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"Friends of Children with Special Needs" is a compilation of narratives, speeches, reports, articles, and other firsthand accounts that tells the history, work, and current activities of Friends of Children with Special Needs (FCSN). FCSN is a ground-breaking organization run by many dedicated workers and volunteers who hope to fill the emotional, physical, social, and any other needs of families, who have children with special needs. These special...
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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...
63) Mama's Baby Girl
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Los autores de este libro somos parte de un grupo de más de treinta profesionales que pertenecemos al Centro de Adolescencia de Clínica Alemana, que desde el año 2000 nos hemos dedicado a la atención del adolescente en sus múltiples dimensiones.
Este libro va dirigido a padres, educadores y personas que se relacionan con adolescentes. Quisimos poner a su disposición lo que le enseñamos a los padres de nuestros pacientes y es fruto de la práctica...
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Stubborn Debra Sue is an inspirational story that is based on true events about a little girl who never gave up. It tells about a little girl who becomes handicapped after being afflicted with polio and how she overcomes the many obstacles that she is faced with in her young life.
It tells of her determination to run and play with other children her age despite her handicap, how students knocked her down while trying to pass her because she was too...
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Gurmay had a rough start in life. At three months old, she was poisoned by her 12-year old cousin. Burned and unable to swallow, she was in intensive care for several months, then discharged with a grim prognosis. But Gurmay survived, only to be raped at 4 years-old, violated as a teenager, experienced domestic violence, plus a variety of serous medical conditions and the removal of a large and extremely rare tumor. With the help of God, the Author...
66) Sophia's Gift
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Sophia's gift was her life.
This is a beautiful story of a child who taught her family and others to embrace life and love. Though born with significant disabilities, she inspired others to experience life with a unique and wonderful perspective.
Less than one week after celebrating her sixth birthday, Sophia suffered a heartbreaking accident in her wheelchair. Her family was determined to find answers for how a tragedy such as hers was even possible....
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This invaluable resource by Dr Lucy Jane Miller and Doreit Bialer helps teach cost effective, functional, on the spot tips to use for children with sensory issues at home, at school, or in a community setting. Any parent, teacher, or therapist can use this book and help a child with sensory or motor issues!
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Power to the Aspies is exactly that... the blow-by-blow fight against autism, bringing her child from total despair to overcoming power. Becca, an American university student married to a German businessman, was suddenly shocked into the reality that she was the divorced mom of a son born with Aspergers autism, in a country totally foreign to her. This is a detailed account of how Becca lived through the isolated, helpless, powerless grief of mothering...
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J'ai envie de partager mon point de vue, celui de parent, de mère surtout. Je veux parler du quotidien, de cette étiquette de parents inadéquats que l'on nous colle trop facilement e de mon expérience à gérer ce fléau tant controversé, cette maladie qui n'en paraît pas une pour beaucoup d'observateurs.
Avec ce témoignage, pas de solutions faciles, de phrases creuses et de promesses de bonheur sauf... si vous acceptez de faire le voyage...
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Harry Bynum es un padre cariñoso con más de 20 años de experiencia personal en el cuidado de una hija con necesidades especiales. Tanto él como su esposa Debra han estado totalmente implicados en todos los aspectos de la vida de Callie desde el día en que nació, y continúan haciéndolo.
La perspectiva única de Harry sobre la "agenda completa" de la vida y los requisitos de cuidar a alguien que necesita atención y supervisión totales las...
71) A Bit About Me
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Two phone calls. One mysterious death. This is a true story. On July 4, 2020 Kory received two phone calls. One from her uncle, saying her mother was found dead in her bedroom from an overdose. A second from a homicide detective saying he believes it was murder-and her uncle is the suspect. Now Kory wants to find the truth about what happened to her mother. But sifting through the conflicting details and compelling evidence turns out to be a hell...
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The manuscript of God's "Good Morning" is just what the subtitle claims. It is a retelling of my spiritual journey raising an autistic son who is now fifty-four years old. Our son lives at home with his parents and will do so until my husband Greg and I become incapable of parenting him due to old age or our passing at which time, our son will live with his sister. Thus, this relationship is a lifelong commitment. This manuscript is a story of the...
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The Cankered Rose and Esther's Revenge begins the author's dramatic journey of adopting his teenage daughter with severe attachment issues in Seattle. The heartbreak of then seeing Cordelia "stolen" by the efforts of his former wife and the child-welfare legal complex in Los Angeles, alongside that of the trauma of being denied during efforts to reunify with her are each foreshadowed here. Issues surrounding adoption trauma, parenting children with...
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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...
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Savoir comment agir quand il est question d'allergies alimentaires, ce n'est pas si compliqué !
Pour Amy, c'est bientt le grand jour : l'entrée à la maternelle. Elle a très hâte, mais aussi un peu peur... Pourquoi ? Amy a des allergies alimentaires et, à ses yeux, l'école est un nouveau milieu rempli de dangers potentiels. Heureusement, sa maman connaît les gestes à poser et les paroles à prononcer pour la rassurer.
Rien de mieux qu'un...
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My name is Christian. Come and learn to ski together with me!
I promise you it will be great fun!
First of all, not all children are born in the city and not all children go on a ski vacation with their parents without knowing how to ski.
Some children are born in the mountains and for them it is like baby's milk. The little boy below, Alex, is only two years old. The little girl is even younger.
I was at the time living in the city of Salzburg...
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In 1987, when Pat Linkhorn found herself raising two daughters with special needs, she had to rely on letters to get the information she needed. These days, the process of finding information for children with disabilities is much more straightforward. In this collection of writings, Linkhorn shares a personal account of her experiences and offers advice on dealing with the various issues that she encountered through the years.Linkhorn hopes to help...
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Special needs children love the world around them. They sometimes need some help from superheroes.
Ashley was a special needs child that had her superheroes to bring her laughter each and every day!
Superheroes are with our children each moment! They are children, moms, dads, brothers, sisters, family members, nurses, doctors, and service animals.
Our children are gifts from God!
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Where's Becky? chronicles the family odyssey of raising a special needs child. It is a memoir that describes the development of a family over thirty years, written in four voices: mom, dad, older sister and, intermittently, the star of the show, Becky. Where's Becky? is written with the insight of psychoanalysis, the style of dedicated writers, and the authority of a family determined to not only survive but to flourish.
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A Compassionate Guide for Parents! As a parent, what's harder to deal with than seeing your child in pain? It's especially frustrating when you feel like you've exhausted the resources you could use to help him or her stop hurting. And if your child is cutting or engaging in another form of self-injury, a behavior that you simply can't make any sense of in the first place, this feeling of helplessness can be unbearable.
This book offers you information...
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