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Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with disability

An Early Start for Your Child with Autism - Using Everyday Activities to Help Kids Connect, Communicate, and Learn (Hardcover,... An Early Start for Your Child with Autism - Using Everyday Activities to Help Kids Connect, Communicate, and Learn (Hardcover, New)
Sally J. Rogers, Geraldine Dawson, Laurie A Vismara
R1,519 Discovery Miles 15 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

*Strong potential: early intervention is critical for kids with autism. *Provides easy-to-learn, playful ways for parents to help their toddlers and preschoolers. *Based on the authors' Early Start program, shown by research to improve communication, behavior, and IQ. *Early Start is one of the few validated programs for young children with ASD-and the only one for toddlers. *Doable strategies fit easily into family routines and are compatible with any type of treatment.

Amber's Donkey - How a donkey and a little girl healed each other (Paperback): Julian Austwick, Tracy Austwick Amber's Donkey - How a donkey and a little girl healed each other (Paperback)
Julian Austwick, Tracy Austwick 1
R432 R390 Discovery Miles 3 900 Save R42 (10%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'The first time Shocks saw Amber coming, he lowered his head so she could wrap her arms around his nose. It was as if they understood each other's pain. Like two broken beings, helping each other.' When Shocks the donkey was left for dead on a farm in Ireland, no one ever thought he would make a full recovery. When Amber and her twin sister Hope were born 26 weeks premature, it was Amber who was separated from her family and rushed into theatre for an emergency tracheostomy. Her parents were given the devastating news that she had Cerebral Palsy and would be unlikely to walk or talk. Then Amber met Shocks at the Donkey Sanctuary and their lives were changed for good. This is their touching story of recovery through friendship.

Telling Deaf Lives (Paperback): Kristin Snoddon Telling Deaf Lives (Paperback)
Kristin Snoddon
R933 Discovery Miles 9 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The 8th Deaf History International Conference featured 27 presentations from members of Deaf communities hailing from 12 different countries around the world who related their own autobiographies as well as the biographies of historical Deaf individuals. Thus, they created a transnational phenomenon of widespread interest in the collection, documentation, and dissemination of Deaf History by and for members of the deaf community. Telling Deaf Lives brings together the best of these stories.

Living with Emetophobia - Coping with Extreme Fear of Vomiting (Paperback): Linda Dean Living with Emetophobia - Coping with Extreme Fear of Vomiting (Paperback)
Linda Dean; Nicolette Heaton-Harris
R577 Discovery Miles 5 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

" This book is an extremely easy read - no jargon or ambiguous clinical terms. It serves as an informative tool, by creating awareness through first hand accounts, which could be used by both sufferers and professionals." - Anxious Times `It is a highly readable book based largely on the experiences of the author...I would highly recommend it to all emetophobes. Equally, I would recommend it to friends and family of sufferers because it will help non-sufferers understand why emets act in the way we do and, via fascinating insights into how our minds work, why we find certain situations very difficult to cope with.' -www.gut-reaction.freeserve.co.uk, June 2007 Emetophobia, the extreme fear of vomiting, can affect just about every aspect of sufferer's life, from everyday considerations (`what food will be "safe" for me to eat?') to matters that involve making huge, potentially devastating decisions (`I can't have this baby, I can't face morning sickness'). Nicolette Heaton-Harris has first-hand experience of the phobia and its effects. She suggests strategies for coping with the high levels of anxiety that are intrinsic to the phobia, as well as pre-empting and avoiding anxiety attacks. The experiences of fellow sufferers of all ages, male and female, are shared throughout the book and a list of useful organisations providing further information and support services is also included. Living with Emetophobia is a must-have for anyone suffering from emetophobia, anyone living with an emetophobic as well as professionals treating or supporting people with emetophobia.

The Golden Bridge - A Guide To Assistance Dogs For Children Challenged By Autism Or Other Developmental Disabilities... The Golden Bridge - A Guide To Assistance Dogs For Children Challenged By Autism Or Other Developmental Disabilities (Paperback)
Patty Dobbs Gross; Foreword by Debi Davis
R629 R573 Discovery Miles 5 730 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In The Golden Bridge, Patty Dobbs Gross provides both personal and professional advice on how specially bred and trained dogs help to facilitate communication for children with autism and other developmental disabilities. This important information compendium is a guide for parents dealing with the social, emotional, and educational issues related to raising children with challenges. Myths and labels concerning autism are explored, examined, and redefined. While focused on children, the advice that Gross shares will be immensely helpful for anyone involved in breeding, raising, and training dogs to mitigate any type of disability at any age. The Golden Bridge provides advice about living with autism, animal-assisted therapy and autism, training an assistance dog to work with a child with autism or a developmental disability, and using an assistance dog to deal with a child's grief. This impressive volume also contains a vast list of resources, including Web sites, for follow-up information, a section on books about autism, and a directory of assistance dog providers.

Cruciverba Per Ipovedenti - Parole Crociate Con 50 Sinonimi Diversi Da Trovare Caratteri Grandi Facili Ideale Per Anziani E... Cruciverba Per Ipovedenti - Parole Crociate Con 50 Sinonimi Diversi Da Trovare Caratteri Grandi Facili Ideale Per Anziani E Bambini Passatempo Divertente Idea Regalo (Italian, Paperback)
Birbaccione
R231 Discovery Miles 2 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Understanding Mental Retardation - A Resource for Parents, Caregivers and Counselors (Paperback): M.D. Patricia Ainsworth,... Understanding Mental Retardation - A Resource for Parents, Caregivers and Counselors (Paperback)
M.D. Patricia Ainsworth, Pamela C Baker
R410 Discovery Miles 4 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A resource for parents, caregivers, and counselors. What measures can parents and advocates take to insure that people who have mental retardation live full, rewarding lives from infancy to old age? Understanding Mental Retardation explores a diverse group of disorders from their biological roots to the everyday challenges faced by this special population and their families. With parents and those who care for people who have mental retardation in mind, Patricia Ainsworth and Pamela C. Baker write in a style that is at once accessible, informative, and sympathetic to the concerns of those affected. The authors provide practical information that will assist families and other advocates in obtaining needed services. They discuss assessment and treatment, education and employment, social and sexual adjustment, as well as regulatory and legal issues. This book covers the causes of mental retardation, the signs and symptoms of the most common forms of these disorders, and issues of prevention. For the sake of comparison, the book describes basic concepts of normal human development and references the history of Western civilization's responses to those with mental retardation. Understanding Mental Retardation sheds new light on mental illnesses that can complicate the lives of those with mental retardation, and the way symptoms of mental illness may appear confused or masked in a patient with mental retardation. Along with information on treatments and diagnoses, the book offers contact information for governmental resources, as well as a brief summary of the legal issues pertaining to mental retardation in America.

The Woman who Changed Her Brain - How We Can Shape our Minds and Other Tales of Cognitive Transformation (Paperback): Barbara... The Woman who Changed Her Brain - How We Can Shape our Minds and Other Tales of Cognitive Transformation (Paperback)
Barbara Arrowsmith Young 1
R382 R347 Discovery Miles 3 470 Save R35 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young was born with severe learning disabilities that caused teachers to label her as slow, stubborn - or worse. As a child, she read and wrote everything backwards, was physically uncoordinated and she continually got lost. But by relying on her formidable memory and iron will, she made her way to graduate school, where she chanced upon research that inspired her to invent cognitive exercises to 'fix' her own brain, which we now now as neuroplasticity. The Woman Who Changed Her Brain interweaves Barbara's personal story with riveting case histories from over thirty years of working with both children and adults at what became the Arrowsmith School in Toronto. This remarkable book by a brilliant pioneer deepens our understanding of how the brain works. Our brains may shape us, but this book offers clear and hopeful evidence of the corollary: that we can shape our brains. Foreword by Norman Doidge, M. D., author of The Brain that Changes Itself

Karina Has Down Syndrome - One Family's Account of the Early Years with a Child who has Special Needs (Paperback): Cheryl... Karina Has Down Syndrome - One Family's Account of the Early Years with a Child who has Special Needs (Paperback)
Cheryl Rogers
R602 Discovery Miles 6 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

We mourn the death of the child we had assumed I had given birth to, yet dearly love the baby we have. We want our child, but don't want her to have Down Syndrome...' Since their initial shock at their daughter's disability, Karina's parents have experienced the challenges and joys of raising a child with special needs. Gun Dolva and Rodney Potter have taken advantage of available services and programmes, and their own imaginations, to devise stimulating activities to assist her to develop to her full potential. They aim to provide her with every opportunity to fully participate in the community. This is the account of Karina's first six years, as told to Cheryl Rogers. Karina Has Down Syndrome is a valuable resource for the families of Down Syndrome children, teachers and disability service workers.

Dyslexia Next Steps for Teens - Everything You Need to Know about College, University and the Workplace (Paperback): Ann-Marie... Dyslexia Next Steps for Teens - Everything You Need to Know about College, University and the Workplace (Paperback)
Ann-Marie McNicholas 1
R461 Discovery Miles 4 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Written for 14+ year olds, this accessible book empowers young people with dyslexia to make a smooth transition to college, university or the workplace. An engaging and informative guide, it will help you plan and make decisions about the next stage of your education or employment. Ann-Marie McNicholas, who has worked with young people with dyslexia for many years, answers the questions that you will have as you plan for life at university or college. She covers the differences between school and college and university, lists the different types of dyslexia assessment available and gives you simple, tried-and-tested tips to help you to manage your time, your workload and your revision. Beyond information about further and higher education, the book is full of advice on preparing for the next stage in your life, such as moving into the workplace. A must-read pocket guide for teenagers with dyslexia and an essential resource for parents, teachers, SENCOs, career advisers, and anyone else involved in supporting learners with dyslexia to make a successful transition to further education and the world of work.

?????, ??????? ??? ??????? ???????? - ???????? ???????????, ?????? ????????, ????????` (Greek, Paperback): Brenda Montecalvo ΟΡΑΣΗ, ΜΥΣΤΙΚΑ ΓΙΑ ΣΧΟΛΙΚΗ ΕΠΙΤΥΧΙΑ - Διαβάστε Γρηγορότερα, Γράψτε Καλύτερα, Κατακτήσ` (Greek, Paperback)
Brenda Montecalvo; Translated by Fotis Velissarakos
R404 Discovery Miles 4 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Deaf Daughter, Hearing Father (Paperback): Richard Medugno Deaf Daughter, Hearing Father (Paperback)
Richard Medugno
R607 Discovery Miles 6 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

When Richard Medugno and his wife Brenda learned in 1993 that their17-month-old daughter Miranda was deaf, they grieved, as many hearing parents do. Soon, however, Medugno seized hold of the need to take positive action for Miranda. "Deaf Daughter, Hearing Father" recounts the remarkable story of their journey during the past fourteen years.
Medugno first researched the best communication mode for Miranda. Quickly dismissing the speech pathology model, he and his wife chose ASL alone as the best, natural language for Miranda. He surrounded his daughter with opportunities to learn ASL, by arranging to meet deaf individuals and families, and also by hiring deaf babysitters. He also determined to learn ASL himself, to ensure communication with his daughter. As Miranda neared school age, Medugno spearheaded a transcontinental search for exactly the right school for her education. So that Miranda could attend the California School for the Deaf (CSD), the Medugno family moved from Toronto, Canada to Fremont, CA.
In "Deaf Daughter, Hearing Father," Medugno shares practical information on many of the common challenges faced by hearing parents. He provides a list of games that hearing and deaf children can play together, an important consideration for many families. His enthusiasm for all possibilities, from exploring the potential of video phones to helping stage CSD musicals, reveals his abiding devotion to Miranda. Such a foundation has enabled her to feel proud, confident, and happy in her pursuits. At the same time, Medugno recognizes that the rewards of having a deaf daughter are far greater than he could have hoped for or imagined.

Stories They Told Me - The Life of My Deaf Parents (Paperback): Maria Wallisfurth Stories They Told Me - The Life of My Deaf Parents (Paperback)
Maria Wallisfurth
R977 Discovery Miles 9 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this heartfelt memoir, Maria Wallisfurth recounts the lives of her deaf parents in Germany from the turn of the twentieth century through World War II. Her mother, Maria Giefer, was born in 1897 and her father, Wilhelm Sistermann, was born in 1896. The author captures the seasonal rhythms and family life of her mother's youth in rural Germany, a time filled as much with hardship as it is with love. When she is old enough, she moves to the nearby city of Aachen to attend a school for deaf children, where she learns to lipread and speak. After her schooling is complete, she returns home to work on the family farm and experiences the privations and fear that accompany World War I. She later goes back to Aachen, where she joins a deaf club and falls in love with Wilhelm, a painter and photographer who was raised in the city. Amidst high unemployment, food shortages, and rapid inflation, the two are married in 1925 and two years later the author is born. Under the Nazi regime, Maria and Wilhelm are ordered to undergo forced sterilization. Although their deafness is not hereditary and they submit applications of protest, they are compelled to comply with the law. Despite their dissimilar backgrounds and the political circumstances that roiled their lives, the author's parents showed great love for each other and their only daughter. The Stories They Told Me is a richly detailed document of time and place and a rare account of deaf lives during this era.

Look Me in the Eye - My Life with Asperger's (Paperback): John Elder Robison Look Me in the Eye - My Life with Asperger's (Paperback)
John Elder Robison
R430 R388 Discovery Miles 3 880 Save R42 (10%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

From the time he was three or four years old, John Elder Robison realised that he was different from other people. He was unable to make eye contact or connect with other children, and by the time he was a teenager his odd habits - an inclination to blurt out non-sequiturs, obsessively dismantle radios or dig five-foot holes (and stick his younger brother in them) - had earned him the label 'social deviant'. It didn't help that his mother conversed with light fixtures and his father spent evenings pickling himself in sherry. Look Me in the Eye is his story of growing up with Asperger's syndrome - a form of autism - at a time when the diagnosis simply didn't exist. Along the way it also tells the story of two brothers born eight years apart yet devoted to each other: the author and his younger brother Chris, who would grow up to become bestselling author Augusten Burroughs. This book is a rare fusion of inspiration, dark comedy and insight into the workings of the human mind. For someone who has struggled all his life to connect with other people, Robison proves to be an extraordinary storyteller.

The Siege (Paperback, New edition): Clara Claiborne Park The Siege (Paperback, New edition)
Clara Claiborne Park
R526 Discovery Miles 5 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

At age two, in 1960, Jessy Park was remote, withdrawn, unable to walk or talk, yet oddly content within the invisible walls that surrounded her. Doctors were baffled. The study of autism was still in its infancy. Jessy's family stepped in. "Confronted with a tiny child's refusal of life, all existential hesitations evaporate. We had no choice. We would use every stratagem we could invent to assail her fortress, to beguile, entice, seduce her into the human condition." This powerfully moving book, now widely regarded as a classic work, charts a surprising journey of discovery as it records the challenges and rewards of the first eight years of Jessy's life.


Visit www.jessicapark.com to view the Paintings of Jessica Park.

Princesa Cor de Rosa - Feliz Natal (Portuguese, Paperback): Kate Gurgel, Karla Fernandes Princesa Cor de Rosa - Feliz Natal (Portuguese, Paperback)
Kate Gurgel, Karla Fernandes
R268 Discovery Miles 2 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Caregiver's Tale - Loss and Renewal in Memoirs of Family Life (Hardcover, New): Ann Burack-Weiss The Caregiver's Tale - Loss and Renewal in Memoirs of Family Life (Hardcover, New)
Ann Burack-Weiss
R2,117 Discovery Miles 21 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ann Burack-Weiss explores a rich variety of published memoirs by authors who cared for ill or disabled family members. Contrary to the common belief that caregiving is nothing more than a stressful situation to be endured, memoirs describe a life transforming experience-self-discovery, a reordering of one's priorities, and a changed view of the world. "The Caregiver's Tale" offers insight and comfort to individuals caring for a loved one and is a valuable resource for all health care professionals.

Identifying common themes, Burack-Weiss describes how the illness career and social meaning of cancer, dementia, HIV/AIDS, mental illness, and chemical dependence affect the caregiving experience. She applies the same method to an examination of family roles: parents caring for ailing children, couples and siblings caring for one another, and adult children caring for aging parents.

Jamaica Kincaid, Sue Miller, Paul Monette, Kenzaburo O?, and Philip Roth are among the many authors who share their caregiving stories. Burack-Weiss provides an annotated bibliography of the more than one hundred memoirs and an accompanying chart to help readers locate those of greatest interest to them.

Rimedi efficaci per smettere di Russare! - Soluzioni e Metodi Anti Russamento (Italian, Paperback): Caroline Morel Rimedi efficaci per smettere di Russare! - Soluzioni e Metodi Anti Russamento (Italian, Paperback)
Caroline Morel
R566 R512 Discovery Miles 5 120 Save R54 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Politics of Deafness (Paperback, New edition): Kay Thomsett The Politics of Deafness (Paperback, New edition)
Kay Thomsett
R965 Discovery Miles 9 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Politics of Deafness embarks upon a post-modern examination of the search for identity in deafness and its relationship to the prevalent hearing culture that has marginalized Deaf people. Author Owen Wrigley plainly states his intention to disrupt "normal" thought about the popularly considered condition of deafness as a physical deficiency. From his decade of experience working and living in the Deaf community in Thailand, he uses wide-ranging examples to go beyond disputing conventional theorists for their interpretation of deafness as the lack of a sensory function. By calling attention to the different lingual potential created by the instant visual expression of cyberspace he explodes orthodox conceptualization of the nature of language as serially ordered and dependent upon sound. In bold style, this provocative work poses the relationship of the bodies physical and mental of Deaf people as subject to a form of "colonialism" by the dominant Hearing culture. It proceeds to expose and attack presumptions and practices that derive from and descend upon deaf bodies. Related analysis also addresses tensions little noted in the current literature on deafness and on the popular move to reconstitute Deafness as a global culture. Through displacement of logistical anchors, ironic stances, and disconcerting perspectives, The Politics of Deafness practices a form of de-naturalization to demand space within and between the normalizing frames of daily lives. By doing so, it offers an insightful and intriguing perspective on the meanings of Deafness, the politics of Deaf identity, and what it costs to be "unusual".

51 images de Noel 3D en Relief stereogrammes - Amusez-vous a decouvrir les 51 images cachees (les solutions sont a la fin du... 51 images de Noel 3D en Relief stereogrammes - Amusez-vous a decouvrir les 51 images cachees (les solutions sont a la fin du livre) (French, Paperback)
Aethan Gaia Editions
R388 Discovery Miles 3 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Developpement du discours oral et du discours ecrit par l'argumentation (French, Paperback): Aliki Kassotaki Developpement du discours oral et du discours ecrit par l'argumentation (French, Paperback)
Aliki Kassotaki
R762 Discovery Miles 7 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Au-dela des ascidies - Un voyage dans l'univers des reflexes (French, Paperback): Moira Dempsey Au-dela des ascidies - Un voyage dans l'univers des reflexes (French, Paperback)
Moira Dempsey
R554 Discovery Miles 5 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Autism and ADHD Diet (Paperback): Barrie Silberberg Autism and ADHD Diet (Paperback)
Barrie Silberberg 2
R489 R462 Discovery Miles 4 620 Save R27 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days


"Huge changes"] "A different child"] "A miracle" ] "Vast improvements"
This is what parents are saying about an amazing diet that is showing extraordinary results in helping children eliminate many traits and symptoms associated with autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, celiac disease, and other conditions. The Gluten-Free, Casein-Free (GFCF) Diet, as well as removing all artificial dyes and preservatives, is hugely effective for thousands of families.

The Autism & ADHD Diet is your complete guide to the GFCF Diet. Barrie Silberberg, a mother who honed her skills using the GFCF Diet with her son, who was diagnosed with ASD, gives you everything you need to know to put the diet into action with your child, including: What the GFCF Diet is and why it's so effective How to start the diet Where and how to buy GFCF foods How to avoid cross-contamination How to understand labels on packaging How to make this diet work day-to-day

Packed with parent-proven tips and the best resources for the diet, The Autism & ADHD Diet will alleviate all of your questions and provide a variety of ways to make this diet work best for you and your family.

Tu as raison, j'ai tort - Parce que les relations saines et aimantes ne sont pas le fruit du hasard. (French, Paperback):... Tu as raison, j'ai tort - Parce que les relations saines et aimantes ne sont pas le fruit du hasard. (French, Paperback)
Jeffry Marinelli
R584 Discovery Miles 5 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Intermittierendes Fasten Rezepte - Die besten Fastenrezepten, Rezepte unter 400 Kalorien damit Sie beim Intervallfasten... Intermittierendes Fasten Rezepte - Die besten Fastenrezepten, Rezepte unter 400 Kalorien damit Sie beim Intervallfasten erfolgreich sind und Ihre Ziele erreichen (Intervallfasten Rezepte Buch) (German, Paperback)
Anna Heinz
R430 Discovery Miles 4 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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