Recommended Reading List




PARENTING

1. After the Tears: Parents talk about raising a child with a disability -- Robin Simons (1987). NY: Harcourt Brace and Co.

2. Since Owen: A parent-to-parent guide of the Care of the Disabled child -- CR Callanan (1990). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press

3. A difference in the Family: Living with a disabled child -- H. Featherstone (1981). NY: Penguin Press.

4. Changed by a child -- Barbara Gill (1997). NY: Doubleday Press

5. Parent Survival Manual: A guide to crisis resolution in autism and related developmental disorders -- Eric Schopler (1995) NY: Plenum Press.

6. Ordinary Families, Special Children -- M. Seligman and RB Darling (1989) NY: Guilford Press.

7. Uncommon Fathers: Reflections on raising a child with a disability -- Don Meyer (1995) Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House.

8. Autism And Pervasive Developmental Disorders -- Ed: Fred R Volkmar (1998) U.K.: Cambridge Press.

9. Special Children, Challenged Parents -- Robert Naseef (1997) Seacaucus NJ. Birch Lane Press, Carol Publishing Group.

10. Nobody's Perfect: Living and growing with children who have special needs -- Nancy Miller (1994) Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

BEHAVIOR

11. Positive Behavioral Support: Including people with difficult behaviors in the community -- Ed: Koegel

12. Toilet Training For Individuals With Autism And Related Disorders -- Maria Wheeler (1998) Future Horizons, Inc.

13. Treasure Chest Of Behavioral Strategies For Individuals With Autism -- Beth Fouse and Maria Wheeler (1997). Arlington TX: Future Horizons, Inc. ISBN: 1-885477-36-8 (Note: although this book is written for the treatment of autism, many of the same strategies should apply to individuals with CdLS)

COMMUNICATION

14. Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)-- Lori Frost and Andrew Bondy (2002) Pyramid Educational Consultants. ISBN: 1928598056

15. Visual Strategies For Improving Communication -- Linda A. Hodgdon (1995) ISBN: 0961678615

FUTURE PLANNING

16. Steps To Independence: Teaching everyday skills to children with special needs -- Bruce Baker and Alan Brightman (1997) Paul H. Brooks Publishing. ISBN: 1557662681.

17. Professional's Guide To Estate Planning For Families Of Individuals With Disabilities -- 2001 edition. Susan Hartley and John Stewart.

EDUCATION

18. The Complete IEP Guide: How to advocate for your special ed child -- Lawrence M Siegel. (2001) ISBN: 0873376072.

19. Inclusion: a guide for educators -- Susan Stainback and William Stainback (1996) Paul H, Brooke Publishing, ISBN: 1557662312.

SIBLINGS

20. Living With A Brother or Sister with Special Needs: A book for sibs -- D. Meyer, P. Vadasy, R. Fewell. (1985). Seattle, WA: U Washington Press.

21. What about Me? Growing up with a Developmentally Disabled Sibling -- B. Siegel and S. Silverstein.(1994). ISBN: 0306446502.

22. Brothers and Sisters: A special part of exceptional families -- TH Powell and PA Gallagher. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

THEOLOGICAL

23. Suffering Presence: Theological Reflections on medicine the mentally handicapped, and the church --(1986) Notre Dame, IN: U Notre Dame Press.




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