Recommended Reading - Children & Students

No Child Left Different edited by Sarna Olfman

This is a Must Read!

"(this is) a masterfully edited extraordinary volume that critically examines our nation's gullible faith in drugs as the treatment of choice for the rising tide of American children and youths diagnosed with mental illness.  Through compelling statistics, wide-ranging research evidence, and poignant case examples, a renowned cast of contributing authors expose the clinical, industrial, and social conditions that have led to unwarranted drugging of our children. ... A must read for parents, mental health professionals, and policy makers, and a forceful call to action." Laura E. Berk, Distinguished professor of Psychology, Illinois State University

 

A Student's Brain: The Parent/Teacher Manual by Kathie F. Nunley
 
Emerging Interventions by the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
The Asperger's Answer Book by Susan Ashley, PhD
Sensational Kids. Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder, by Lucy Jane Miller, PhD
How The Special Needs Brain Works, by David A. Sousa
Syndrome of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities, by Byron P. Rourke, Ed.
Louder Than Words, by Jenny McCarthy

This is a book which takes you on a journey of a mom dealing with her son's autism.  We learn what it is like to be a parent and have your dreams shattered.  Jenny McCarthy discusses her son's autism diagnosis and treatment.  She describes her journey as a jouney into faith, hope, love, and recovery. 

 

Ten Things Every Child With Autism Wishes You Knew, by Ellen Notbohm

Ellen Notbohm's book is a powerful book.  It is writen with compassion and understanding as perhaps only a mother of a child who struggles could show.