Inclusion/Disability > Professional/Educator/Parent
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Teri James Bellis, PH.D. When the Brain Can't Hear (Auditory Processing Disorder)
Unraveling the Mystery of Auditory Processing Disorder In this landmark book, Dr. Teri James Bellis, one of the world's leading authorities on auditory processing disorder (APD), explains the nature of this devastating condition and provides insightful case studies that illustrate its effect on the lives of its sufferers. Millions of Americans struggle silently with APD. As sound travels through an imperfect auditory pathway, words become jumbled, distorted, and unintelligible. Often, they are misdiagnosed. Discussing the latest and most promising clinical advances and treatment options, and providing a host of proven strategies for coping, Dr. Bellis takes much of the mystery out of APD. If you or anyone you know has difficulty comprehending spoken language, or if your child is struggling in school, this important book may have the answers you need.
$28.00
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Teen Issues ColorCards
36 cards and worksheets to open up discussion on the key issues facing young people today Growing up in today's world presents young people with a complex range of diverse situations, attitudes and experiences. Designed to provide an opportunity to consider the variety of subjects, experiences and situations that a young person could encounter, providing an opportunity and platform for informative and lively discussion. Topics include: Relationships, Lifestyle, Safety, Life Skills. The free CD Rom includes worksheets for each ColorCard, which can be printed out to enable specific work to be undertaken.
$89.95
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Supporting Disabled People with their Sexual Lives
A Clear Guide for Health and Social Care Professionals. This is a straight-talking guide to supporting disabled people with their sexual lives. It covers the range of difficulties disabled people experience, from physical limitations to problems such as lack of acceptance, knowledge and skills. The real difficulties professionals experience are also covered with positive suggestions, and a chapter on communication discusses how to discuss sex. Sections follow on the sexual services available to help, and the wide range of sexual diversities which disabled people can and do enjoy.
$51.95
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Social Skills Activities for Special Children
This revised and updated second edition of the ground-breaking Social Skills Activities for Special Children offers teachers 164 ready-to-use lessons complete with reproducible worksheets that help children become aware of acceptable social behavior and acquire basic social skills. Each of the book's lessons highlights a specific skill framed in real-life situations. This gives teachers a meaningful way to guide students to think about why a particular social skill is important. The practical hands-on activities that accompany each lesson help students work through, think about, discuss, and practice the skill in or outside of the classroom.
$39.95
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Sibshops
Workshops for Siblings of Children with Special Needs. Fully updated and highly practical, this user-friendly guide helps professionals develop workshops where 8- to 13-year-old siblings can share their stories, give and receive support, and just have fun with other children who've been there.
$48.95
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Fine Motor Skills for Children With Down Syndrome
This is the newly expanded edition of the practical guide to helping children and adolescents with Down syndrome master the fine motor skills they need in daily life. he book includes instructions for dozens of easy activities to do at home or school that help kids learn skills, such as cutting with scissors, grasping a pencil, printing, eating, dressing, grooming. With added emphasis on self-help skills, a new chapter on dealing with sensory processing problems, and tips on pre-printing skills, Fine Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome continues to be a must-have resource for parents and occupational therapists.
$34.95
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Julie F. Brown Emotion Regulation Skills System for Cognitively Challenged Clients
A DBT Informed Approach Informed by the principles and practices of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), this book presents skills training guidelines specifically designed for adults with cognitive challenges. Clinicians learn how to teach core emotion regulation and adaptive coping skills in a framework that promotes motivation and mastery for all learners, and that helps clients apply what they have learned in daily life. The book features ideas for scaffolding learning, a sample 12-week group curriculum that can also be used in individual skills training, and numerous practical tools, including 150 reproducible handouts and worksheets. The large-size format facilitates photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.
$56.95
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Differentiating Instruction In The Regular Classroom
In this updated edition of the popular and trusted guide, Diane Heacox provides a practical introduction to differentiation and explains how to differentiate instruction in a wide range of settings to provide variety and challenge in how teachers teach and in how students learn. Individual chapters focus on evaluation in a differentiated classroom and how to manage both behavior and work tasks. New features include connections to Common Core State Standards, revised information on multiple intelligences, updated bibliography and resources, and a PowerPoint presentation for use in staff training and professional development.
$66.50
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Cookbook for Children with Special Needs:
Learning a Life Skill with Fun, Tasty, Healthy Recipes. The book starts with a basic illustrated guide to where food comes from, the different food groups, how to create our own diet and why cooking is a great skill to master. Simple, step-by-step instructions accompanied by fun illustrations, guide children through three levels of cooking, starting with fundamental basics including the preparation of a wide variety of different foods, and building up to more complex recipes. Health and safety skills are taught as an essential part of the cooking activity and healthy eating habits are reinforced throughout.
$34.50
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Sharing Love Abundantly in Special Needs Families
Raising special needs kids can be a strain on parents. How can you deal with tough issues and nurture your marriage? Equipping you with the tools to handle the problems disability presents, Gary Chapman and Jolene Philo show how to use the love languages to communicate with your spouse - and your children with developmental delays.
$23.50
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Please Communicate Directly Pin
A beautiful enamel pin celebrating neurodiversity by local artist Margaux Wosk and their company Retrophiliac Art. Margaux is an Autistic self-taught artist and designer based in Vancouver, BC. These pins are a great way to promote understanding and reduce stigma for neurodivergent folks and people with invisible disabilities.
$9.95
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My Book of Feelings (Attachment/LD/Special Needs)
A Book to Help Children with Attachment Difficulties, Learning or Developmental Disabilities Understand their Emotions This picture book is ideal for children ages 5 and above to help them understand why they might experience different emotions, and what they can do to help them manage their emotions in a positive way. Written in simple language, this book will be an excellent tool for any child who finds it difficult to understand their emotions, particularly those with attachment difficulties, or a learning or developmental disability.
$19.95
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It Takes Two To Talk (Language Delays)
A Practical Guide for Parents of Children with Language Delays If you're a parent concerned about your child's language development, this guidebook can support you in giving your child the extra help he needs. Designed specifically for parents of children with language delays, the book is based on the following important principles: Learning happens naturally - Children learn language best during everyday routines and conversations with the important people in their lives; Parents are their child's most important language teachers; The earlier a child receives the extra help he needs, the more his language skills will improve.
$54.00
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If at Birth You Don't Succeed
My Adventures with Disaster and Destiny This book is a hilariously irreverent and heartfelt memoir about finding your passion and your path even when it's paved with epic misadventure. This is the unlikely but not unlucky story of a man who couldn't safely open a bag of Skittles, but still became a fitness guru with fans around the world. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll fall in love with the Olive Garden all over again, and learn why cerebral palsy is, definitively, "the sexiest of the palsies."
$26.99
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Dr. Daniel Franklin Helping Your Child with Language-Based Learning Disabilities
Strategies to Succeed in School & Life with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, ADHD and Processing Disorders Helping Your Child with Language-Based Learning Disabilities outlines an attachment-based approach to help your child succeed based in the latest research. This research indicates that a secure attachment relationship between you and your child actually optimizes their learning ability by enhancing motivation, regulating anxiety, and triggering neuroplasticity. In this book, you'll discover why it's so important to accurately assess your child, find new perspectives on LBLDs based on the most current studies, and discover tips and strategies for navigating school, home life, and your child's future. Most importantly, you'll learn how your own special bond with your child can help spark their interest in reading, writing, and math.
$44.95
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Complete Guide to Creating a Special Needs Life Plan
A Comprehensive Approach Integrating Life, Resource, Financial, and Legal Planning to Ensure a Brighter Future for a Person with a Disability This book provides comprehensive guidance on creating a life plan to transition a special needs child to independence or to ensure they are well cared for in the future. This book will be essential reading for all parents or guardians of a child with a cognitive, mental or physical impairment. It will also be of interest to attorneys, financial planners, insurance agents, trust officers and other professionals looking to better serve the special needs community.
$59.95
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ColorCards Social Behavior Skills for Daily Living
These full-colour cards illustrate a variety of familiar situations and activities that can be used with older children and adults who require intervention in the area of appropriate social behaviour. Some cards show a good understanding of social skills, while others show a poor understanding by one or more people. Situations include: Disturbing other people; Jumping the queue; Helping a disabled person; Caring for an animal; Cheating in an exam. The cards also show non-verbal communication, such as posture, gesture, facial expression, respecting personal space and appearance.
$65.95
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ColorCards Sequences: 4 Step
Contains 12 lively four-step sequences (total of 48 cards) showing a range of familiar events at home and out and about. The photographs include people of different ages and ethnic groups performing activities, including: Putting a new toy together, Washing the car, Having breakfast, Making cakes, Going to the dentist, Buying an ice-cream.
$78.95
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ColorCards Cause & Effect
2-step sequences of day-to-day events Designed to help develop logical and critical thinking skills, this set will also help with verbal reasoning as well as encourage the use and practice of questioning. Contains 24 sequenced pairs that illustrate how 'one thing leads to another'. A specific situation is presented on the first card, the user then having to predict the possible outcome, that may, or may not, be shown on the second card. Includes a variety of sections that are immediate or happen over a period of time; welcome or unwelcome; positive or negative.
$78.95
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ColorCards - More What are They Thinking
Like the original set of 'What Are They Thinking?' Colorcards this collection of cards is designed to encourage users to focus on the thoughts and feelings they and other people experience when confronted with a situation. Each card includes a 'thought bubble' to facilitate consideration of both what that individual is thinking and also the user's personal response. Discussions about the appropriateness of the situation and of the best way to deal with it will all help to develop: Thinking skills Understanding relationships Problem solving Social and emotional skills. The cards cover a diverse range of circumstances, including: Difficult or dangerous situations Team work Tests and achievement
$79.95
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ColorCards Sequences: 6 & 8-Step For Children
A more complex set including both 6 and 8-step sequences of a variety of activities photographed in both indoor and outdoor locations. These sequences provide excellent opportunities for more advanced language work including syntax, grammar, and vocabulary.
$79.95
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Carolina Curriculum For Preschoolers With Special Needs
This book is part of The Carolina Curriculum, a bestselling assessment and intervention program designed for children birth to five with mild to severe disabilities. With this easy-to-use, criterion-referenced system, professionals who work with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers will closely link assessment with intervention and work effectively with the child's teachers, family members, and other service providers.
$79.95
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Carolina Curriculum For Infants And Toddlers
The Carolina Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs, Third Edition is one of the two volumes of The Carolina Curriculum, an assessment and intervention program designed for use with young children from birth to five years who have mild to severe disabilities. Developed for use with children from birth to 36 months, the CCITSN is an easy-to-use, criterion-referenced system that clearly links assessment with intervention and lets professionals work closely with the child's teachers, family members, and other service providers. Already trusted by thousands of early childhood professionals from coast to coast, this proven system is even easier to use with the revisions and updates in this third edition.
$79.95
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Can I Tell You About Tourette Syndrome?
A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals Meet Max - a boy with Tourette Syndrome (TS). Max invites readers to learn about Tourette's from his perspective, helping them to understand what tics and triggers are and what it feels like to have TS. He explains how living with TS can sometimes be difficult, and how people around him can help him to feel happy and accepted. This illustrated book is ideal for young people aged seven upwards, as well as parents, friends, teachers and other professionals working with children with Tourette's. It is also an excellent starting point for family and classroom discussions.
$24.95
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