Library Catalogue
In her preface the author states: "The reason I am doing this is to help autistic children along with their parents, teachers, and siblings understand as early as possible the real 'world of autism'."
Hara Estroff Marano is editor-at-large of Psychology Today. Offers parents down-to-earth advice on everything from helping their children make new friends to managing schoolyard bullies.
101 ways to dance / by Kathy Stinson. Toronto, Second Story Press, 2006.
Presents fourteen short stories about high school students and their sexuality, from teenage boys who hitch a ride for a "good time" to a girl who wants to turn a friendship into something more.
A guide to social interaction for autistic young people provides a five-point scale to help in determining what behavior is acceptable and gives examples of different behaviors and how they appear to others.
Summary : "A boy and and a polar bear who share a friendship learn to relax together."
A Difficult day / Eugenie Fernandes. -- Toronto : Kids Can Press, c1987.
Melinda has a bad day, but she learns that her Mother loves her more than anything, even when she has a bad day!
Medical and scientific information about Tourette syndrome for patients, families, care providers, academic institutions, and medical centers.
Ontario's Consent and Capacity Board adjudicates exclusively under the Mental Health Act, the Health Care Consent Act, 1996, the Substitute Decisions Act, 1992, and the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004.
Until recently a diagnosis of psychosis was seen as the end to normal life. With onset occurring most often in youth from 13 to 25, this serious mental health disorder often has tragic consequences when undiagnosed or improperly dealt with. Three peopl
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-197) and index.
A book for adults and children to use together. The book includes simple activities that help children express their feelings about what happened and open-ended questions for professionals to use to encourage children to talk about their fears and begin the healing process.
Summary: After Sherman sees something terrible happen, he becomes anxious and then angry, but when a caring adult helps him talk about these emotions he feels better.
A Very special critter / by Gina and Mercer Mayer. -- Racine, Wis. : Golden Books Pub., c1992.
The children discovered that Alex, the "very special critter", who used a wheelchair, was also just a regular guy!
Through a thoughtful and accurate balance of developmental, clinical-diagnostic, and experimental approaches to child and adolescent psychopathology, Eric Mash and David Wolfe's ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY remains the most authoritative, scholarly, and comprehensive book in its market. Accessible to a broad range of readers, the book traces the developmental course of each disorder and shows how bio…
Absolutely, positively not / David LaRochelle. -- New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, 1st ed., 2005.
Chronicles a teenage boy's humorous attempts to fit in at his Minnesota high school by becoming a macho, girl-loving, "Playboy" pinup-displaying heterosexual.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 310-311).
"Addit up" is the story of six grade 10 students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) who turn a class assignment into a passionate theatre play.
Aggression and related behavioral difficulties represent frequent targets of biomedical and psychosocial interventions, and this book describes a multimodal contextual case formulation model that translates these treatment approaches into a single integra
Are hitting, biting and bullying normal behaviours in young children? When do such behaviours start? Do they stop all on their own? What can you do to make sure they don?t continue? Why are some children more aggressive than others? When should you start
All about my brother / by Brenda Smith Myles. Kansas, Shawnee Mission, 2002.
This is an invaluable contribution to helping typically developing children understand that a child with autism is a child first, and is someone interesting to know. Sarah gives insight into the sibling relationship in a way only a child would know. The book is heart-warming and introspective, with a writing style that makes it appropriate for children and adults alike.