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Families of People with Disabilities Resource Guide

Books

Bondy, A. (2008). The elephant in the playroom: Ordinary parents write intimately and honestly about raising kids with special needs. New York: Plume.

Dougan, T. H. (2009). Optimistic parenting: Hope and help for you and your challenging child. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Pub.

Durand, V. M. (2009). That went well: Adventures in caring for my sister. New York: Hyperion.

Greenwald, K. (2008). Kellie's book: The art of the possible. Windsor, CA: Rayve Productions.

Groneberg, J.G. (2008). Road map to Holland: How I found my way through my son's first two years with Down syndrome. New York: New American Library.

Harrington, C. B. (2008). 101 accessible vacations: Travel ideas for wheelers and slow-walkers. New York, NY : Demos Medical Pub.

Harvey, P., & Penzo, J. A. (2009). Parenting a child who has intense emotions: Dialectical behavior therapy skills to help your child regulate emotional outbursts & aggressive behaviors. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.

Kalyanpur, M., & Harry, B. (2012). Cultural reciprocity in special education: Building family-professional relationships. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Pub.

Kenney, J. M. (2008). Nana, can you hear me?: A guide for families and children. Jupiter, FL: Merit Pub. International.

McWilliam, R. A. (2010). Working with families of young children with special needs. New York: Guilford Press.

Naseef, R. A. (2013). Autism in the family: Caring and coping together. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co.

Rudy, L. J. (2010). Get out, explore, and have fun!: How families of children with autism or Asperger syndrome can get the most out of community activities. London; Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Sheahan, B. (2011). What I wish I'd known about raising a child with autism: A mom and a psychologist offer heartfelt guidance for the first five years. Boston: Pearson.

Sileo, N. M., & Prater,  M. A. (2011). Working with families of children with special needs: Family and professional partnerships and roles. Boston: Pearson.

VandenBerg, K. A., & Hanson, M. J. (2013). Coming home from the NICU: A guide for supporting families in early infant care and development. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co.

Weinfeld, R., & Michelle Davis, M. (2008). Special needs advocacy resource book: What you can do now to advocate for your exceptional child's education. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press Inc.


Videos

The boy inside [videorecording]. (2006). Boston: Fanlight Productions.

The story of Luke [videorecording]. (2007). Bethesda, MD: Picaflor Productions.

Where's Molly? [videorecording]. (2007). Larkspur, CA: SFO Productions.


Websites

About Special Kids
http://www.aboutspecialkids.org/

Families United for Support and Encouragement
http://www.fuseinc.org/

Parents Helping Parents
http://php.com/