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Books: Other Special Needs

Featured below are books that Mothers with Attitude recommends, or that have been recommended to us by other parents. For more selections on children with special needs, visit our online bookstore.

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	GENERAL
	The Child with Special Needs by Stanley Greenspan Essential if hefty reading for parents dealing with any neurological problems, particularly autism/PDD. Explains the "Floor Time" technique and gives useful information on emotional development.
	Smart Moves by Carla Hannaford Useful introduction to Brain Gym, different learning styles, and the troubles that ensue when the two sides of the brain don't work in sync.
	ADD/ADHD
	The Myth of the A.D.D. Child: 50 Ways to Improve Your Child's Behavior and Attention Span Without Drugs, Labels, or Coercion by Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D. A bit oversimplified, perhaps, but offers specific and detailed suggestions for a range of challenges.
	Running on Ritalin: A Physician Reflects on Children, Society, and Performance in a Pill by Lawrence H. Diller, M.D. To medicate or not to medicate is a volatile subject among parents, but Dr. Diller manages to argue a case for caution without condemning the drug altogether. Interesting, thought-provoking reading.
	SEIZURE DISORDERS
	Seizures and Epilepsy in Childhood: A Guide for Parents by John M. Freeman, M.D., Eileen P.G. Vining, M.D., and Diana J. Pillas Remarkably reader-friendly for a medical book, this comforting volume really does tell you everything you need to know about seizure disorders.
	SENSORY INTEGRATION
	Answers to Questions Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration by Carol Stock Kranowitz "An extensive and easy-to-use set of checklists and other tools that are invaluable to every teacher and parent who has children with sensory integration challenges."
	Love, Jean: Inspiration for Families Living With Dysfunction of Sensory Integration by A. Jean Ayres, Philip Erwin and Zoe Mailloux. Features letters written by A. Jean Ayres, pioneer in the field of sensory integration, to her nephew, Philip Erwin; Erwin’s own stories about his struggle with sensory integration; and ideas for parents from therapist Zoe Mailloux. Read some excerpts here.
	The Out-of-Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz If you've ever suspected your child may have sensory-integration problems, here's the place to start looking. An easy introduction to a hard-to-get-a-handle-on disorder.
	The Out-Of-Sync Child Has Fun: Safe Activities for Home and School by Carol Stock Kranowitz Companion volume to "The Out-of-Sync Child" offers parents therapeutic activities to do at home with their sensory-integration-challenged children.
	Relationship of Learning Problems and Classroom Performance to Sensory Integration by Marie DiMatties and Norma Quirk Short and to the point, with helpful diagrams, this book simplifies the subject for introduction to teachers and parents.
	Sensory Integration and the Child by A. Jean Ayres The basic text by the founder of sensory integration disorder.
	The Sensory-Sensitive Child: Practical Solutions for Out-of-Bounds Behavior by Karen A. Smith, Ph.D., and Karen R. Gouze, Ph.D. "This thoroughly researched, useful, and compassionate guide will help families start on a new path of empowerment and success. ... for a happier childhood, a more harmonious family, and a more cooperative classroom."
	Uniquely Gifted: Identifying and Meeting the Needs of the Twice Exceptional Student by Kay Kiesa Gathering of essays includes one by Carol Stock Kranowitz on "The Outstanding, But Out-of-Sync, Student"
	FAMILY STORIES
	Little People: Learning to See the World Through My Daughter's Eyes by Dan Kennedy Read an excerpt of this father's account of coming to terms with his daughter's dwarfism in Mothers with Attitude's Contributor's Corner.

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