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The conscious parent's guide to autism : a mindful approach for helping your child focus and succeed / by Lebowitz, Marci.;
Includes Internet addresses and index.Conscious parenting -- The world of autism -- Detecting warning signs and coexisting conditions -- Managing challenging behaviors with empathy -- Communicating with your child -- Practical approaches to handling tantrums, meltdowns, and discipline -- Autism and your marriage -- Conscious parenting as a single parent -- Responding to your other children's needs -- Autism and your extended family -- Dealing with society -- Starting school -- The transition from child to teenager -- Autism and life as an adult -- Challenging obstacles with an engaged presence -- Expanding abilities through intervention -- Finding support and assistance -- Appendix A. Glossary -- Appendix B. Additional resources -- Appendix C. Frequently asked questions about autism."If your child has a diagnosis of 'on the autism spectrum,' you may be feeling overwhelmed and most likely intimated. Often the focus is on 'disabilities' rather than 'abilities,' and you may be left wondering what you should expect as your child journeys through life. With The Conscious Parent's Guide to Autism, you will learn how to take a relationship-centered approach to engage your child. Conscious parenting means being present with your children and taking the time to understand their point of view. Using this mindful method, you can help your child improve language skills, motor skills, and social skills..."--Page 4 of cover.LSC
Subjects: Autism.; Autism in children.; Autism spectrum disorders.; Autism spectrum disorders in children.; Developmental disabilities.; Developmentally disabled children.;
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Your child's voice : a caregiver's guide to advocating for kids with special needs, disabilities, or others who may fall through the cracks / by Lockrey, Cynthia,author.;
Subjects: Caregivers; Parents of children with disabilities.; Parents of developmentally disabled children.; Child rearing.; Children with disabilities;
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Parenting through the storm : how to handle the highs, the lows, and everything in between / by Douglas, Ann,1963-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Child psychology.; Children with mental disabilities; Developmentally disabled children; Families of the mentally ill.; Parenting.;
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The Frederick sisters are living the dream : a novel / by Zusy, Jeannie,author.;
"Every family has its fault lines, and when Maggie gets a call from the ER in Maryland where her older sister lives, the cracks start to appear. Ginny, her sugar-loving and diabetic older sister with intellectual disabilities, has overdosed on strawberryJell-O. Maggie knows Ginny really can't live on her own, so she brings her sister and her occasionally vicious dog to live near her in upstate New York. Their other sister, Betsy, is against the idea but as a professional surfer, she is conveniently thousands of miles away. Thus, Maggie's life as a caretaker begins. It will take all of her dark humor and patience, already spread thin after a separation, raising two boys, freelancing, and starting a dating life, to deal with Ginny's diapers, sugar addiction, porn habit, and refusal to cooperate. Add two devoted but feuding immigrant aides and a soon-to-be ex-husband who just won't go away, and you've got a story that will leave you laughing through your tears as you wonder who is actually taking care of whom"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Caregivers; Developmentally disabled; Single mothers; Sisters;
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Everything to lose / by Gross, Andrew,1952-;
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Extortion; Murder; Parents of developmentally disabled children;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The science of making friends : helping socially challenged teens and young adults / by Laugeson, Elizabeth A.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Social skills; Social skills in adolescence.; Developmentally disabled youth.;
© c2013., Jossey-Bass,
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Champions [videorecording] / by Brooks, Paul,1959-film producer.; Farrelly, Bobby,1958-film director.; Fesser, Javier,1964-screenwriter.; Franti, Michael,1966-composer (expression); Garcés, Julie,editor of moving image work.; Harrelson, Woody,actor.; Hudson, Ernie,actor.; Marin, Cheech,actor.; Marqués, David,1972-screenwriter.; Miles, C. Kim,director of photography.; Niemeyer, Scott,film producer.; Olson, Kaitlin,actor.; Plager, Jeremy,film producer.; Rizzo, Mark,screenwriter.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Fesser, Javier,1964-Campeones.; Focus Features,presenter,publisher.; Gold Circle Entertainment (Firm),presenter,production company.; Universal Studios, Inc.,film distributor.;
Music by Michael Franti; edited by Julie Garcés; director of photography, C. Kim Miles.Woody Harrelson, Kaitlin Olson, Ernie Hudson, Cheech Marin, Matt Cook.A former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for crude/sexual references and strong language.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Sports films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Basketball coaches; Basketball teams; Coach-athlete relationships; Coaching (Athletics); Developmentally disabled; Sports for people with disabilities; Teamwork (Sports);
For private home use only.
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Social skills activities for special children / by Mannix, Darlene.;
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Subjects: Developmentally disabled children; Developmentally disabled children; Life skills; Social skills;
© c2009., Jossey-Bass,
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Focused / by Gerber, Alyson.;
Twelve-year-old Clea wants to do her homework, follow instructions, pay attention in school, and play chess on the school team, but somehow she cannot focus on whatever is in front of her, and the other kids at school are starting to notice and make fun of her; when her worried parents take her to be tested she finds out that she has ADHD (only without the hyperactivity)--and with help from the psychiatrist who seems to really understand her she is determined to learn how to focus.LSC
Subjects: Developmentally disabled children; Parent and child; Families; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Chess; Life skills;
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Watching you without me / by Coady, Lynn,1970-author.;
After her mother's sudden death, Karen finds herself back in her childhood home in Nova Scotia for the first time in a decade, acting as full-time caregiver to Kelli, her older sister. Overwhelmed with grief and the daily needs of Kelli, who was born with a developmental disability, Karen begins to feel consumed by the isolation of her new role. On top of that, she's weighed down with guilt over her years spent keeping Kelli and their independent-to-a-fault mother, Irene, at arm's length. And so when Trevor-- one of Kelli's support workers-- oversteps his role and offers friendly advice and a shoulder to cry on, Karen gratefully accepts his somewhat overbearing friendship. When she discovers how close Trevor was to Irene, she comes to trust him all the more. But as Trevor slowly insinuates himself into Karen and Kelli's lives, Karen starts to grasp the true aspect of his relationship with her mother-- and to experience for herself the suffocating nature of Trevor's "care.".
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Mothers and daughters; Interpersonal relations; Caregivers; People with disabilities; Sisters; Trust;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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