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  • A Special Mother

    Getting Through the Early Days of a Child's Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities and Related Disorders

    by Anne Ford, John-Richard Thompson ...
    All mothers experience worries and fears about their children, but none can compare with the early days when a mother feels something's not quite right. Anne Ford knows the feeling. She's had it herself, having raised a daughter with severe learning disabilities, and has gone on to share experiences with others during her many years as a volunteer with the National Center for Learning Disabilities ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On Their Own

    Creating an Independent Future for Your Adult Child with Learning Disabilities and ADHD

    by Anne Ford, John-Richard Thompson ...
    An indispensable guide to the special challenges faced by parents of learning-disabled children as they enter adulthood, by the author of Laughing Allegra, a leading activist and parent of an adult child with LD.In 2003 Anne Ford (great-granddaughter of Henry Ford) published Laughing Allegra, about the struggles of raising her learning-disabled daughter, and received a flood of letters from ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Laughing Allegra

    The Inspiring Story of a Mother's Struggle and Triumph Raising a Daughter with Learning Disabilities

    by Anne Ford, John-Richard Thompson ...
    When Anne Ford, great-granddaughter of Henry Ford, learned that her four-year-old daughter Allegra's "differences" were the result of severe learning disabilities, she faced a challenge that neither money nor position could ease. Desperate for answers, Anne sought out doctors, teachers, counselors, and others who could help her build a support network for herself and her daughter, while fighting ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Living with Dyspraxia

    A Guide for Adults with Developmental Dyspraxia - Revised Edition

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  • Raising a Left-Brain Child in a Right-Brain World

    Strategies for Helping Bright, Quirky, Socially Awkward Children to Thrive at Home and at School

    by Katharine Beals ...
    Empowering advice for parents of bright, quirky, socially awkward kids—an educator’s clarion call to better understand, appreciate, and nurture our “left-brainers”Does your child:• Have impressive intellectual abilities but seem puzzled by ordinary interactions with other children?• Have deep, all-absorbing interests or seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of certain subjects?• Bring home mediocre ... Read more

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  • Employment for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome or Non-Verbal Learning Disability

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    by Yvona Fast ...
    Most people with Non-Verbal Learning Disorder (NLD) or Asperger Syndrome (AS) are underemployed. This book sets out to change this. With practical and technical advice on everything from job hunting to interview techniques, from 'fitting in' in the workplace to whether or not to disclose a diagnosis, this book guides people with NLD or AS successfully through the employment mine field. There is ... Read more

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  • Spaz

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    From the hyperkinetic boy who was tossed in a dumpster to the man who found life-long love, Spaz: The True Story of my Life with ADHD takes you on a journey through inspirational highs and unthinkable lows. Dispersed between a series of true stories about one mans struggles with severe Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, Spaz includes supporting material and research on what we know about ADHD ... Read more

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    Understanding and Connecting with your Partner

    by Cindy Ariel, PhD ...
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    If you’re in a relationship with someone who has Asperger’s syndrome, it’s likely that your partner sometimes seems cold and insensitive. Other times, he or she may have emotional outbursts for no apparent reason. And in those moments when you can’t understand each other at all, you both feel fed up, frustrated, and confused.The behavior of people with Asperger’s can be hard to understand and easy ... Read more

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  • The ADHD-Autism Connection

    A Step Toward More Accurate Diagnoses and Effective Treatments

    by Diane Kennedy ...
    At last, long-awaited answers to the questions you’ve been asking. Help for frustrated ADHD patients and their families. (As well as those with autism, PDD, Asperger’s syndrome, and other related conditions.)Attention deficit/hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is one of the most rapidly growing diagnoses of our generation. Often the diagnosis fails to provide real help, leaving patients, doctors, and ... Read more

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  • The Autism & ADHD Diet

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    by Barrie Silberberg ...
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  • Parenting Your Child with ADHD

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    It is now possible for concerned parents to treat their child’s attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) without medication. This book shows them how. Written by a supervising psychologist who specializes in child behavioral issues, Parenting Your Child with ADHD presents a groundbreaking program for parents seeking to reduce their child’s inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity and ... Read more

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