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Featured Books
Books by
Category
ADD/ADHD
Alternative
Treatments and
Therapies
Anxiety
Disorders
Autism, PDD and
Asperger's
Syndrome
Bipolar Disorder
Depression
For Siblings,
Friends and
Family Members
Learning
Disabilities
Obsessive
Compulsive
Disorder (OCD)
Personality
Disorders
Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder
RAD and
Attachment
Disorders
School Issues,
Special
Education, IEP
and 504 Plans
Schizophrenia
Tourette
Syndrome
Other
Summary for
Featured Books
|
The
Bipolar
Child
by
Demitri
F.
Papolos,
M.D. &
Janice
Papolos |
For any
caregiver
experiencing
life
with a
bipolar
child
this is
a must
read.
The
material
is
presented
clearly,
with
lots of
helpful
charts
and
lists to
aid in
receiving
proper
diagnosis,
treatment,
and
long-term
care.
|
|
The
Explosive
Child
by Ross
W.
Greene,
Ph.D.
(HarperCollins,
1998) |
This
book is
absolutely
essential
reading
for any
family
coping
with a
child
who is
irritable,
inflexible,
and
explosive.
|
Bipolar
Disorder:
Insights
for
Recovery
by
Jane, MD
Mountain
|
This
local
author
has
faced
the
challenges
of
bipolar
disorder
herself
and
chose to
give up
her
practice,
cut down
on her
daily
activities
and
pursue
recovery.
In doing
so, she
became
interested
not only
in her
own
recovery
but in
helping
others
who have
bipolar
disorder.
For more
information
on Dr.
Jane
Mountain
go to
www.beyondbipolar.com.
|
Learning
Outside
The
Lines
by
Jonathan
Mooney,
David
Cole
|
Learning
Outside
the
Lines is
written
by two
such
"academic
failures"
-- that
is, two
academic
failures
who
graduated
from
Brown
University
at the
top of
their
class.
Jonathan
Mooney
and
David
Cole
teach
you how
to take
control
of your
education
and find
true
success
-- and
they
offer
all the
reasons
why you
should
persevere.
Witty,
bold,
and
disarmingly
honest,
Learning
Outside
the
Lines
takes
you on a
journey
toward
personal
empowerment
and
profound
educational
change,
proving
once
again
that
rules
sometimes
need to
be
broken.
|
The
Bipolar
Disorder
Survival
Guide:
What You
and Your
Family
Need to
Know
by
David
J.
Miklowitz |
While
emphasizing
the many
positive
qualities
of
children
who
suffer
with
bipolar
disorder,
the
author
tackles
the many
difficult
decisions
parents
must
face,
and
helps
parents
understand
the
child's
behaviors
and
feelings
so that
they can
intercede
appropriately.
|
Autism/Aspergers:
Solving
the
Relationship
Puzzle
by
Steven
E.
Gutstein |
A
Groundbreaking
Developmental
Program
that
Opens
the Door
to
Lifelong
Social &
Emotional
Growth
for
Persons
with
Autism,
Aspergers
Syndrome
& PDD"
|
The
Ideal
Classroom
Setting
for the
Selectively
Mute
Child
by Elisa
Shipon-Blum |
Parents,
teacher
and
therapists
are
consistently
asking
for
advice
on how
to help
SM
children
in the
classroom.
This
book
goes
into
detail
as to
tactics
that can
be used
in the
school
to
benefit
and
accommodate
the
needs of
SM
children |
Understanding
Katie
by Elisa
Shipon-Blum |
Hands-on
storybook
written
especially
for
children
between
the ages
of 3-12
years of
age who
suffer
from
Selective
Mutism
and/or
social
phobia. |
Wrightslaw:
From
Emotions
to
Advocacy
- The
Special
Education
Survival
Guide
by Peter
W. D.
Wright |
In From
Emotions
to
Advocacy,
Pete and
Pam
Wright
provide
a clear
roadmap
to
effective
advocacy
for
children
with
disabilities. |
|
Matt the
Moody
Hermit
Crab
by
Caroline
C. McGee
(McGee &
Woods,
Inc.
2002)
For
Children
8-12
Years of
Age
Matt the
Moody
Hermit
Crab
Guidebook
for
Parents
and
Teachers
by
Caroline
C.McGee |
Matt
The
Moody
Hermit
Crab by
Caroline
C. McGee
(McGee &
Woods,
Inc.
2002)
This is
the
first
novel-length
book for
children
which
deals
with
bipolar
disorder.
The
reader
gets to
see Matt
become
quite
ill and
see his
relationships
deteriorate
with his
parents
and
siblings
and
classmates.
After
proper
diagnosis
and
treatment,
Matt
gets
well
and,
with the
help of
his
doctor,
his
parents,
and a
wonderful
teacher,
he
rejoins
his
class in
school.
This
book
will not
only
help
children
with
bipolar
disorder
feel
less
alone
and
confused,
but
mothers
will
identify
strongly
with
Matt’s
mother’s
confusion
and
anxiety,
and
siblings
will
understand
their
anger
and
upset
better.
We have
heard
that
this
book is
also
quite
useful
in the
classroom
and
there is
a
teacher’s
guide
available.
(Ages 8
to 12)
To
order:
Direct
order
from
http://www.mcgees1st.com.
Enter
the name
"mcgee"
and
click on
the
radio
button
for
search
by
author.
This
will
bring up
"Matt"
and the
order
can be
completed
from
there.
|
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Brandon
and the
Bipolar
Bear:
A Story
for
Children
with
Bipolar
Disorder
by Tracy
Anglada.
For
Children
4-11
Years of
Age
|
Brandon
and the
Bipolar
Bear: A
Story
for
Children
with
Bipolar
Disorder
by Tracy
Anglada.
This is
the
first
fictional
story
available
for
children
about
early-onset
bipolar
disorder.
In 32
simply
illustrated
pages
children
will
follow
(and
relate
to)
Brandon's
experience
with
rapid
mood
swings,
irritability,
his
sense of
always
being
uncomfortable,
and his
sadness
that he
can't
control
himself
and that
no one
can fix
him. The
comforting
explanation
of
bipolar
disorder
that Dr.
Samuel
gives
him
makes
Brandon
feel not
alone,
not bad,
but
hopeful
that the
medicines
will
make him
(and his
Bipolar
Bear)
feel
better.
We were
so moved
by the
power of
this
little
book and
we feel
better
that we
now can
highly
recommend
a book
for
children
ages 4
through
11.
Available
only
through
www.bipolar-children.bigstep.com |
ADD/ADHD
Healing
ADD: The
Breakthrough
Program
That
Allows
You to
See and
Heal the
6 Types
of ADD
Daniel
G. Amen |
Driven
To
Distraction
:
Recognizing
and
Coping
with
Attention
Deficit
Disorder
from
Childhood
Through
Adulthood
Edward
M.
Hallowell |
RIGHT-BRAINED
CHILDREN
IN A
LEFT-BRAINED
WORLD:
UNLOCKING
THE
POTENTIAL
OF YOUR
ADD
CHILD
Jeffrey
Freed |
Socially
ADDept:
A Manual
for
Parents
of
Children
with
ADHD
and/or
Learning
Disabilities
Janet Z.
Giler |
ADD-Friendly
Ways to
Organize
Your
Life
Judith
Kolberg |
Putting
on the
Brakes:
Young
People's
Guide to
Understanding
Attention
Deficit
Hyperactivity
Disorder
Patricia
O. Quinn |
Attention-Deficit
Hyperactivity
Disorder:
A
Handbook
for
Diagnosis
and
Treatment,
Second
Edition
Barkley,
Russell
A.
|
ADHD and
the
Nature
of
Self-Control
Defiant
Children,
Second
Edition:
A
Clinician's
Manual
for
Assessment
and
Parent
Training
Taking
Charge
of ADHD,
Revised
Edition:
The
Complete,
Authoritative
Guide
for
Parents
Barkley,
Russell
A.
|
Maybe
You Know
My Kid:
A
Parent's
Guide to
Identifying,
Understanding,
and
Helping
Your
Child
With
Attention
Deficit
Hyperactivity
Disorder
Fowler,
Mary
Cahill: |
Hyperactivity
: Why
Won't My
Child
Pay
Attention?
Goldstein,
Sam |
Attention
Deficit
Disorder
: A
Different
Perception
Beyond
Add:
Hunting
for
Reasons
in the
Past &
Present
Healing
ADD :
Simple
Exercises
That
Will
Change
Your
Daily
Life
Think
Fast!:
The Add
Experience
Add
Success
Stories:
A Guide
to
Fulfillment
for
Families
With
Attention
Deficit-Disorder:
Maps,
Guidebooks,
and
Travelogues
for
Hunters
in This
Farmer's
World
Hartmann,
Thom |
Daredevils
and
Daydreamers:
New
Perspectives
on
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder
Ingersoll,
Barbara |
Out of
the Fog:
Treatment
Op-
Tions
and
Strategies
for
Adult
Attention
Deficit
Disor
Murphy,
K., &
Levert,
S |
Survival
Guide
for
College
Students
With Add
or Ld
Nadeau,
K.G |
The
ADD/ADHD
Checklist
Reif,
Sandra |
The
A.D.D.
Hyperactivity
Workbook
for
Parents,
Teachers,
and Kid
The Add
Hyperactivity
Handbook
for
Schools:
Effective
Strategies
for
Identifying
and
Teaching
Add
Students
in
Elementary
and
Secondary
Schools
Parker,
Harvey C |
When You
Worry
About
the
Child
You
Love:
Emotional
and
Learning
Problems
in
Children
Hallowell,
E |
|
Books
for Kids
with
ADHD
Ages 4-8 |
-
A
Boy
and
a
Bear
-
The
Children's
Relaxation
Book
by
Lori
Lite
-
Eukee
the
Jumpy
Elephant
(fiction)
by
Clifford
L
Corman
-
Otto
Learns
about
His
Medicine:
A
Story
about
Medication
for
Children
with
ADHD:
A
Story
About
Medicine
for
Children
with
ADHD
by
Sandra
Ferraro
-
Shelley,
the
Hyperactive
Turtle
(Special
Needs
Collection)
by
Deborah
M.
Moss,
&
Carol
Schwartz
-
Sparky's
Excellent
Misadventures:
My
A.D.D.
Journal
by
Phyllis
Carpenter,
Marti
Ford,
Peter
Horjus
-
Help
is
on
the
Way
: A
child's
book
about
ADD:
A
Child's
Book
about
ADD
by
Marc
A.
Nemiroff,
Marc
Neminoff,
Jane
Annunziata,
Margaret
Scott
-
The
ADDed
Touch
by
Robyn
Watson
-
Eagle
Eyes:
A
Child's
Guide
to
Paying
Attention
| by
Gehret,
Jeanne
|
|
Books
for Kids
with
ADHD
Ages
6-10 |
-
Joey
Pigza
Swallowed
the
Key (fiction)
by
Jack
Gantos
-
Jumpin'
Jake
Settles
Down
(workbook)
by
Lawrence
E.
Shapiro,
Ph.D.
-
Jumpin'
Johnny
Get
Back
to
Work!
: A
Child's
Guide
to
ADHD/Hyperactivity:
A
Child's
Guide
to
ADHD/Hyperactivity
by
Michael
Gordon,
Ph.D.
-
Learning
to
Slow
Down
and
Pay
Attention
by
Kathleen
G.
Nadeau,
Ellen
B.
Dixon,
&
John
Rose
(Illustrator)
-
Taking
A.D.D.
to
School:
A
School
Story
About
Attention
Deficit
Disorder
And/or
Attention
Deficit
Hyperactivity
Disorder
(Special
Kids
in
School)
by
Ellen
Weiner,
Kim
Gasselin
(Editor),
&
Terry
Ravanelli
(Illustrator)
|
|
Books
for Kids
with
ADHD
Ages
8-13 |
-
Eagle
Eyes:
A
Child's
Guide
to
Paying
Attention
by
Jeanne
M A Gerhet
-
Pay
Attention,
Slosh
(fiction)
by
Mark
Smith
&
Gail
Piazza
-
Putting
on
the
Brakes:
A
Young
People's
Guide
to
Understanding
Attention
Deficit
Hyperactivity
Disorder
by
Patricia
O.
Quinn,
MD &
Judith
M.
Stern,
M.A.
-
The
Best
of
Brakes:
An
Activity
Book
For
Kids
with
ADD:
An
Activity
Book
(workbook)
by
Patricia
O.
Quinn,
MD &
Judith
M.
Stern,
M.A.
-
Sometimes
I
Drive
My
Mom
Crazy,
but
I
Know
She's
Crazy
About
Me:
A
Self-Esteem
Book
for
Overactive
and
Impulsive
Children
(Self-Esteem
Ser)
(fiction)
by
Lawrence
E.
Shapiro,
Ph.D.
-
The
Don'T-Give-Up
Kid
and
Learning
Differences by
Jeanne
M A
Gerhet
&
Susan
Covert
-
Joey
Pigza
Loses
Control
by
Jack
Gantos
-
The
'The
"Putting
on
the
Brakes"
Activity
Book
for
Young
People
With
Adhd
for
Young
People
with
ADHD
by
Patricia
O.
Quinn,
Nell
Russell
(Illustrator),
Judith
Stern
(Contributor)
-
Eagle
Eyes:
A
Child's
Guide
to
Paying
Attention
by
Jeanne
M.
A.
Gehret
&
Susan
Covert
-
Zipper:
The
Kid
With
Adhd
by
Caroline
Janover,
Rick
Powell
(Illustrator),
Richard
J.
Powell
(Illustrator)
-
The
Best
of
Brakes:
An
Activity
Book
For
Kids
with
ADD Patricia
O.
Quinn
(Editor),
Judith
M.
Stern
(Editor),
Kate
Sternberg
|
Alternative
Treatments and
Therapies
Anxiety
Disorders
The
Ideal
Classroom
Setting
for the
Selectively
Mute
Child
Elisa
Shipon-Blum |
Your
Anxious
Child:
Raising
a
Healthy
Child in
a
Frightening
World
Mary Ann
Shaw |
Anxiety
Disorders
in
Children
and
Adolescents
John S.
March |
The
Anxiety
Cure for
Kids : A
Guide
for
Parents
Elizabeth
DuPont
Spencer |
Growing
Up With
Anxiety
Disorder
Mark
Arthur
Pagel |
Diagonally-Parked
in a
Parallel
Universe
:
Working
Through
Social
Anxiety
Signe A.
Dayhoff |
Pass
Through
Panic:
Freeing
Yourself
from
Anxiety
and Fear
Claire
Weekes |
Change
Your
Brain,
Change
Your
Life:
The
Breakthrough
Program
for
Conquering
Anxiety,
Depression,
Obsessiveness,
Anger,
and
Impulsiveness
Daniel
G. Amen |
Your
Anxious
Child:
How
Parents
and
Teachers
Can
Relieve
Anxiety
in
Children
John S.
Dacey |
Triumph
Over
Shyness:
Conquering
Shyness
& Social
Anxiety
Murray
B. Stein |
Triumph
over
Fear: A
Book of
Help and
Hope for
People
With
Anxiety,
Panic
Attacks,
and
Phobias
Jerilyn
Ross |
Conquering
Panic
and
Anxiety
Disorders:
Success
Stories,
Strategies,
and
Other
Good
News
Jenna
Glatzer |
The
Monster
in the
Cave:
How to
Face
Your
Fear and
Anxiety
and Live
Your
Life
David
Mellinger |
The
Worry
Workbook
: Twelve
Steps to
Anxiety-Free
Living
Les
Carter |
Generalized
Anxiety
Disorder:
diagnosis,
treatment
and its
relationship
to other
anxiety
disorders
-
pocketbook
David
Nutt |
Panic
Disorder
and
Anxiety
in
Adolescence
Sara
Golden
Mattis |
Anxiety
Disorders
in
African
Americans
Steven
Friedman |
Fears,
Phobias,
and
Rituals:
Panic,
Anxiety,
and
Their
Disorders
Isaac
Meyer
Marks |
|
|
|
The
Out-of
Sync
Child:
Recognizing
and
Coping
with
Sensory
Integration
Dysfunction,
by Carol
Stock
Kranowitz,
M.A.
Perigree
Books,
1998). |
Understanding
Katie
by Elisa
Shipon-Blum |
Autism, PDD and
Asperger's
Syndrome
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