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Parenting Books

 

This list was compiled by PAC Member Terri Skorczewski as a resource for parents of children with special needs and as a recommended list of books for the ECFE program to acquire.  It is, however, a wonderful resource for all parents.

 

Autism

 

Autism/Aspergers:  Solving the Relationship Puzzle              Steven Gutstein                      $22.50             www.rdiconnect.com

            

Asperger Syndrome and Young Children                               Teresa Bolick                          $25.00             www.autismshop.com

 

Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism                                   Mickey Keenan                       $29.95             www.autismshop.com

 

Behavioral Intervention for Young                                          Catherine Maurice                  $47.00             www.autismshop.com

Children with Autism

     

Playing, Laughing and Learning with Children                        Julia Moor                               $19.95             www.autismshop.com

on the Autism Spectrum

 

Pre-Schoolers with Autism - Manual for Parents                   Avril V. Brereton                      $22.95             www.autismshop.com

           

                                                                     

Allergies

 

Is This Your Child?                                                                 Doris Rapp                              $17.95             www.barnesandnoble.com

 

Everything Gluten-Free Cookbook                                        Rick Marx, Nancy Maar         $14.95             www.barnesandnoble.com

 

Dairy-Free Cookbook                                                             Maggie Pannell (Editor)           $12.95             www.barnesandnoble.com

 

Feingold Cookbook for Hyperactive Children                                    Ben Feingold                           $9.98               www.amazon.com

 

A User Guide to the GF/CF Diet for Autism,                          Luke Jackson                         $18.95             www.autismshop.com

Asperger Syndrome and AD/HD

 

 

Sensory Integration

           

The Out of Synch Child                                                          Carol Stock Kranowitz,           $15.95             www.amazon.com

 

Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight                            Sharon Heller                          $13.95             www.amazon.com

 

Answers to Questions Teachers                                           Carol Stock Kranowitz            $14.95             www.autismshop.com           

Ask about Sensory Integration

 

The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun                                             Carol Stock Kranowitz            $14.35             www.autismshop.com

 

 

Feeding Problems

 

Just Take a Bite                                                                      Lori Ernsperger                       $24.95             www.amazon.com

 

The Down Syndrome Nutrition Handbook:                             Joan E. Guthrie Medlen          $19.95

a Guide to Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.

 

 

Speech

           

PECS: The Picture Exchange Communication System         Lori Frost                                           

 

Quick and Easy Ideas and Materials to Help the                   Carolyn Rouse & Katera         $29.00             www.autismshop.com

Nonverbal Child "Talk" at Home

 

When Babies Read                                                                 Audra Jensen                         $19.95             www.autismshop.com

 

 

Parenting

 

Breakthrough Parenting for Children with Special Needs :    Judy Winter                             $15.95             www.amazon.com

Raising the Bar of Expectations

 

Life As We Know It :                                                                Michael Berube                       $14.95             www.amazon.com

A Father, a Family, and an Exceptional Child

 

Stepping Out: Using Games and Activities                            Sarah Newman                       $22.95             www.amazon.com

to Help Your Child with Special Needs

 

Fathering the ADHD Child :                                                    Edward H. Jacobs                  $40.00             www.amazon.com

A Book for Fathers, Mothers, and Professionals

 

The Child With Special Needs:                                               Stanley I. Greenspan              $32.95             www.amazon.com

Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth

 

From the Heart: On Being the                                                Jayne D. B. Marsh                                          www.amazon.com

Mother of a Child With Special Needs

 

 

Parent Guides

 

Children with Fragile X Syndrome: A Parents' Guide             Jayne Dixon Weber                $17.95             www.store.inkleaf.com

 

Children With Spina Bifida: A Parent S Guide             Lutkenhoff, Marlene                $18.95             www.barnesandnoble.com

 

Babies With Down Syndrome: A New Parent S Guide           Stray-Gundersen, Karen        $15.95             www.barnesandnoble.com

 

Children with Traumatic Brain Injury:                          Schoenbrodt, Lisa                   $19.95             www.barnesandnoble.com

A Parents Guide

 

Children with Tourette Syndrome:                                          Haerle, Tracy                          $14.95             www.barnesandnoble.com

A Parents Guide

 

 

 

Siblings

 

Everybody is Different                                                                        Fiona Bleach                           $9.95               www.autismshop.com

 

Views from Our Shoes: Growing Up with a Brother               Donald Joseph                        $14.95             www.barnesandnoble.com

or Sister with Special Needs

 

 

 

 

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