Toilet Training Success: A Guide for Teaching Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

Toilet Training Success: A Guide for Teaching Individuals with Developmental Disabilities by Frank Cicero. (XDE Cicer 2012) This book, designed for both parents and professionals, introduces the reader to effective toilet training interventions for individuals with developmental disabilities. Topics discussed include urination training, bowel training, increasing requesting, and overnight training. Questions such as when to […]

The Potty Journey: Guide to Toilet Training Children with Special Needs, Including Autism and Related Disorders

The Potty Journey: Guide to Toilet Training Children with Special Needs, Including Autism and Related Disorders By Judith A. Coucouvanis. (XDE Couco 2007) Using a no-nonsense, often humorous approach, Judith Coucouvanis, MA, APRN, BC, shares strategies that have produced remarkable results for parents of children with autism and related disorders nationwide. Promising no “quick fixes,” […]

Sleep Better!: A Guide to Improving Sleep for Children with Special Needs

Sleep Better!: A Guide to Improving Sleep for Children with Special Needs by Vincent Mark Durand. (XDE Duran 1998) This book offers step-by-step, “how to” instructions for helping children with disabilities get the rest they need. For problems ranging from bedtime tantrums to night waking, parents and caregivers will find a variety of widely tested […]

The Child With Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth (Merloyd Lawrence Book)

The Child With Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth (Merloyd Lawrence Book) by Stanley I. Greenspan, Serena Wieder, and Robin Simons. (XDE Green 1998) This is a guide to raising children with special needs. It is a complete, step-by-step approach for parents, educators, and others who work with developmental problems. The authors first show […]

Can’t Eat Won’t Eat

Can’t Eat Won’t Eat by Brenda Legge. (XDE Legge 2002) Finding out that your child has Asperger Syndrome can be devastating enough, but when you discover that he or she won’t eat 99.9 percent of all food and drink in the known universe, the fun really starts. The author found herself in this situation when […]

Just take a Bite

Just take a Bite by Lori Ernsperger and Tania Stegan-Hanson. (XDE Ernsp 2004) This book offers a practical and contemporary approach to helping children who are problem eaters.  It’s an excellent resource on why some children have eating challenges and how to use different strategies to promote positive mealtime environments. Pp. 236. If available, item […]