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Books
| 50 Ways to Support Your Childs Special Education: From IEPs to Assorted Therapies, an Empowering Guide to Taking Action, Every Day | by: Terri Mauro |
| You want your child to have the best of everything - especially education. But you may not even know where to begin, given the often confusing and everchanging landscape of special education. The Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs) are complicated - but in 50 Ways to Support Your Child's Special Education, you'll find simple ways to advocate for your child every day. | |
| A Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children with Special Needs: Stories that celebrate the differences in our extraodinary kids | by: Multiple Authors |
| In A Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children with Special Needs, you will meet fifty remarkable kids: A boy with autism surpasses his mother's expectations in a swim meet, teaching everyone to live the mantra, "reach and pull." A seven-year-old girl with albinoism enlightens each person she encounters to the trus definition of beauty. In this poignant collection, you'll meet exceptional kids who achieve small victories daily, instilling wisdom in their parents with each stride they make. | |
| A Parent's Guide to Down Syndorme Toward a Brighter Future | by: Siegfried M. Pueschel |
| When a child with Down syndrome is born, most parents experience feelings of overwhelming shock and disbelief. What can they do? How will life change? Where can they turn for the support and advice they need in order to effectively advocate for their child? For more than ten years, parents and professionals alike have trusted Dr. Peuschel's best-selling book on raising children with Down syndrome. Now, you'll get even more - including updates in legislation such as IDEA 1997, as well as new developments in teh biomedical field! You'll learn not just what to expect as your child grows but what you can hope for in terms of health, schooling, and your child's life in the community. Chapter by chapter, this book will help you through all of the important stages from infancy to adolescence and beyond. Page by page, you'll find reassuring guidance, straightforward explanations, and clear information about topics important to your family. | |
| ABC for You and Me | by: Meg Girnis |
| ABC's featuring children living with Down syndrome. | |
| All Kinds of Friends, Even Green! | by: Ellen B. Senisi |
| Childrens Storybook for Grades K-4 about how friendships play a big part in our lives. In All Kinds of Friends, Even Green, even an iguana can become a friend to children with special needs. | |
| Angel Unaware: A Touching Story of Love and Loss | by: Dale Evans Rogers |
| Through great grief can come great joy. In the 1950's, doctors often advised parents of disabled babies to put them away in institutions or homes. But when entertainers Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Rogers discovered their new baby, Robin, had Down syndrome, they were determined to take her home and give her their love. It wasn't easy. Through countless surgeries and sleepless nights, the Rogerses found themselves exhausted and worried - until they began to notice a change in their lives. Somehow the unexplainable was happening - Robin was helping Roy and Dale draw closer to God and to each other. Robin's brief life also persuaded them to do all they could do to help others in similar circumstances. Told from Robin's point of view in heaven, Angel Unaware is a touching story that has inspired millions of readers around the world. Whether you are a parent of a special needs child or have experienced the loss of a loved one, Robin's story will bring you teh peace and understanding you need in difficult times. |
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| Another Season: A Coach's Story of Raising an Exceptional Son | by: Gene Stallings & Sally Cook |
| As coach of the University of Alabama's powerhouse Crimson Tide football team, Gene Stallings encountered plenty of tough situations on the field. But in 1962, as a young protege and assistant under Alabama's legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, Stallings was handed one of the greatest challenges of his life: his newborn son, John Mark, was diagnosed with Down syndrome - a genetic condition that causes mental retardation - and a serious heart defect. Doctors said he probably wouldn't live to see his first birthday. At a time when many families were ashamed of having children who were "different", doctors and friends urged the Stallingses to institutionalize Johnny so he would not be a burden. This was not an option for the Stallings family. |
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| Babies with Down Syndrome: A New Parents Guide Second Edition | by: Multiple Authors |
| Babies with Down Syndrome - the book that thousands of new parents and professionals have turned to as their first source of information on Down syndrome. | |
| Babies with Down Syndrome: A New Parents Guide Third Edition | by: Multiple Authors |
| The book that tens of thousands of new parents have turned to for information and guidance - is now completely revised and updated. Covering medical care, daily care, family life, development, early intervention, learning, legal rights and much more, the new edition is a complete roadmap to every aspect of your child's health and well being from birth to age five. | |
| Be Good to Eddie Lee | by: Virginia Fleming |
| Christy and JimBud think Eddie Lee, a boy with Down syndrome, is a nuisance, but when he follows them into the woods one afternoon, his understanding of nature leads them to the most amazing discoveries of the day. | |
| Big Brother Dustin | by: Alden R. Carter |
| Children's Storybook | |
| Chicken Soup for the Soul: Children with Special Needs, Stories of Love and Understanding for Those Who Care for Children with Disabilities | by: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Heather McNamara & Karen Simmons |
| Raising a child with special needs is a lifelong commitment that is as unique as each person who embarks on it. Written by a variety of authors who share in this distinctive relationship, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Children with Special Needs offers a glimpse into the lives of others who are on a similar path. These stories provide insight, comfort, and connection with others who have walked this powerful and transformational journey. | |
| Classroom Language Skills for Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Teachers | by: Libby Kumin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP |
| Classroom Language Skills for Children with Down Syndrome covers every aspect of a child's language needs from kindergarten through middle school. | |
| Down (Syndrome) But Not Out: A Journey from Grief to Joy | by: Joyce Sampson |
| A parent's worse nightmare? Or a lifetime of blessings? Bill and Joyce Sampson faced this dilemma after being told their three day old, firstborn son, Craig, displayed many signs of Down syndrome, a congenital disorder in which the affected person has mild to moderate mental retardation. After the initial diagnosis is confirmed, the Sampsons struggle through the steps of grief - denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and, finally, acceptance. With candid vulnerability, Joyce, the author, describes her family's emotionally filled journey and the trials, tribulations, and blessings that come with raising Craig. She knows how the Lord embraces His children and leads them through distressing times, remarkably and repeatedly demonstrating His love for her family, and especially for their exceptional and unique child. |
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| Early Communication Skills for Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals | by: Libby Kumin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP |
| This new book, an updated, expanded edition of Communication Skills for Children with Down Syndrome focuses on speech and language development from birth through the stage of making 3-word phrases, which is often around the age of 5-6, but can occur later. | |
| Fasten Your Seatbelt: a crash course on Down syndrome for brothers and sisters | by: Brian G. Skotko & Susan P. Levine |
| Even the closest brothers and sisters don't always get along or understand each other. Add a disability like Down syndrome to the mix, and sibling relationships get even more complicated, especially for teenagers. With nearly 100 questions and answers on a broad range of issues, Fasten Your Seatbelt is a complete guide to the joys and challenges of growing up with a brother or sister who has Down syndrome. | |
| Gifts 2: How People with Down Syndrome Enrich the World | by: Kathryn Lynard Soper |
| Gifts 2: How People with Down Syndrome Enrich the World is the much anticipated sequel to the award-winning and bestselling first volume, Gifts: Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives. Encompassing a broad range of perspectives on Down syndrome, Gifts 2 includes more than seventy inspirational essays from family, friends, teachers, coaches, and medical professionals who recount the gifts - acceptance, courage, friendship, awareness, and joy - they receive from knowing and caring for someone with Down syndrome. | |
| Gifts: Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives | by: Kathryn Lynard Soper |
| Having a baby with Down syndrome is not something most parents would willingly choose. Yet many who travel this path discover rich, unexpected rewards along the way. In this candid and poignant collection of personal stories, sixty-three mothers describe the gifts of respect, strength, delight, perspective, and love, which their child with Down syndrome has brought into their lives. | |
| Gross Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals | by: Patricia C. Winders, P.T. |
| Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome provides parents and professionals with essential information about motor development including the impact of temperament and the effect of physical and medical conditions associated with Down syndrome. Over 100 activities and accompanying photos make it easy to practice motor skills with infants and children through age six. | |
| Helping Children with Down Syndrome Communicate Better: Speech and Language Skills for Ages 6-14 | by: Libby Kumin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP |
| Helping Children with Down Syndrome Communicate Better provides parents and professionals with the information and resources they need to improve their child's communication at school, at home and in teh wider community. | |
| Hi, I'm Ben...And I've Got A Secret! | by: Julie A. Bouwkamp |
| This book is a publication of Band of Angels Press and is a must read children's story. | |
| How Smudge Came | by: Nan Gregory |
| Cindy knows hte street is no place for a puppy. Into her bag he goes. Dogs aren't allowed at the home where she lives, so Cindy hides her pet in her room. The next day, she bundles him in her apron when she leaves for her job as a cleaning woman at the Hospice, where one of the patients, who is nearly blind, sees the puppy as a smudge. Oh, how nice it is to hold the puppy! If only Cindy could keep him. But rules are rules. What will she do? The answer comes in a surprise ending that turns out to be the perfect solution for Cindy and her new best friend, Smudge. | |
| I Can, Can You? | by: Marjorie W. Pitzer |
| Come along with these babies and toddlers with Down syndrome as they discover their world and enjoy new experiences. They say, "I can swim. I can patty cake. I can share." Bet you can too! | |
| Kids Like Me...Learn Colors | by: Laura Ronay |
| A fun and colorful book full of illustrations teaching the colors to children with Down syndrome. | |
| Lids Like Me...Learn ABS's | by: Laura Ronay |
| A fun and colorful book full of illustrations teaching the alphabet to children with Down syndrome. | |
| Lives Touched by Down Syndrome | by: Melanie Miner |
| Lives Touched by Down Syndrome is a collection of stories about lives changed by knowing someone with Down syndrome. These stories uplift the soul and give a voice to teh men and women who have learned that a life touched by Down syndrome is a good life. | |
| Married with Special-Needs Children: A Couples Guide to Keeping Connected | by: Laura E. Marshak, Ph.D. & Fran Pollock Prezant, M.Ed., CCC-SLP |
| The first book for parents to examine the stress that is often placed upon a marriage when a couple has a child with a disability. Many parents worry that even strong marriages can buckle - and some may break - under the intense demands of raising a child with special needs. In this practical, supportive guide, the authors draw on their combined professional experience in marriage couseling and parent training, and feedback from hundreds of parents of children with disabilities who share their solutions and secrets for a healthy relationship. |
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| Mental Wellness in Adults with Down Syndrome: A Guide to Emotional and Behavioral Strengths and Challenges | by: Dennis McGuire, Ph.D. & Brian Chicoine, M.D. |
| Mental Wellness in Adults with Down Syndrome is an upbeat, thoroughly readable guide, providing parents, mental health professionals, teachers, and caregivers the keys to understanding how to promote mental wellness and resolve psychosocial problems in people with Down syndrome. This groundbreaking book is written by the founding directors of the Adult Down Syndrome Center of Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. The authors draw on nearly 30 years of combined experience, treating more than 3,000 adolescents and adults with Down syndrome aged 12 - 83. The book clarifies what the common behavioral characteristics of Down syndrome are, how some could be mistaken for mental illness, and what bona fide mental health problems occur more commonly in people with Down syndrome. |
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| More Than A Mom: Living a Full and Balanced Life When Your Child Has Special Needs | by: Amy Baskin & Heather Fawcett |
| More Than a Mom is a lifeline of information and advice for mothers who have children with developmental or physical disabilities, mental health or learning issues, or chronic medical conditions. With the authors' skillfull blend of research, personal experience, and feedback from over 500 mothers across the US and Canada, this book will help you cope, adjust, and find the inspiration to make your daily life easier and more fullfilling. | |
| My Baby Signs Book: Sign Language for Babies (Bedtime) | by: Linda Acredolo, Ph.D. & Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D. |
| Babies have a lot to say even before they can actually speak. With the Baby Signs Program, babies and toddlers can communicate what they see, what they need and even how they feel. Research has shown that using the Baby Signs Program decreases frustration, helps babies talk and enriches parent-child relationships. | |
| My Baby Signs Book: Sign Language for Babies (Mealtime) | by: Linda Acredolo, Ph.D. & Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D. |
| Babies have a lot to say even before they can actually speak. With the Baby Signs Program, babies and toddlers can communicate what they see, what they need and even how they feel. Research has shown that using the Baby Signs Program decreases frustration, helps babies talk and enriches parent-child relationships. | |
| My Friend has Down Syndrome | by: Jennifer Moore-Mallinos |
| This sensitively written book is a story about two children who meet at summer camp and the warm friendship that develops between them despite the fact that one of them has Down syndrome. Both girls learn that everybody is good at something, and that by helping each other overcome their fears and difficulties, they can accomplish a great deal. | |
| NDSS: Everyone Counts: Teaching Acceptance & Inclusion | by: Multiple Authors |
| A program for teachers to use in their classroom which is designed with several goals in mind: * Increase teacher and student understanding of Down syndrome and other cognitive disabilities. * Promote acceptance and inclusion of individuals with Down syndrome and other disabilities. * Encourage positive relationships between students with and without disabilities. * Foster inclusive attitudes, whereby diversity is celebrated and all individuals are seen as unique and valuable members of their community. |
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| Our Brother Has Down Syndrome: An Introduction for Children | by: Shelley Cairo |
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| Road Map to Holland: How I Found My Way Through My Son's First Two Years With Down Syndrome | by: Jennifer Graf Groneberg |
| When Jennifer Groneberg and her husband learned they'd be having twin boys, their main concern was whether they'd need an addition on their house. Then, five days after Avery and Bennett were born, Avery was diagnosed with Down syndrome. Here Jennifer shares the story of what follows. She deals with doctors - some helpful, others disrespectful, even dangerous. Her definition of teh word family expands. New relationships flourish, but an old friendship ends. Throughout, she comes to understand the contours of her life's new landscape, which is both harsh and stunningly beautiful. This book is a resource, a companion for parents, and above all, a story of the love between a mother and her son - the child she didn't know she wanted, the child she always needed. |
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| Sometimes Miracles Hide: Stirring Letters from Those Who Discovered God's Blessings in a Special Child | by: Bruce Carroll |
| With refreshing honesty and eternal hope, parents of specialneeds children share their hearts in stirring letters written in response to Bruce Carroll's song "Sometimes Miracles Hide." Along with letters from those who discovered the "hidden miracles" of teh Great Miracle Maker, you'll be warmed and encouraged by stories of triumph, scripture prayers, and insirational messages from Bruce to you. As you read, you'll be reminded anew that God creates every child in His own image and that, if we let Him, He'll bring triumph and joy out of every situation. Your heart will be touched and your eyes will be opened to the miracle that was there all along. | |
| Teaching Children with Down Syndrome about Their Bodies, Boundaries, and Sexuality: A Guide for Parents and Professionals | by: Terri Couwenhoven, M.S. |
| In an easy-to-read, disarming style, Teaching Children with Down Syndrome about Their Bodies, Boundaries, and Sexuality gives parents the background and confidense to speak comfortably with their children about these sometimes difficult subjects. | |
| Teaching Math to People with Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners | by: DeAnna Horstmeier, Ph.D. |
| Teaching Math to People with Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners is about mastering math skills and concepts that are essential to surviving in a community. The guide recognizes that for someone with Down syndrome, or another developmental disability, basic number sense - understanding sequences and place value, written numbers and the like - as well as the ability to do simple computations are keys to independence. Parents, teachers, and counselors can use these techniques successfully at home or at school. | |
| Teaching Reading to Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Teachers | by: Patricia Logan Oelwein |
| Children with Down syndrome can be taught to read using an approach that provides for theri unique learning styles and needs. The only book on this subject, Teaching Reading to Children with Down Syndrome describes a nationally known reading program that ensures success by presenting lessons which are both imaginative and functional and which can be tailored to meet the needs of each student. | |
| The Best Worst Brother | by: Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen |
| An endearing look at a sibling relationship...warts and all. | |
| The Early Intervention Dictionary | by: Jeanine G. Coleman, M. Ed. |
| If you provide or receive early intervention services, you can benefit from this handy reference, now in the expanded and revised third edition. The Early Intervention Dictionary defines more than 4,000 medical, therapeutic, and educational terms commonly used by the many different professionals involved in teh early intervention field. It's an excellent resource to help families and professionals successfully collaborate and understand each others terminology. The new edition includes more than 400 new entries, plus hundred of existing terms have been updated to reflect new research, educational approaches, treatments, and changes in the field. |
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| The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Special Needs: A Reassuring, informative guide to your child's well-being and happiness | by: Lynn Moore |
| Learn the skills you need to help your child. Decision maker, provider, advocate, disciplinarian, teacher. If you are the parent of a child with special needs, you have to wear many hats. Every day you must face difficult decisions about education, healthcare, financial planning, and more. With so many unique issues to deal with, you need this comprehensive guide to help you. | |
| The Sibling Slam Book: What it's REALLY Like to have a Brother or Sister with Special Needs | by: Multiple Authors |
| This book answers REAL questions. From "What should we know about you?" to "What annoys you the most about how people treat your sib?", this book answers a variety of questions that have affected your life as it relates to your personal experiences of having a brother or sister living with Down syndrome. | |
| The Year My Son and I Were Born | by: Kathryn Lynard Soper |
| For most of her life, Kathryn Soper was like most people in one key respect: She hadn't given any serious thought to the subject of disability. That all changed the day her son, Thomas, showed up with an extra chromosome. In The Year My Son and I Were Born, Soper takes us along on her personal journey through Thomas's tumutuous first year - as she strives to balance the loss of the child she thought she would have with loyalty for the baby she actually holds in her arms. Can she love Thomas for himself? Can she protect him from the world's insensitivity - and from her own doubts. Ultimately, Soper escaped her downward spiral of despair and emerged with newfound peace. Antidepressant therapy restored her equilibrium, and interactions with friends and family brought needed perspective. But the most profound change came through her growing relationship with Thomas. His radiant presence shone through her outer layers of self, where fear and guilt festered, and reached the center of her very being - where love, acceptance, and gratitude blossomed in abundance. |
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| Thicker than Water: Essays by Adult Siblings of People with Disabilities | by: Multiple Authors |
| Bound by blood, but not always by love, a sibling can be your friend or rival, defender or detractor - sometimes simultaneaously! But what's the impact on that bond when one sibling has a disability? In this thought-provoking essay collection, thirty-nine adult siblings reflect on how their lives have been endelibly shaped by their relationship with a brother or sister with special needs. | |
| Uncommon Fathers: Reflections on Raising a Child with a Disability | by: Multiple Authors |
| Uncommon Fathers is a compelling collection of essays by fathers who were asked to reflect and write about the life-altering experience of having a child with a disability. Nineteen fathers have taken an introspective and honest look at this deeply emotional subject, offering a seldom-heard prospective on raising children with special needs. | |
| We'll Paint the Octopus Red | by: Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen |
| Emma has big dreams for the new baby. Then she learns that her brother has Down syndrome... | |
Videos
| Discovery: Pathways to Better Speech for Children with Down Syndrome | |
| Includes the following topics: Speech, Hearing, Sign Language, Reading and More. | |
| Down Syndrome: The First 18 Months | |
| This video covers the topics of Newborn, Health Concerns, Therapies and New Expectations in the first 18 months of your baby's life. | |
| Kids with Down Syndrome: Staying Healthy and Making Friends | |
| Kids with Down Syndrome: Staying Healthy and Making Friends brings together parents and professionals from teh US, England, Ireland, Scotland, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand to give an up-to-date and comprehensive guide to teh health and social challenges in teh years from walking to adolescence. | |
| Life Goes On TV Series | |
| Chris Burke, a star of this hit TV show lives with Down syndrome. This collection shows a young Chris Burke playing Charles "Corky" Thatcher and is a testament to what people with Down syndrome can do. | |
| Shorty: One simple wish. One extraordinary man. | |
| Shorty is an inspirational documentary about Walter "Shorty" Simms, a 55 year old man with Down syndrome, and the Hampden-Sydney Tiger's football team's number one fan. | |
| What Did You Say? A Guide to Speech Intelligibility in People with Down Syndrome | |
| This informative film, by one of teh most respected speech-language pathologists (SLP) in the field, looks at the importance of speech intelligibility (clear speech) for people with Down syndrome. | |
Miscellaneous
| Understanding a Down Syndrome Diagnosis | |
| An informational pamphlet that covers everything relating to Down syndrome such as prenatal testing, diagnosis, medical issues, families, education, development and more. | |