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A mind apart : understanding children with autism and Asperger syndrome / by Szatmari, Peter.(CARDINAL)675171;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index.Stephen: the eccentric entomologist -- Heather: a world that revolves around a different axis -- Justin: listening to the architecture of the world -- Zachary: an obsession with death -- Sharon: seeing other minds darkly -- William: a world without metaphor -- Teddy: asynchronous time, asynchronous development -- Sally, Ann, and Danny: accepting the enigma, moving beyond the cause -- Trevor: mobiles and "miracles" -- Ernest: the view from the bridge -- Frankie: learning and forgetting at school -- Sophie: acceptance without resignation.Publisher's description: How do you know if your child is happy or sad, tired or hungry, when all he wants to talk about is wasps--or the color of subway train doors? What can you do to reassure a nine-year-old who asks questions about death hundreds of times in a day? And how can you build a nurturing relationship when your little girl hates to be touched? Questions like these make parenting a child with autism or Asperger syndrome (AS) a journey through uncharted terrain. That's why understanding how kids with these disorders actually think and feel--and the striking ways in which their minds work differently from those of typical children--is so important. Through moving stories of children he has worked with, Dr. Peter Szatmari helps you see the world through your child's eyes. Revealed is what lies behind the intense preoccupations, communication problems, and seeming lack of affection that often accompany autism and AS, and what your child's mystifying behavior might really be trying to tell you. This compassionate book shows how gaining a better sense of your child's experience can deepen the bonds that support learning and growth--and help you lead the way toward a happier future.
Subjects: Case studies.; Autism in children.; Autistic children; Developmental disabilities.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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Life for me ain't been no crystal stair / by Sheehan, Susan,1937-(CARDINAL)162576;
Subjects: Case studies.; Teenage mothers; Teenage mothers; Teenagers with social disabilities; Teenagers with social disabilities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Gifts : mothers reflect on how children with Down syndrome enrich their lives / by Soper, Kathryn Lynard,editor.(CARDINAL)484557;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Case studies.; Parents of children with disabilities; Children with disabilities; Mother and child; Down syndrome;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Black disability politics / by Schalk, Samantha Dawn,author.(CARDINAL)873466;
Includes bibliographical references and index."We have a right to rebel" : Black disability politics in the Black Panther Party -- Fighting psychiatric abuse : the BPP and the Black disability politics of mental and carceral institutions -- Praxis interlude one : anti-ableist approaches to fighting disabling violence -- Empowerment through wellness : Black disability politics in the National Black Women's Health Project -- More than just prevention : the NBWHP and the Black disability politics of HIV/AIDS -- Praxis interlude two: Approaches to disability identity in Black disability politics -- Black disability politics now."In Black Disability Politics Sami Schalk explores how issues of disability, broadly construed, have been and continue to be incorporated into Black activism, from the 1970s to the present. In so doing, she establishes a new lineage for disability politics, one that allows the work of contemporary Black disability justice activists to be central. Aiming to speak to both academic and activist audiences, Black Disability Politics identifies common qualities of Black disability politics and provides praxis-based approaches for enacting these politics in contemporary social justice work. Using the archives of the Black Panther Party and the National Black Women's Health Project alongside interviews with contemporary Black disabled cultural workers, Schalk argues that the work of Black disability politics not only exist, but are essential to the future of Black liberation movements"--
Subjects: African Americans with disabilities; African Americans; Disabilities; People with disabilities; Disability studies; Sociology of disability;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Gifts : mothers reflect on how children with Down Syndrome enrich their lives / by Soper, Kathryn Lynard.(CARDINAL)484557;
Subjects: Case studies.; Parents of children with disabilities; Children with disabilities; Mother and child; Down syndrome;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Ain't no makin' it : aspirations and attainment in a low-income neighborhood / by MacLeod, Jay.(CARDINAL)186525;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-310) and index.1190L
Subjects: Case studies.; Urban poor; Youth with social disabilities; Social mobility; Equality;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A country without a man; a study of presidential disability. by Virginia.Commission on Constitutional Government.(CARDINAL)133923;
Bibliographical footnotes.
Subjects: Presidents; Vice-presidents;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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What's your handicap? : 4-H leader's curriculum guide. by North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service.(CARDINAL)217218;
Subjects: Developmental disabilities; People with disabilities.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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On their own : what happens to kids when they age out of the foster care system? / by Shirk, Martha.(CARDINAL)770946; Stangler, Gary J.(CARDINAL)468539;
Includes bibliographical references and index.On their own in a world of unknowns -- A tale of three brothers : Jermaine, Jeffrey and Lamar Williams, Brooklyn, New York -- "I know that I'm not alone" : Holly Moffett, Boston, Massachusetts -- "All my life, I had prayed for a family" : Alfonso Torres, Pembroke Pines, Florida -- "I never want to sleep on the street" : Raquel Tolston, San Francisco, California -- "If I'd been tougher" : Casey-Jack Kitos, Lawrence, Kansas -- "I was tired of living that life" : Monica Romero, San Antonio, Texas -- Mentally retarded, mentally ill, and on his own : Reggie Kelsey, Des Moines, Iowa -- "There is life after abuse" : Giselle John, Brooklyn, New York -- What we must do.
Subjects: Case studies.; At-risk youth; Foster children; Youth with social disabilities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Teaching reading comprehension to students with learning difficulties / by Klingner, Janette K.,author.; Vaughn, Sharon,1952-author.; Boardman, Alison,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-219) and index.Machine generated contents note: 1. Overview of Reading Comprehension -- 2. Assessing Reading Comprehension -- 3. Vocabulary Instruction -- 4. Instructional Practices That Promote Reading Comprehension -- 5. Promoting Content Area Literacy -- 6. Supporting English Language Learners with Learning Difficulties -- 7. Intensive Interventions for Students with Significant Reading Comprehension Difficulties -- 8. Multicomponent Approaches to Strategy Instruction -- Glossary."This practitioner resource and course text has given thousands of K-12 teachers evidence based tools for helping students--particularly those at risk for reading difficulties--understand and acquire new knowledge from text. The authors present a range of scientifically validated instructional techniques and activities, complete with helpful classroom examples and sample lessons. The book describes ways to assess comprehension; build the skills that good readers rely on; and teach students to use multiple comprehension strategies flexibly and effectively. Each chapter features thought provoking discussion questions. Reproducible lesson plans and graphic organizers can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size"--
Subjects: Reading comprehension; Reading; Reading disability.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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