 | The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children by Ross W. Greene
Buy used from: $2.75 The best guide to dealing with children with inflexible personalities( all of the above disorders). Good read, easy to understand.
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 | Tictionary: A Reference Guide to the World of Tourette Syndrome, Asperger Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder for Parents and Professionals by Becky Ottinger
Buy new: $26.56 / Used from: $19.85 Written by the director of the Joshua Center in Kansas City, MO. Excellent reference and written from parent's perspective. Especially read about socks and underwear. Very funny and true!
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 | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Patient-Centered Guides) by Mitzi Waltz
Buy used from: $7.44 Easy to understand guide to learning about how OCD works in children. Very well organized.
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 | Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents by Tamar E. Chansky
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $9.00 Not quite as well organized but a very good book and good analogies about disorder.
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 | OCD in Children and Adolescents: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Manual by John S. March
Buy new: $36.00 / Used from: $34.00 Very clinical. A good guide for professionals and CBT techniques that are proven effective.
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 | Up and Down the Worry Hill: A Children's Book About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Its Treatment by Aureen Pinto Wagner Ph.D
Buy used from: $40.88 Good kids book about OCD process. Not as good as Blink, Blink Clop Clop but that one is out of print. Good alternative.
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 | Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals by Tony Attwood
Buy new: $17.06 / Used from: $4.96 Best guide written about Aspergers, a very misunderstood diagnosis. He is the best! Still clinical in approach.
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 | Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments: Practical Solutions for Tantrums, Rage, and Meltdowns by Brenda Smith Myles
Buy used from: $6.37 Co-written by founding therapist at Joshua Center in Kansas City, MO Jack Southwick. Very practical and mirrors some themes in Explosive Child book.
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 | Helping a Child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder or Asperger's Syndrome: A Parent's Guide by Kathryn Stewart
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $1.23 Very good understanding of the disorder and puts it in normal language.
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 | Freaks, Geeks & Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence by Luke Jackson
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $10.60 Very good guide when working with adolescence
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 | Incorporating Social Goals in the Classroom: A Guide for Teachers and Parents of Children With High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome by Rebecca A. Moyes
Buy new: $22.95 / Used from: $12.99 Very important read for special education or gifted program teachers. More practical for elementary schools.
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 | Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents (Revised Edition) by Russell A. Barkley
Buy new: $13.37 / Used from: $4.17 The Best Guide to understanding and getting better success out of children with ADHD. The definitive guide in the subject.
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 | The "Putting on the Brakes" Activity Book for Young People With ADHD by Patricia O. Quinn
Buy new: $10.46 / Used from: $7.50 Helping children understand cues inside their body is critical. This guide puts that in perspective and gives good tools for that.
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 | How to Reach and Teach ADD/ADHD Children: Practical Techniques, Strategies, and Interventions for Helping Children with Attention Problems and Hyperactivity by Sandra F. Rief
Buy used from: $1.99 Great reference for schools. Every teacher should read this book!
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 | Tourette Syndrome and Human Behavior by David E. Comings
Buy new: $32.50 / Used from: $7.30 The most definitive guide to Tourette's Syndrome. VERY clinical, research oriented. Describes actual problem in the brain that adds the rage component , social problems, and tics.
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 | Helping Your Anxious Child: A Step-By-Step Guide for Parents by Sue Spence
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $6.69 Very good, easy to understand. A little too simplistic, but most children will experience some relief.
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 | Parenting With Love and Logic : Teaching Children Responsibility by Foster W. Cline
Buy used from: $2.93 Very good for those behaviors that are not based in the neurological disorders, i.e. chosen behaviors.
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 | Parenting Teens With Love & Logic: Preparing Adolescents for Responsible Adulthood by Foster W. Cline
Buy used from: $1.70 Very good for those behaviors that are not based in the neurological disorders, i.e. chosen behaviors. Specific problems directly related to adolescence, i.e. curfew,sex, drugs, etc.
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 | The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood's Most Misunderstood Disorder (Revised and Expanded Edition) by Demitri Md Papolos
Buy used from: $1.09 Great book when the above disorders do not explain all behavior. Very big book, good read. Somewhat clinical.
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