How to Get Services by Being Assertive published by Family Resource Center on Disabilities. (XFM Advoc 1993) The book contains sections on how to determine your style, use assertiveness at special education meeting hearings, (due process hearings, etc.), deal with bureaucrats and public officials, and much more. Includes assertiveness exercises on topics such as “Using […]
Category: Family Relationships
Books in this section focus on families, parenting, and sibling relationships.
Living with Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Guidance for Parents, Carers, and Siblings (Autistic Spectrum Disorder Support Kit)
Living with Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Guidance for Parents, Carers, and Siblings (Autistic Spectrum Disorder Support Kit) by Elizabeth Attfield. (XFM Attfi 2007) This book is based on a wealth of experience of working closely both with individuals with Autism and their families. It reminds us of the barriers to positive parent/professional partnership and challenges us […]
Parenting Your Asperger Child: Individualized Solutions for Teaching Your Child Practical Skills
Parenting Your Asperger Child: Individualized Solutions for Teaching Your Child Practical Skills by Alan Sohn and Cathy Grayson (XFM Sohn 2005) Abundant, true-to-life dialogues between Asperger children, their parents and peers model the strategies of school psychologist Grayson and special education teacher Sohn in action. A glossary of verbal cues (e.g., “in your mind” for […]
Helping a Child with nonverbal Learning Disorder or Asperger’s Syndrome
Helping a Child with nonverbal Learning Disorder or Asperger’s Syndrome by Kathryn Stewart. (XFM Stewa 2007) The book offers readers ways to evaluate their child’s strengths and weaknesses in areas such as visual and spatial functioning, writing problems, information processing and organizational skills, social and emotional capabilities, language skills, and interactive abilities. It offers specific […]
Parent’s Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism
Parent’s Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism by Sally Ozonoff. (XFM Ozonoff 2002). In Part 1 of this book, the authors cover definitions, diagnosis, causes, and treatments of AS-HFA, while Part 2 considers living with AS-HFA, channeling a child’s strengths, and dealing with home, school, and the social world and life as an […]
Thicker than Water
Thicker than Water edited by Don Meyer. (XFM Meyer 2009) Thirty-nine adult siblings reflect on how their lives have been indelibly shaped by their relationship with a brother or sister with special needs. This book reveals both positive and negative aspects of growing up with someone who might have received the lion s share of […]
Quirky Kids: Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn’t Fit In- When to Worry and When Not to Worry
Quirky Kids: Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn’t Fit In- When to Worry and When Not to Worry by Perry Klass and Eileen Costello. (XFM Klass 2003) Boston pediatricians Klass and Costello address a growing parenting issue: when to worry and when not, how far to push for diagnosis and/or treatment when a child’s “quirkiness” […]
Understanding Brothers and Sisters with Asperger Syndrome
Understanding Brothers and Sisters with Asperger Syndrome (XFM Under 2007) This DVD is designed to help children of different ages understand and support their siblings on the autism spectrum. 109 minutes. If available, item can be checked out from the resource room at no cost.
Understanding Brothers and Sisters on the Autism Spectrum
Understanding Brothers and Sisters on the Autism Spectrum (XFM Autis 2007) This DVDs is designed to help children of different ages understand and support their siblings on the autism spectrum. These videos show siblings that other kids are facing the same challenges they face, and explores a range of ways the kids interviewed have learned to […]
Rules
Rules by Cynthia Lord. (XFM Lord 2006) Grade 4-7-Twelve-year-old Catherine has conflicting feelings about her younger brother, David, who is autistic. While she loves him, she is also embarrassed by his behavior and feels neglected by their parents. In an effort to keep life on an even keel, Catherine creates rules for him (It’s okay […]