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Monthly Meeting Workshop Topics

bulletJump Start a Successful School Year
bulletHomework
bulletOrganizational Skills 
bulletResources for Parents
bulletParent-to-Parent Network
bulletADHD and Sensory Issues
bulletRelated Services
bulletSchool Meeting Survival Strategies 
bulletCase Manager/Parent Partnership
bulletHow to Survive the Holidays
bulletPeer Relations and Social Skills
bulletSiblings of Children with Special Needs
bulletPreschool Transition (from Early Intervention to School District)
bulletPlanning for the Future: High School and Beyond
bulletAnger Management and Stress Reduction
bulletThe ABC's of Smart IEP's
bulletSummer Survival Guide and End of Year Party

Reading Lists

General Guides for Parents, and Teachers too!

bulletThe 10 Basic Principles of Good Parenting by Laurence Steinberg, PhD
bulletAges and Stages: A Parent's Guide to Normal Childhood Development, by Dr. Charles E. Schaefer & Teresa Foy DiGeronimo
bulletEffective School Interventions: Evidence-Based Strategies for Improving Student Outcomes, by Natalie Rathvon
bulletQuirky Kids: Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn't Fit In (When to Worry and When Not to Worry), by Perri Klass, MD & Eileen Costello, MD
bulletLost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them, by Ross W. Greene
bulletNegotiating the Special Education Maze: A Guide for Parents and Teachers, by Winifred Anderson, Stephen Chitwood, & Deidre Hayden
bulletParent's Guide to Coaching Your Physically Challenged Child, by Richard Zulewski
bulletSteps to Independence: Teaching Everyday Skills to Children with Special Needs, by Bruce L. Baker, Jan B. Blacher, & Alan J. Brightman

Guides for Specific Diagnoses and Techniques

bulletThe Everything Parent's Guide to Children with ADD/ADHD, by Linda Sonna, PhD
bulletKids with A Syndrome Mix of ADHD, LD, Asperger's, Tourette's, Bipolar, and More!, by Martin L. Kutscher, Tony Attwood, & Robert R. Wolff
bulletThe Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Asperger's Syndrome, by William Stillman
bulletSocial Skills Training for Children and Adolescents with Asperger's Syndrome and Social Communication Problems, by Jed E. Baker
bulletSimple Strategies That Work!: Helpful Hints for All Educators of Students with Asperger Syndrome, High-Functioning Autism, and Related Disabilities by Brenda Smith Myles, Diane Adreon, & Dena Gitlitz
bulletSocial Skills Picture Book: Teaching Play, Emotion, and Communication to Children with Autism, by Jed E. Baker
bullet1001 Great Ideas for Teaching or Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, by Ellen Notbohm, & Veronica Zysk
bulletTen Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew by Ellen Notbohm & Veronica Zysk
bulletYou're Going to Love This Kid: Teaching Students with Autism in the Inclusive Classroom, by Paula Kluth, Paula Kluth, & Eugene Marcus
bulletUnderstanding Autism for Dummies, by Stephen M. Shore, MA & Linda G. Rastelli, MA
bulletNo More Meltdowns: Positive Strategies for Managing and Preventing Out-of-control Behavior, by Jed Baker & Carol Stock Kranowitz
bulletThe Angry Child: Regaining Control When Your Child Is Out of Control, by Timothy Murphy & Loriann Hoff Oberlin
bulletYour Anxious Child: How Parents and Teachers Can Relive Anxiety in Children, by John S. Dacey & Lisa B. Fiore
bulletFine Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professional, by Maryanne Bruni
bulletYoga for the Special Child: A Therapeutic Approach for Infants and Children with Down Syndrome, Cerabral Palsy, and Learning Disabilities, by Sonia Sumar, Jeffrey Volk (Translator) , Adriana Marusso (Translator)
bulletThe Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children, by Ross W. Greene
bulletTreating Explosive Kids: The Collaborative Problem-Solving Approach, by Ross W. Greene & J. Stuart Ablon
bulletThe Manipulative Child: How to Regain Control and Raise Resilient, Resourceful, and Independent Kids, by EW Swihard Jr, MD & Patrick Cotter, PhD
bulletThe Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction, by Carol Stock Kranowitz, MA
bulletRaising Your Spirited Child (book and workbook) a guide for parents whose child is more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, energetic, by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
bulletThe Everything Parent's Guide to Sensory Integration Disorder: Get the Right Diagnosis, Understand Treatments, and Advocate for Your Child, by Terri Mauro, & Sharon A. Cermak
bulletChildren with Tourette Syndrome, 2nd Ed: A Parents' Guide, by Tracy Lynne Marsh (ed.)

Memoirs and Inspirational Stories

bullet16 Extraordinary Americans with Disabilities, by Nancy Lobb
bulletA Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children with Autism, Stories of Hope and Everyday Success, edited by Colleen Sell
bulletBorn on a Blue Day: A Memoir (Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant) by Daniel Tammet
bulletLook Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's, by John Elder Robison
bulletThinking in Pictures: And Other Reports from My Life with Autism, by Temple Grandin, Oliver Sacks (foreword)
bulletWay I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger's, by Temple Grandin
bulletHelen Keller: The Story of My Life, by Helen Keller
bulletRoad Map to Holland: How I Found My Way Through My Son's First Two Years with Down Syndrome, by Jennifer Grad Groneberg
bulletWhen Down is Up: Life with a Down Syndrome Son, by Melba J. Wilkat
bulletAdventures in the Mainstream: Coming of Age with Down Syndrome, by Greg Palmer

Reading/Read to Me List for Preschool Children with Disabilities

bulletMean Soup, by Betsy Everitt. Horace feels really mean at the end of a bad day, until he helps his mother make Mean Soup.
bulletWhen I Feel Angry, by Cornelia Maude Spelman, Nancy Cote (Illustrator). A little rabbit describes what makes her angry and the different ways she can control her anger.
bulletWhen I Feel Sad, by Cornelia Maude Spelman, Kathy Parkinson (Illustrator). A young guinea pig describes situations that make him sad, how it feels to be sad, and how he can feel better.
bulletWhen I Feel Scared, by Cornelia Maude Spelman, Kathy Parkinson (Illustrator). A little bear describes some of the things that frighten him, like bad dreams or big, tall slides, or when his mother goes away. But he learns there are things he can do to make himself feel better.
bulletWords Are Not for Hurting, by Elizabeth Verdick, Marieka Heinlen (Illustrator)
bulletHands Are Not for Hitting, by Martine Agassi, Marieka Heinlen (Illustrator)
bulletFeet Are Not for Kicking, by Elizabeth Verdick, Marieka Heinlen (Illustrator)
bulletTeeth are Not for Biting, by Elizabeth Verdick, Marieka Heinlen (Illustrator)


Reading List for Children with Disabilities

bulletLearning to Slow Down and Pay Attention: A Book for Kids About ADHD, by Kathleen G. Nadeau, PhD & Ellen B. Dixon, PhD
bulletI Knew You Could: A Book for All the Stops in Your Life, by Craig Dorfman, illustrated by Cristina Ong
bulletWhen Sophie Gets Angry -- Really, Really, Angry, by Molly Bang (A Caldecott Honor Book)
bulletIf You're Angry and You Know It, by Cecily Kaiser, illustrated by Cary Pillo
bulletMy Many Colored Days, by Dr. Seuss, paintings by Steve Johnson & Lou Fancher
bulletThe Way I Feel, written and illustrated by Janan Cain
bulletI was So Mad, by Mercer Mayer. Little Critter tries a variety of ways to dissolve anger.
bulletFeelings, by Aliki. Pictures, dialogs, poems, and stories portray various emotions we all fell: jealousy, sadness, fear, anger, joy, love, and others.
bulletWhat to Do When Your Temper Flares: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems with Anger, by Dawn Huebner
bulletWhat to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety, by Dawn Huebner
bulletToday I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My Day, by Jamie Lee Curtis, illustrated by Laura Cornell
bulletThe Storm in My Brain: Kids and Mood Disorders (Bipolar Disorder and Depression), by Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance,
artwork by young people living with depression or bipolar disorder
bulletChicken Soup for the Kid's Soul, by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Hansen, & Irene Dunlap

Reading List for Children who are Typical Peers

bulletBecause He is My Friend
bulletA Very Special Critter, by Mercer Mayer. Little Critter discovers that the new boy in class is really not so different from everyone else, even though he is in a wheelchair.
bulletWhat's Wrong with Timmy?, by Maria Shriver, illustrated by Sandra Speidal

Reading List for Adolescents and Young Adults

bulletLearning Outside the Lines: Two Ivy League Students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD Give You the Tools for Academic Success and Educational Revolution, by Jonathan Mooney, David Cole, & Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.
bulletFreaks, Geeks and Asperger's Syndrome: A User's Guide to Adolescence by Luke Jackson, Tony Attwood (Foreword by)
bulletPreparing for Life: The Complete Guide for Transitioning to Adulthood for Those with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome, by Jed E. Baker
bulletSurvival Guide for College Students with ADD or LD, by Kathleen G. Nadeau