Other Disabilities
Often children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder are challenged by other disorders and disabilities, or special needs. This is a comprehensive list of resources on Dyspraxia, ADHD, Dyslexia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Tourette’s, learning difficulties and more. Scroll down to see the entire list, or choose a category below.
- Additional Topics:
- Tourette Syndrome
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Dyslexia
- Dyspraxia
- Nonverbal Learning Disability
- Learning Difficulties/ Gifted
- ADD/ADHD
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A Feel Better Book for Little Poopers
In lively, soothing rhyming text, this Feel Better Book helps little ones who are first learning to use the bathroom to understand that pooping doesn’t have to be uncomfortable or scary. The gentle and calming narration gives readers concrete coping strategies and practical advice.
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Demystifying Transition Assessment
Assessment is the cornerstone of every good transition plan. Now there’s a book that demystifies the what, when, why, and how of collecting transition assessment data-and using the results to help students with disabilities prepare for adulthood.
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Different Minds Gifted Children with AD/HD, Asperger Syndrome, and Other Learning Deficits
Through recognizing the different levels and kinds of giftedness, this book provides an insight into the challenges and benefits specific to gifted children with attention difficulties.
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Different Speeds and Different Needs: How to Teach Sports to Every Kid
This comprehensive guide shows K–12 teachers and coaches how to establish, revamp, and sustain inclusive sports programs that benefit students with a wide range of special needs and challenges.
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Different…Not Less: Inspiring Stories of Achievement and Successful Employment
Temple Grandin offers the world yet another great work, an inspiring and informative book that offers both hope and encouragement. Temple presents the personal success stories of fourteen unique individuals that illustrate the extraordinary potential of those on the autism spectrum.
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Employment for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome or Non-Verbal Learning Disability
Most people with Non-Verbal Learning Disorder (NLD) or Asperger Syndrome (AS) are underemployed.
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Essentials of Transition Planning, 2nd. Ed.
For young people with disabilities, crossing the bridge to adulthood will be empowering instead of intimidating—when their support teams know the essentials of effective transition planning. Now all the fundamentals of well-crafted transition plans are collected in one concise quick-guide, straight from one of the top authorities on helping young people live fulfilling adult lives.
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Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
Sensory play is important to children’s development, and Mandisa Watts’s creative sensory bins are the perfect way for parents and caregivers to interact with toddlers and preschoolers in fun, engaging ways.
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Executive Function “Dysfunction” – Strategies for Educators and Parents
The author describes the cognitive processes that make up the executive functions, including attention, behavioral inhibition, theory of mind, organizational skills, time management, planning, decision-making, and self-talk. Using real examples, she describes how difficulties in each of these areas may manifest, and offers practical hints, tips, and accommodations for supporting children both in and out of school.
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FLIPP The Switch: Strengthen Executive Function Skills
FLIPP the Switch: Strengthen Executive Function Skills is a practical book written for parents and educators by parents and educators. The target audience is anyone who works with young people aged 3-22 who are disorganized, inflexible, impulsive, and who struggle with planning or problem solving. Readers will learn about executive function (EF) and how EF skills contribute to success in school, at home, and in work environments.
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Floortime Strategies to Promote Development in Children and Teens – A User’s Guide to the DIR® Model
This guide takes DIRFloortime® , the research-supported developmental approach to treatment, and breaks it down into a curriculum of simple, sequenced strategies you can use right away to support the social and cognitive development of children and teens. Quick instructions and examples for each method are laid out for easy viewing in the midst of a play session.
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Freedom from Seclusion and Restraint – The Studio 3 Approach
This book is for any practitioner or family member supporting individuals in crisis. The Low Arousal Approach, designed and implemented by Studio 3, has been applied in a variety of different care settings, and is also becoming more popular in schools and classrooms. Applying the Low Arousal Approach to behaviour management and crisis situations is a complicated process. This book is full of honest examples about how to achieve restraint and seclusion elimination goals. This is a difficult and emotional subject, and readers may feel challenged by some elements of this book.
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Freeing Your Child from Anxiety: Practical Strategies to Overcome Fears, Worries, and Phobias and Be Prepared for Life–from Toddlers to Teens, Updated Ed.
Childhood should be a happy, carefree time. Yet too many children are stressed-out and exhibiting symptoms of anxiety. In Freeing Your Child from Anxiety, childhood anxiety expert Dr. Tamar Chansky shares a proven approach for helping children build emotional resilience for a happier and healthier life.
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Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents
In her landmark book, Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Dr. Tamar E. Chansky creates a clear road map to understanding and overcoming OCD based on her successful practice treating hundreds of children and teenagers with this disorder.
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From Text Maps to Memory Caps
Differentiated instruction is simple and fun with this treasure trove of ready-to-use adaptations for grades K-12. All teachers-especially fans of Kluth & Danaher’s From Tutor Scripts to Talking Sticks–will love the 100 creative NEW ideas in this illustrated guide, perfect for meeting the learning needs of all students in inclusive classrooms. An effective, time-saving way to boost student skills in key areas such as literacy, math, organization, communication, and behavior, these research-based adaptations will strengthen and energize any curriculum.
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From Thoughts to Obsessions: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents
An introductory book, illustrated with case examples, explains the nature and treatment of OCD in children and adolescents. OCD has been little discussed in relation to this age group.
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Fun with Messy Play: Ideas and Activities for Children with Special Needs
The activities in this book are fun for children and help to improve their co-ordination, communicative and cognitive abilities, as well as their self-esteem and social skills.
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Le développement des habiletés motrices: Comprendre et aider les enfants ayant des difficultés de coordination
Les problèmes de coordination transforment parfois les activités quotidiennes en véritables défis pour les enfants ayant des troubles d’apprentissage. Cet ouvrage accessible offre des stratégies pratiques et des conseils pour aider ces enfants.
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The Data Collection Toolkit – Everything You Need to Organize, Manage, and Monitor Classroom Data
Take the worry and stress out of data collection with this ultra-practical resource, packed with the tools you need to organize, manage, and monitor critical information on your students’ progress. You’ll discover proven, stress-free data collection techniques used by real teachers, with strategies and shortcuts developed through the author’s extensive teaching and consulting work.
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The Educator’s Handbook for Inclusive School Practices
As more K-12 schools move toward inclusion, how can general and special educators work together to create warm, welcoming classrooms where all students learn and belong? Discover practical answers in this friendly, down-to-earth teacher’s guide.
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