"Parenting a teen isn't easy, but parenting an anxious teen is especially challenging. Written by a psychologist and expert on adolescent anxiety, this essential book will show you what really works to overcome all types of teen anxiety and how to apply specific skills to support your teen. Most parents find it frustrating when common sense and logical methods such as reassurance don't seem to work to allay their teen's anxiety. They want to know:...

Brimming with insight, compassion, and spirited humor, Ellen Notbohm's timeless book describes ten characteristics that help illuminate-not define-children with autism. This updated edition delves into expanded thought and deeper discussion of communication issues, social processing skills, and the critical role adult perspectives play in guiding the child with autism to a meaningful, self-sufficient, productive life. An all-new section explores ten...

An indispensable guide to the special challenges faced by parents of learning-disabled children as they enter adulthood, by the author of Laughing Allegra, a leading activist and parent of an adult child with LD. In 2003 Anne Ford (great-granddaughter of Henry Ford) published Laughing Allegra, about the struggles of raising her learning-disabled daughter, and received a flood of letters from parents of children with LD, ADD, and ADHD, many expressing...

Being a parent and watching your children interact with each other is priceless. As a mother watching Malia protect and comfort her brother over the years demonstrates the strength of the sibling bond. Although Tommie had his own learning challenges with hydrocephalus, it was clear his sister was his voice and driving force whenever he needed it. Facts about children with hydrocephalus: 33 percent have visual impairments, 35 percent live with seizures,...

Told with the intensity of a medical thriller, the extraordinary story of how Clay Whiffen and his family conquered autism. "Leeann Whiffen's fight for her son is a poignant, intimate story of perseverance and love - a reminder to all of us that a mother is the greatest ally a child with autism will ever have. A Child's Journey out of Autism shines a heartfelt light on a future of healing and hope." Jenny McCarthy, author of Mother Warriors and Louder...

In the honest and gripping narrative within "Growing a Rainbow," Lesley Donaldson-Reid recounts the perilous journey of Baby Torran, who arrived three months early and weighed less than a pair of running shoes. Witness through her eye as Baby Torran fights to for his first breath and against the staggering impacts of his premature birth. Lesley's passionate words brings hope to parents of preemies as she raises awareness about this unexpected outcome...

Today, one out of fifty boys is diagnosed with autism-an alarming situation that affects thousands of families and needs to be addressed. Parents are left with many unanswered questions about how to help their child, and they often receive little guidance in their journey down a road filled with gray answers. Jennifer Witten knows firsthand what it feels like to be overwhelmed with this sort of news and to fear the unknown. In 2010, when her son,...

At eighteen months, Ashley Ruben still didnt talk. She wouldnt respond when her name was called; she didnt appear to hear either. She fixated on tiny pieces of dirt and ate only crunchy foods. She was enveloped in a thick fogimpenetrable by everyone except Barney the Dinosaur. She worked puzzles like a kindergartener and was computer-savvy before she was two years old. Her mothers late-night searches on the Internet hinted at a reason for her lack...

Journeys of Gold is a positive, uplifting book about raising a child on the Autism Spectrum. Much of the information available on ASD, or in our case, Asperger's Syndrome, is quite overwhelming as it is normally read at a time when you are facing the thought of your child being 'different' or going through the draining diagnostic process. Journeys of Gold is two stories in one – we both have very different experiences of Asperger's Syndrome yet...

My Destiny is the real-life story of Thomas Rice's journey into being a single parent of a child with special needs. Through this ongoing thirteen-year journey with his son Nikolas, he takes you into the mindset of what parents of children with special needs must endure, the decisions that they must make throughout the lifetime of their child, and the stress that accompanies these experiences. The purpose of My Destiny is to educate and give parents...