the stress out of the homework.
Social Skills Activities
Darlene Mannix
A collection of 187 ready-to- use worksheets to help students with special needs in grades 6 -12 build the social skills they need to interact effectively with others and learn how to apply theses skills to various real- life settings, situations and problems. Best suited to students who have LD or are high functioning.
Special Education in Ontario Schools
Ken Weber
Classroom practices, administrative procedures, and Ontario government policies in special education are built around the ideal that it is possible to respond to the strengths and needs of every special student.
Special Education in Ontario: Understanding Bill 82
Anne Keeton-Wilson
The purpose if the book is to acquaint teachers and parents with the special education legislation in Ontario known as Bill 82 - a dated but good background resource
Straight Talk About Psychological Testing for Kids
Ellen Braaten
Teachers Ask about Sensory Integration
Koomar, Kranowitz, Szuklut
A small but great book filled with check lists and other tools that are invaluable for those with sensory challenges.
Teaching Children with Autism: Strategies to Enhance Communication and Socialization
Kathleen Ann Quill
This valuable book describes teaching strategies as instructional adaptations, which promote communication and socialization in children with Autism. These strategies capitalize on the individual strengths and learning styles of the autistic child.
The ABC's of the School System
Catherine Rooney
A- advocate for your Child, B- Be knowledgeable of your rights, C- Communicate well with school personnel
The End of Ignorance
John Mighton
In this book John Mighton shows what can be achieved by combining an understanding of the developing brain's plasticity with an awareness of the complex needs of young learners. He is the author of the Myth of Ability and JUMP Math
The Hidden Curriculum
Myles, Trautman, Schelvan
This book offers practical solutions for understanding unstated rules in social situations.
The Incredible 5 Point Scale
Kerri Dunn Buron & Mitzi Curtis
This book will help teachers, EAs, and parents to truly understand the behaviour of students with aspergers and high functioning autism and to learn simple ways to manage behaviour problems
The Myth of Ability: Nurturing mathematical talent in every child
John Mighton
The founder of JUMP (junior undiscovered math prodigies) describes why he feels that too many students are failing at math and why that shouldn't be. He describes JUMP's methods of teaching math and how every child can be successful in math.
The Myth of Laziness
Mel Levine, M.D
Almost no one is actually lazy, low productivity whether in school or on the job is almost always caused by a genuine problem, a neuro-developmental dysfunctionMel Levine
The Special Needs Reading List: An Annotated Guide to the best Publications for Parents and Professionals
Wilma k. Sweeney
Provides short reviews and recommendations of the best books, journals, newsletters, organizations, and others information sources about children with disabilities.
Word Problems: Basic Skills Series
Teachers Created Materials INC.
This book uses word problem to teach math skills
Family
A Difference in the Family: Living with a Disabled Child
Helen Featherstone
The author discusses how parents and siblings cope with their feelings of fear, guilt, and loneliness and explains what kinds of support and understanding can be provided by doctors, therapists and teachers
Breakthrough Parenting for Children with Special Needs: raising the bar of expectation
Judy Winter
The book helps in letting go of the 'perfect baby ' dream, facing reality in a positive way, resolving grief, accessing early intervention therapies and planning for transitions.
Changed by a Child
Barbara Gill
A book that honestly describes the inner needs and range of issues parents face with disabled children. It is filled with true stories from parents, who have been there. who understand the isolation and challenges, this is a work of compassion and insight, inspiration and hope.
Circles of Friends: People with disabilities and their friends enrich the lives of one another
Robert Perske
In this warm, sensitive collection, Robert and Martha Perske offer true stories and issues to ponder, aboutfriendships between people with disabilities.
Disability in the Family: A guide to Decisions for Adulthood
H.Rutherford Turbull III, LLB.,LLM
This book has the answer to all the different questions that arise about having child with special needs and their future
In Time and With Love: Caring for the Special Needs Baby
Marilyn Segal, PH.D
The author wrote this book based on personal experience, along with being well educated on this subject
Living with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs
Donald J .Meyer
This book has many different strategies that help siblings deal with many different scenarios having a family member with special needs
Reflections from a Different Journey: What adults with disabilities wish all parents knew
Edited byKemp & Klein
A collection of essays written by individuals with disabilities such as CP, down syndrome, autism, learning disabilities, and spina bifida. Each chapter covers topics such as Love me and accept just the way I am, Parents are the most important expert..
Sibshops: Workshops for Siblings of Children with Special Needs
Donald J. Meyer & Patricia F. Vadasy
Children who have brothers and sisters with special needs have needs of their own -- needs that are often overlooked. This practical resource helps children to express their good and bad feelings about having siblings with disabilities.
Straight from the Siblings: Another Look at the Rainbow
Edited by Gloria Murray & Gerald Jampolsky
A book for and by brothers and sisters who have a sibling with a life threatening illness (3 copies)
The Healthy Family
Sandi Richard
This cookbook is about healthy dinners that will help your stress level drop and your health improve.
YES THEY CAN!: A Handbook for Effectively Parenting The Handicapped
Renee Mollan M.A
If you were going to call your child something other than handicapped, what would it be? In recent years this topic has been under discussion.
Your Struggling Child
Robert Newby Ph.D
This is a guide to diagnosing, understanding & advocating for your child with learning, behaviour or emotional problems. This book is rich with science based information and sensible recommendations.
General
Bridging the Gap: Government of Canada programs and services of interest to Canadians with disabilities
Human Resources Development Canada
This directory, Bridging the Gap, has been organized under such topics as employment and entrepreneurship, housing, human rights, taxation and transportation.
Services for Children Birth to Six Years with Special Needs in Durham Region
The Children's Services Council. INC.
This booklet was developed to provide parents an introduction about services that are available for children 0-6 years old with special needs
Statistical Profile of Disabled Persons in Ontario Volume 1
By Shirley Collins
This book provides people with disabilities, organizations, and policies and program developers with a means to identify important issues and assess improvements
The Child with Special Needs,: Encouraging intellectual and emotional growth
Stanley Greenspan & Serena Wieder
The first part of this book helps us discover our child's unique strengths, developmental capacities and challenges. Part Two looks at encouraging emotional and intellectual growth. Part Three looks at how to meet the child's unique need within the family, therapeutic situation and the school environment.
The Special Needs Reading List: An Annotated Guide to the best Publications for Parents and Professionals
Wilma K. Sweeney
Provides short reviews and recommendations of the best books, journals, newsletters, organizations, and others information sources about children with disabilities.
Today's Kids
A magazine for families with short articles on living with a disability and new products available.
Health and Nutrition
125 Best Gluten-Free Recipes
Donna Washburn & Heather Butt
Contains 125 recipes for those affected by gluten intolerance.
Children with Starving Brains: A medical treatment guide for autism spectrum disorder
Jaquelyn McCandles, MD
Children with Starving Brains is a message of hope in the midst of a worldwide epidemic of autism, ADD and ADHD. This is the first book written by an experienced clinician that gives a step-by-step treatment guide for parents and doctors based on the understanding that ASD is a complex biomedical illness resulting in significant brain malnutrition.
Convenient, Safe and Deadly: The True Cost of our Chemical Lifestyle
Flora Preston
The story of one woman's life and return to life from major life destroying reactions to chemical that are everywhere - in food, in buildings, etc.
Cooking for the Rushed
Sandi Richard
This cookbook has lip-smacking meals that are both healthy and fast
Diabetes
Katherine Moran, Lisa P. Merriman
This book looks at specific problems or issues that teens may face. It is written for a teen and is a hands-on practical guide that addresses the social and health issues of teens 16 -19. It should empower them to live healthy so that they may live their life to its fullest.
Fit Kids
Mary Gavin, Steven Dowshe, Neil Izenberg
A great resource that will help you pick the right kind of exercise and meals broken down by age/stage groups. It gives easy to follow activities and recipes. It gives sensitive, practical advice on helping youngsters at risk of being overweight.
Gluten-Free Cooking
The Australian Women's Weekly
Contains over 45 gluten-free recipes that are based on fresh, readily available ingredients.
Just Take a Bite: easy effective answers to food aversions and eating challenges
Lori Ernsperger, Tania Stegen-Hanson
This book offers a practical and contemporary approach to helping children who are problem eaters. It gives clear and concise strategies and explanations of how children with sensory issues are feeling.
Massage
Keep It Simple Series
Everything you ever need to know about massage from stress relief, headaches and techniques for children.
Soiling Solutions
Robert Collins
The Clean Kid Manual III - A manual to address issues of childhood soiling - encopresis. It covers - causes and effects, looks at both the medical and behavioural view of this issue and then goes on to give very specific methods to help overcome it and encourages you along the way.
Special Diets For Special Kids Two
Lisa Lewis, Ph.D.
More great tasting recipes and tips for implementing special diets to aid in the treatment of autism and related developmental disorders
The Allergy Self-Help Cookbook
Marjorie Hurt Jones
Contains over 350 natural food recipes, free of ALL common food allergens, such as: milk, eggs, corn, sugar, soy, wheat, gluten, and yeast.
The Healthy Family
Sandi Richard
This cookbook is about healthy dinners that will help your stress level drop and your health improve.
Women's Health Handbook
Dr. Miriam Stoppard
Maintaining health means being aware when something is amiss. This book gives you that information .
Hearing Disabilities
Emergency Preparedness: Guide for People with Disabilities/Special Needs
Ontario Gov't
Under each category the guide provides information on how individuals and families should prepare for emergencies given their special needs.
Learning to Listen: A book for mothers of the hearing impaired
Editor- Pat Vaughan
This book includes personal stories about mothers with hearing impaired children as well as techniques that can be applied to your everyday life
Literacy and Your Deaf Child: What every parent should know
David Stewart & Bryan Clarke
This new guide provides parents with the means to provide their hard of hearing or deaf child becomes a proficient reader and writer. It covers the topics - hearing aids, cochlear implants, speech-reading, and sign communication.
Some Kids are Deaf
Lola Schaefer
A great resource for schools and parents to use to introduce differences to children. An early reader format. This book talks about children who are deaf.
Learning Disabilities
A Mind at a Time
Mel Levine
Dr Levine (author of The Myth of Laziness) shows in this book that consistent progress can result when we realize that each child learns differently and outlines ways to strengthen positive learning patterns and bypass unsuccessful ones.
A Parents Guide To Learning Disabilities
Joanna Fisher
This book is an excellent resource for parents of children with learning disabilities
A Special Kind of Brain
Nancy Russell Burger
The author shares her experience with bringing up a child with NLD. The book covers diagnosis and therapy, children's interaction with each other, suitable activities and how to discuss NLD with children.
ADDitude Magazine
A monthly magazine that covers every aspect of raising a child with ADD/LD
Beyond F.A.T City - A Look Back, A Look Forward DVD
Richard Lavoie
Following his ever popular DVD FAT City based on the frustration, anxiety and Tension (FAT)that children with LD deal with on a daily basis this video offers practical strategies as well as inspirational messages for those who teach and parent children with learning disability. 90 min.
Bridging the Gap: Raising a Child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder
Rondalyn Varney Witney
In this book the author -- a pediatric OT and the parent of achild with a NVLD -- offers practical, powerful strategies that will help you put your child on the path to a happy, healthy, fulfilling life.
Educating the Special Needs Child
William Glover
This book was designed to introduce parents and educators tools and strategies needed to work with learning disabled children
How Difficult Can this Be?: F.A.T. City
Richard Lavoie
This DVD looks at understanding the frustration, anxiety, and tension children with learning disabilities feel in school and at home. A must-see for all parents and teachers of those with LD
How to Reach and Teach Children & Teens with DYSLEXIA
Cynthis Stowe
Everything you need to understand dyslexia and help your child thrive both in school but in their everyday lives and prepare for fulfilling careers. Includes over 50 full page activity sheets.
Its So Much Work to be Your Friend
Richard Lavoie
This books looks at the learning disabled child and the need for social success. It gives insight and practical advice to help parents and educators.
Kids in the Syndrome Mix of ADHD, LD, Asperger's, Tourette's, Bipolar and More!
Martin Kutscher MD
A well laid out book that gives very practical information for those families who have or suspect they have a child with a syndrome mix.
Learning Disabilities & Social Skills: Last One Picked .First One Picked On
Richard Lavoie
This video addresses the social problems that children with learning disabilities face and offers some practical solutions for families.
Learning Disabilities A to Z
Corrine Smith, Lisa Strick
The authors write with warmth and compassion as they explain the causes, identification and treatment of learning disabilities. The present a wealth of practical information and strategies for helping our children be the very best they can be.
Like Sound Through Water
Karen J Foli
Karen Foli tells her story of her son Ben's auditory processing disorder and the journey to get a diagnosis and help.
Overcoming Dyslexia: A new and complete science based program for reading problems at any level.
Sally Shaywitz M.D.
The author shares how to identify those with dyslexia at different age categories - from preschoolers to young adults, how to find the best school and teacher for your child and exercises to help your child use parts of the brain that control reading. Her epilogue gives the reader hope as she uses the life stories of those who have overcome dyslexia to go on to be very successful.
Overcoming Dyslexia
Beve Hornsby
This book answers your questions about one of today's most worrying and misunderstood conditions, which affects 1 in 10 children.
Page Fright
CBC
Page Fright is the story of children with learning disabilities. In this 30 minute video you will see these students struggles in school, playground and on the street.
Raising NLD Superstars
Marcia Brown Rubinstien
This book looks at what families with nonverbal learning disabilities need to know about nurturing confident, competent kids.
Reading by the Colors
Helen Irlen
The Irlen Method is able to help many adults and children improve their reading abilities. This book describes, in lay terms what the treatment consists of, how it works, and what its limitations are.
Seven Steps to Homework Success
Sydney Zentall & Sam Goldstein
A very practical guide to helping all children with homework - with specific ideas for children with LD or ADHD. Homework is required of all children - this book will help our kids work smarter not longer thus taking some of the stress out of the homework.
The Alphabet Wars: A Story about Dyslexia
Diane Burton Robb
A true life story about Adam - a young boy who has dyslexia. It talks about his struggles at school with words and its effect on his learning and self esteem. A great book to read with your children.
The Dominance Factor
Carla Hannaford, Ph.D
This book shows how knowing your dominant Eye, Ear, Brain, Hand and Foot can improve your learning
The Facts: Dyslexia and other Learning Difficulties
Mark Selikowitz
This book is an up-to-date resource on many learning disorders and their treatments
The Gift of Dyslexia
Ron Davis
This first book outlines The Davis Method clearly and simply so anyone can understand and begin to help the person with dyslexia.
The Gift of Learning
Ron Davis
In this book Ron Davis applies his proven techniques to the four most common learning disabilities beyond dyslexia - ADD, ADHD, math disability, and handwriting problems.
The Hidden Handicapped
Gordon Serfontein
This book was written to help parents have a better understanding of how to recognize if their child has a learning disability
The IQ Answer: Maximizing your child's potential
Dr.Frank Lawlis
Dr. Lawlis the author of The ADD Answer book, in this book gives you the tools to reclaim your central role in healing your child. He covers right thinking to detoxifying the brain to building intellectual brainpower through breathing.
The Misunderstood Child
Larry Silver, MD
This a revised and updated version of a book that has been around for more than 20 years. It is still the go-to reference for families who have children with learning disabilities. The book addresses specific LDs, the genetics of LD and also covers ADD. A great resource for parents.
The Power of Positive Talk
Douglas Bloch
You have a big influence on the 'self talk' of the children in your life. This book explains about affirmations and makes affirmations easy to understand, teach and use.
When the Brain Can't Hear: Unraveling the mystery of auditory processing disorder
Teri James Bellis, Ph.D
In this book Dr Bellis discusses the latest and most promising clinical advances and treatment options. She explains the nature of this condition and uses case studies to illustrate the condition's effects on the lives of those who have it.
When the Chips are Down
Richard Lavoie
This video looks at learning disabilities and the behavioural issues that come along with such a disability. Richard Lavoie gives many helpful strategies on dealing with issues quickly and effectively. He explains how teachers and parents can create a stable, predictable environment where kids can flourish.
Your Struggling Child
Robert Newby Ph.D
This is a guide to diagnosing, understanding & advocating for your child with learning, behaviour or emotional problems. This book is rich with science based information and sensible recommendations.
Life Skills
Bridging the Gap: Government of Canada programs and services of interest to Canadians with disabilities
Human Resources Development Canada
This directory, Bridging the Gap, has been organized under such topics as employment and entrepreneurship, housing, human rights, taxation and transportation.
Connections: A planning guide for parents of sons and daughters with a mental handicap
Kennith V. Pike and Pauline F. Steinmann
As a parent with a son or daughter who has a handicap, you will have many questions and fears about your child's future. With every passing year these questions get stronger and stronger. This book will answer these questions.
For Smokers Who Want to Quit
Canadian Cancer Society
This book is a one step at time guide to quit smoking
Helping You Helps Me
Canadian Council of Social Development
Self Help is a way to deal with problems that everyone faces at one point or another in their lives
How to get Control of Your Time and Your Life
Alan Lakein
A famous time management expert gives a lot of practical advise on how to work smarter not harder.
Making Visual Supports Work in the Home and the Community, strategies for individuals with autism and asperger syndrome
Jennifer Savner & Brenda Smith Myles
This book has so many practical ideas to help in daily living.
Ready OR Not , Here Life Comes
Mel Levine
The author talks about many 20 somethings' feel abandoned and anguished and question their own self worth. He will help them learn to live a life that is right for them, not an existence that sounds right.
Medication
Guide to Drugs in Canada
Lalitha Ramen-Wilms
A practical and jargon free home reference guide to medications sold in Canada.
Should I Medicate My Child?
Lawerence H. Diller, M.D
This is a deeply informative guide to helping parents make the best decision with and without medication -- for children with psychological problems
Should You Medicate Your Child's Mind?
Elizabeth Roberts M.D.
A child psychiatrist who specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children clearly helps parents understand how to decide on everything from choosing the right doctor, to asking the right questions, to monitoring medication. An excellent resource.
OCD
Kissing Doorknobs
Terry Spencer Hesser
This is a chapter book for young teensto adults to read to understand what life is like living with an obsessive compulsive disorder. The author writes a funny, compelling and sensitive story of a teenage girl and how OCD effects her life.
Mr. Worry - a story about OCD
Holly Niner
In this story Kevin has obsessive-compulsive disorder. The family uses cognitive behaviour therapy to help him unlearn the compulsions that control his thoughts. The counselor uses the telephone to help him understand his OCD and get them under control. He uses running shoes to help him understand the effect of meds.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Tamar E Chansky PH.D
This book will help parents understand the often-frightening symptoms of OCD. It will help your child break free form the disruptive, relentless thoughts, actions and bizarre symptoms that characterize this disorder.
Teaching the Tiger: A handbook for teaching students with ADHD, Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Marilyn Dornbush, Sheryl Pruitt
In this 10th edition the authors give in depth and excellent information beginning with how each disorder presents itself to classroom modifications to academic interventions to understanding social skills. A must read for teachers and parents alike.
Parenting
1-2-3 Magic - Effective discipline for children 2-12
Thomas Phelan
This 3rd edition focuses on the difficult task of child discipline with humour, keen insight and proven experience. He uses 3 steps - controlling obnoxious behaviour, encouraging good behaviour and strengthening your relationship.
Baby and Child Care (Keep it Simple Series)
Joanna Moorhead
Understand every stage of your child's development from birth through preschool
Baby's Learn and Play Pack
Dr. Miriam Stoppard
Toys - games - activities to develop your baby's natural abilities
Early years- Final Report
Co.-Chairs: Margarot, Norrie, McCain
This book talks about understanding brain development in the early years and it's effects on subsequent learning, behavior and health
Family Series: Raising Kids Who Love Learning
Marge Kennedy
This book relates to the importance of letting and helping children learn about themselves and the world around them. It also touches on the three main areas of growth: physical, emotional, and intellectual
Family Travel & Resorts
Pamela Lanier
This guide gives information on over 2500 places to go and practical information such as packing, health issues etc.
Fatherhood
Bill Cosby
Fatherhood is pretending that the present you love most is soap on a rope. Knowing that you're in trouble when the child says 'No Problem'". This book provides a humourous look at fatherhood.
How Rude - the teenagers guide to good manners, proper behaviour and not grossing people out!!
Alex J Packer
The title says it all. A fun book for you and your teenager!
Kids are Worth It!
Barbara Coloroso
Whether parents are trying to toilet train a toddler, tackle the tough issues of sex and drugs with teens or figure out allowances and curfews, Coloroso offers a book loaded with practical advice, tips and solutions.
More Than a Mom
Amy Basket, Heather Fawcett
A lifeline of information for moms who have children with special needs. This book will help you cope, adjust and find the inspiration to make your daily life easier and more fulfilling. There is helpful advice on sleeping and eating well, nurturing your marriage juggling career and home and finding quality care for your children.
Raising Kids Who Love to Learn
CTW Family Living Series
Child focused activities to use at home and school to provide dozens of learning opportunities for children.
Reflections from a Different Journey: What adults with disabilities wish all parents knew
Edited byKemp & Klein
A collection of essays written by individuals with disabilities such as CP, down syndrome, autism, learning disabilities, and spina bifida. Each chapter covers topics such as Love me and accept just the way I am, Parents are the most important expert..
Soiling Solutions
Robert Collins
The Clean Kid Manual III - A manual to address issues of childhood soiling - encopresis. It covers - causes and effects, looks at both the medical and behavioural view of this issue and then goes on to give very specific methods to help overcome it and encourages you along the way.
Special Children Challenged Parents
Robert Naseef
The author is both a parent of a child with special needs and a practicing psychologist who specializes in helping families who have children with special needs. This book will help you acknowledge and manage difficult emotions, recognize differences in the way fathers and mothers deal with a child's disability etc
Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success
Marshall Duke, Stephen Nowicki, Elisabeth Martin
This book looks at nonverbal language and will give parents and teachers the tools they need to help children communicate more effectively and interact more successfully.
The Early Years: Birth to age 6
Editor: Tracey Cooper
This book is a guide of great parenting skills for ages 0-6
The Optimistic Child
Martin Seligman
Selingham shows adults how to teach children the skills of optimism that can help them combat depression, achieve more on the playing field and at school and improve their physical health.
Try and Make Me!: Simple strategies that turn off the tantrums and create cooperation
Ray Levy, Ph.D
This book is an approach to child rearing that ends the madness, prevents future violence and helps children become the cooperative and well adjusted big people they want to be.
What a Child Will Be Depends on You and Me: A Resource Kit for a Child's First Five Years
Invest in Kids
Invest in Kids is a national non-for-profit foundation dedicated to the healthy social, emotional and intellectual development of children aged 0-5.
Your 6, 7, 8, 9, 10-14 Year old
Louise Bates Ames Ph.D.
A great series that outlines the characteristics of each age group. It will help you know what is considered normal behaviour for each age group. It talks about everything from physical changes, social issues and even what to expect at that ages' birthday party!
Physical Disabilities
A Guide to Cerebral Palsy
Van Colledge
This booklet gives a base of facts about Cerebral Palsy
Abilities magazine
A Canadian lifestyle magazine for people with disabilities
Active Living
A magazine for anyone with a physical disability
Charlie Wilcox
Sharon McKay
A novel for older children who like a riveting story of friendship, loyalty, bravery and honour. The main character, Charlie was born sickly and has a club foot. He stows away on what he thinks is a fishing vessel to prove to his parents that he is made of tougher stuff. It is not a fishing vessel but a ship that takes him into battle in WW1.
Emergency Preparedness: Guide for People with Disabilities/Special Needs
Ontario Gov't
Under each category the guide provides information on how individuals and families should prepare for emergencies given their special needs.
Not Just Growing Pains
Thomas Lehman
This is a guide to childhood muscle, bone and joint pain, rheumatic diseases and the latest treatments.
Ontario Rehabilitation Technology Consortium
Editors: Dayle Levine, Morris Milner, Fraser Shein
This book is dedicated to the research and development of assertive technologies and commercializes products where possible in order to support and sustain further research and development
Overcoming Disability
Brian R. Ward
This book emphasizes the positive steps that can be taken to look after our bodies
Positioning and Play Techniques for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Mrs. Mary Howard, M.C.S.P
This booklet provides reference for parents to the many positions and movements used at the centre of treatment for children with Cerebral Palsy
Taking Charge: Teenagers Talk about Life and Physical Disabilities
Kay H. Kriegsman P.h.D
This book is based on teenagers thoughts in the following areas: communication, independence, relationships, dating, sexuality and family life
Teaching Motor Skills to Children with Cerebral Palsy
Sieglinde Martin
Through daily intervention children with cerebral palsy can reach their motor potential and be more independent.
The Current
A magazine for people with Spina Bifida.
The Gym Day Winner
Grace Maccarone
This is a hello reader - level one that has a child in a wheelchair as one of its characters
The Road to Accessibility
National Transportation Agency of Canada
An inquiry into Canadian Motor Coach Services
Today's Kids
A magazine for families with short articles on living with a disability and new products available.
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Robert Munsch
A children's book about Lauretta who wants her new wheelchair to go very, very fast!!
Sensory Disorders
Building Bridges through Sensory Integration
Ellen Yack, Paula Aquilla, Shirley Sutton
An excellent resource book that clearly explains sensory systems and sensory integration, how to identify problems and practical solutions.
Just Take a Bite: easy effective answers to food aversions and eating challenges
Lori Ernsperger, Tania Stegen-Hanson
This book offers a practical and contemporary approach to helping children who are problem eaters. It gives clear and concise strategies and explanations of how children with sensory issues are feeling.
Oliver Onion
Diane Murrell
The Onion Who Learns to accept and be himself. This children's book comes with a discussion guide for teachers and parents to use to discuss accepting yourself, sensory issues, bullying and to use abstract thinking skills.
Parenting a Child with Sensory Processing Disorder
Susan Bloomberg Christopher Auger
This book covers signs and symptoms, strategies etc. The uniqueness of this book is that it encourages there to be a whole-family plan in caring for a child with SPD.
Sensational Kids
Lucy Jane Miller
This book looks at the signs and symptoms of Sensory Processing Disorder using vivid stories and strategies to cope with it and how to advocate for your child.
Teachers Ask about Sensory Integration
Koomar, Kranowitz, Szuklut
A small but great book filled with check lists and other tools that are invaluable for those with sensory challenges.
The Everything Parent's Guide to Sensory Integration Disorder
T Mauro
This book gives an in-depth definition of Sensory Integration Disorder and explains its effects. It highlights therapy treatments, and gives advice on how to parent your child with Sensory Integration Disorder
The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Integration Dysfunction
Carol Stock Kranowitz
This book features more than 100 playful activities that are sensory -motor, appropriate, fun and easy (SAFE) to help develop and organize a child's brain and body.
The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction
Carol Stock Kranowitz
This book will bring both hope and practical help to parents who wonder why their kid doesn't fit in.
Too Loud Too Bright Too Fast Too Tight: What to do if you are sensory defensive in a over stimulating world
Sharon Heller, Ph.D.
This book represents a breakthrough in understanding and describing sensory defensiveness.
Understanding Sensory Dysfunction
Polly Godwin Emmons & Liz McKendry Anderson
This book offers a wide range of practical and empowering strategies to assist children with sensory dysfunction as well as explaining the symptoms, causes and behaviours associated with this impairment.
Social Skills
Its So Much Work to be Your Friend
Richard Lavoie
This books looks at the learning disabled child and the need for social success. It gives insight and practical advice to help parents and educators.
Learning Disabilities & Social Skills: Last One Picked .First One Picked On
Richard Lavoie
This video addresses the social problems that children with learning disabilities face and offers some practical solutions for families.
Learning Language and Loving It
Elaine Weitzman & Janice Greenberg
A guide to promoting children's social, language, and literacy development in early childhood settings
More Than Words
Fern Sussman
Helping parents promote communication and social skills in children with autism spectrum disorder. A step-by-step guide that is easy to use and has practical ideas.
Teaching Children with Autism: Strategies to Enhance Communication and Socialization
Kathleen Ann Quill
This valuable book describes teaching strategies as instructional adaptations, which promote communication and socialization in children with Autism. These strategies capitalize on the individual strengths and learning styles of the autistic child.
Teaching the Tiger: A handbook for teaching students with ADHD, Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Marilyn Dornbush, Sheryl Pruitt
In this 10th edition the authors give in depth and excellent information beginning with how each disorder presents itself to classroom modifications to academic interventions to understanding social skills. A must read for teachers and parents alike.
Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success
Marshall Duke, Stephen Nowicki, Elisabeth Martin
This book looks at nonverbal language and will give parents and teachers the tools they need to help children communicate more effectively and interact more successfully.
The Hidden Curriculum
Myles, Trautman, Schelvan
This book offers practical solutions for understanding unstated rules in social situations.
Visual Strategies for Improving Communication
Linda Hodgdon
Contains numerous strategies to enhance communication interactions. Full of examples and illustrations.
Tourette's Syndrome
Front of the Class
Brad Cohen
This is the story of a young man who though he struggles with his tourettes he has gone on to be a teacher - the teacher he never had. An amazing story of having a positive attitude.
Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Tourette Syndrome
Ruth Dowling Bruun,MD & Donald J. Cohen, M.D
This book represents the vision and concern of some very caring and dedicated physicians within the Tourette community. Some areas include definitions relevant to Tourette syndrome and treatment.
Kids in the Syndrome Mix of ADHD, LD, Asperger's, Tourette's, Bipolar and More!
Martin Kutscher MD
A well laid out book that gives very practical information for those families who have or suspect they have a child with a syndrome mix.
Teaching the Tiger: A handbook for teaching students with ADHD, Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Marilyn Dornbush, Sheryl Pruitt
In this 10th edition the authors give in depth and excellent information beginning with how each disorder presents itself to classroom modifications to academic interventions to understanding social skills. A must read for teachers and parents alike.
The Facts: Tourette Syndrome
Mary M. Robertson & Simon Baron-Cohen
Psychologists who have been researching Tourette syndrome for many years, explains the causes of the syndrome, how it is diagnosed and the way it can be treated wrote this book.
Understanding Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada
This handbook is intended as a resource for families. The information is designed to help one understand to complexities of Tourette Syndrome.
Visual Disabilities
A Resource Guide for Parents and Educators of Blind Children
Doris M. Willoughby
This book gives both a general philosophy and practical suggestions applicable from infancy through high school.
Emergency Preparedness: Guide for People with Disabilities/Special Needs
Ontario Gov't
Under each category the guide provides information on how individuals and families should prepare for emergencies given their special needs.
Insights from the Blind: Comparative studies for blind and sighted infants
Selma Fraiberg
This book is about blind children and their special needs.
Little by Little
Jean Little
This is a fictionalized autobiography suitable for teens and adults alike. It tells the story of Jean Little - a world famous children's author who was nearly blind from birth, who lived in China with her parents who were missionaries there. She talks about the ridicule, bullying and rejection she felt as a child. Her parents encouraged her to write poetry and stories and at age 17 her first poem was published in a national magazine. She has published many books for children and her latest book was set in Uxbridge - an historical novel. for children.
Parenting Preschoolers: Suggestions for raising young blind and visually impaired children
Kay Alicyn Ferrell
This book is filled with what , where, when, and how questions and answers about the things you need to know about a child with these special needs.
Self-esteem and adjusting with Blindness
Dean W. Tuttle Ph.D
This book attempts to make a significant contribution to the understanding of blindness.
Some Kids are Blind
Lola Schaefer
A great resource for schools and parents to use to introduce differences to children. An early reader format. This book talks about children who are blind.
Some People Can't See
Roy Sallows
Part of the Jordan and Me series