Hornok, Julie
Summary: "When faced with challenge and hardship, we seek allies, support, and advice from those who have been trhough similar situations. The same is true for families dealings with a world-changing diagnosis of autism in their child. As a mother of a daughter with autism, Julie Hornok brings together thirty inspiring stories from parents raising children from all places on the spectrum and from all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brown Books Publishing Group 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 618.92 HORWestover, Tara
Summary: Cómo una educación puede salvar una vida. "Podéis llamarlo transformación. Metamorfosis. Falsedad. Traición. Yo lo llamo una educación." Nacida en las montañas de Idaho, Tara Westover ha crecido en armonía con una naturaleza grandiosa y doblegada a las leyes que establece su padre, un mormón fundamentalista convencido de que el final del mundo es inminente. Ni Tara ni sus hermanos van a la...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lumen 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 WESRusick, Jessica
Summary: "In this title, readers learn common symptoms and behaviors of autism and how it affects kids at school and in relationships. Text includes suggestions on how to be a kind and respectful friend to someone with autism and appropriate activities kids can enjoy together. A famous person who has overcome the challenges of autism is highlighted."--Amazon.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 616.8982 RUSCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J616.85 RUSCoucouvanis, Judith
Summary: This book gives parents the tools they need to develop their child's behavior intervention and skill development plans. A major focus is on helping parents answer the question: What can I do that will help my child be successful? Topics include behavior, communication, reward systems, social skills, and medication support.--Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: AAPC Publishing 2015
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Summary: "Move beyond conventional thinking about autism. . . . After years of treating patients and analyzing scientific data, prominent Harvard researcher and clinician Dr. Martha Herbert offers a revolutionary new view of autism and a transformative strategy for dealing with it. Autism is not a hardwired impairment programmed into a child's genes and destined to remain fixed forever, as we're often...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8588 HERPistorius, Martin
Summary: "With unflinching candor, Martin describes the chilling details of life as a secretly lucid vegetable--from the perversion of some who believed him to be brain dead, to the grace of those who sought recognition in his eyes"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2015
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 PISTORIUS, MARTIN PISPistorius, Martin.
Summary: January 1988. Martin Pistorius, aged twelve, fell inexplicably sick. First he lost his voice and stopped eating. Then he slept constantly and shunned human contact. Doctors were mystified. Within eighteen months he was mute and wheelchair-bound. Martin's parents were told an unknown degenerative disease left him with the mind of a baby and less than two years to live. Martin was moved to care...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PISTORIUS, MARTIN PISTilton, Adelle Jameson.
Summary: Provides practical advice, expert reassurance, and real-life tips to help your family cope with an autistic child.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 618.92 TILGuglielmo, Amy
Summary: Presents the story of Grandins "squeeze machine," describing her childhood love of building and design, as well as her sensitivities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GRAEllis, Michael A.
Summary: When your child is diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, you have questions. As ASD parents themselves, Michael and Lori Ellis provide a holistic view of what comes after diagnosis, answer the most commonly asked questions, discuss what medications and therapies are available, and examine the global impact ASD has on the child's environment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2018
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Summary: Autism affects millions people around the world by limiting their ability to communicate and interact socially with other people. Some face minor difficulties, while others are so severely affected that they require special assistance throughout their lives. Readers will find out what it is like to live with autism, what causes this condition, how it is treated, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 616.8 SQUMalia, Jen
Summary: When the Infinity Rainbow Club competes in a brick builder challenge, Nick cannot wait to participate, but if he wants to win, he will have to figure out how to be part of a team.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beaming Books 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED MALChung, Nicole
Summary: "What does it mean to lose your roots--within your culture, within your family--and what happens when you find them? Nicole Chung was born severely premature, placed for adoption by her Korean parents, and raised by a white family in a sheltered Oregon town. From childhood, she heard the story of her adoption as a comforting, prepackaged myth. She believed that her biological parents had made...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Catapult 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHUNG, NICOLE CHUPrizant, Barry M.
Summary: Autism is usually portrayed as a checklist of deficits, including difficulties interacting socially, problems in communicating, sensory challenges, and repetitive behavior patterns. This perspective leads to therapies focused on ridding individuals of "autistic" symptoms. Now Dr. Barry M. Prizant, an internationally renowned autism expert, offers a new and compelling paradigm: the most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
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Summary: Presented in an easy-to-follow format, this workbook is designed to help readers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) gain practice with interactions they will inevitably encounter in everyday life--in school, on the job, and in their communities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Instant Help Books, an imprint of New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Y 362 TabBailey, Jenn
Summary: Henry, a first grader on the autism spectrum, attempts to navigate friendships, and sudden changes in classroom routines--like a parade on Friday instead of share time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2023
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Summary: "Learn about fifty amazing kids who changed the world in this beautifully illustrated collection of inspiring short biographies sure to empower and motivate in equal measure. This volume is the perfect introduction to just some of the incredible young people from all over the world who have influenced a cultural, political, or social change throughout history. From Louis Braille to Greta...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Welch, Thomas W.
Summary: The Breakaway" is a must have resource for any parent or provider looking for a concrete and realistic approach for guiding their neurodiverse teen into young adulthood. Inspired by the many families with whom the author has worked, the title refers to these, teens/developing young adults, as they face the challenge of taking greater initiative and responsibility for themselves. This practical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Parents WelchMarohn, Stephanie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hampton Roads Pub. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85882 MARDonahue, Karin
Summary: This book is a comprehensive yet accessible resource explaining the best practices for teaching young children with autism, especially in its milder forms. It offers practical, easy-to-use strategies for building social and emotional skills-strategies that enrich the learning environment for neurotypical children as well.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.94 DONKutscher, Martin L.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Pub 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.9285 KUTLudwig, Benjamin
Summary: Meet Ginny Moon. She's mostly your average teenager--she plays flute in the high school band, has weekly basketball practice, and reads Robert Frost poems in English class. But Ginny is autistic. And so what's important to her might seem a bit ... different: starting every day with exactly nine grapes for breakfast, Michael Jackson, her baby doll, and crafting a secret plan of escape. After...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing 2017
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC LUDPla, Sally J.
Summary: Sammy is having a very bad day at school and at home until his autistic brother, Benji, finds a way to make him feel better.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books Inc. 2018