I have a guest post up for Try This Tuesday over at 5MFSN today; Dr. H from Adopting the Older Child is sharing about the strategies and tools she has found to help her adopted daughter get through the night.
Since I had suggested a topic of book recommendations for this week, however, I decided to post my own list of books that I have found the most helpful since finding out my child had special needs here.
Book Recommendations: Trish’s Top Ten
Coming up with a definitive best books list is practically impossible, so I am going to just share a few books that came to me right when I needed them and have helped me get through some of the challenges that have arisen.
1. Facing Autism by Lynn M. Hamilton
2. Unraveling the Mystery of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder: A Mother’s Story of Research & Recovery by Karyn Seroussi
3. Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Complete Guide to Understanding Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, and Other ASDs by Chantal Sicile-Kira
4. Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder by Lucy Jane Miller
5. Engaging Autism: Using the Floortime Approach to Help Children Relate, Communicate, and Think by Stanley I. Greenspan and Serena Weider
6. The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children by Ross W. Greene
7. Visual Strategies for Improving Communication : Practical Supports for School & Home by Linda A. Hodgdon
8. The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child by Lawrence M. Siegel
9. Autism: Effective Biomedical Treatments by Dr. Sidney Baker and Dr. Jon Pangborn
10. What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Children’s Vaccinations by Dr. Stephanie Cave
and a bonus, just because it’s a topic near and dear to many a mother’s heart…
11. Toilet Training for Individuals with Autism or Other Developmental Issues by Maria Wheeler
For more great book recommendations and other tips, check out Try This Tuesday!
