Emergence: Labeled Autistic -- by Temple Grandin (Author) (Book - Parent)
"This book is written by a woman who overcame a severe disability to become a successful designer of livestock equipment. Though professionals have been theorizing about it for years, the phenomenon...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Asperger Syndrome -- by Ami Klin, Fred Volkmar, Sarah Sparrow (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"An exploration of a social disorder characterized by a lack of empathy, inability to form friendships, and intense absorption in special interests. The editors (all of the Yale Child Study Center,...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Autism/Aspergers: Solving the Relationship Puzzle -- by Steven Gutstein (Author) (Book - Parent)
"I knew each child with autism could not make the same progress, or reach the same goals. But, regardless of his or her abilities and limits, there was something more I wanted to give each of them....
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Visual Strategies for Improving Communication : Practical Supports for School & Home -- by Linda Hodgdon (Author) (Book - Parent)
"This book is "easy-reading". It is laid out with a question-answer format that is not full of the heavy technical jargon that is common in so many books on special needs. It has rapidly become a...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
First Feelings: Milestones in the Emotional Development of Your Baby and -- by Stanley Greenspan (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Greenspan outlines the six stages of emotional growth in early childhood and explores the ways in which they are communicated, emphasizing parental interaction as the key to a child's healthy,...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
How It Feels to Have a Gay or Lesbian Parent: A Book by Kids for Kids of All Ages -- by Judith Snow (Author) (Book - Child)
"How It Feels to Have a Gay or Lesbian Parent: A Book by Kids for Kids of All Ages gives voice to the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of children, adolescents, and young adults who have a gay or...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Beyond Acceptance : Parents of Lesbians & Gays Talk About Their Experiences -- by Carolyn Griffin, Marian Wirth (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"Based upon discussion and interviews conducted with parents belonging to P-FLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), a support and advocacy group with over four hundred chapters...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
ABC A Family Alphabet Book -- by Bobbie Combs (Author) (Book - Parent/Child)
"Two Lives specializes in publishing quality books for children in families headed by gays and lesbians. The number of children being raised in alternative families is increasing daily, and we believe...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
The Final Closet: The Gay Parents' Guide for Coming Out to Their Children -- by Rip Corley (Author) (Book - Parent)
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All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Gay and Lesbian Parents -- by Frederick Bozett (Author) (Book - Parent)
"This insightful new work deals with all of the contemporary issues concerning parenting by gay men and lesbians. It is designed to broaden readers' thinking on homosexuality and homosexuals in...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)