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My Favorite Books on Special Needs Kids
By an Amazon.com customer
Quirky Kids: Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn't Fit In- When to Worry and When Not to WorryQuirky Kids: Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn't Fit In- When to Worry and When Not to Worry by Perri Klass
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $7.46
A great overview of all disapilities and figuring out where your kid fits in.
The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder, Revised EditionThe Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder, Revised Edition by Carol Stock Kranowitz
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $7.99
Kranowitz knows what works for kids who are difficult, picky and inattentiveĀ—and she helps narrow down the symptoms so parents can really understand what they're dealing with.
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and MadnessAn Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $4.49
Kay Redfield Jamison offers a unique, brave and very moving memoir of her struggle with manic depression in her national bestseller.
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight: What to Do If You Are Sensory Defensive in an Overstimulating WorldToo Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight: What to Do If You Are Sensory Defensive in an Overstimulating World by Sharon Heller
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $7.09
Great lists of activities for kids who have sensory issues
The Elephant in the Playroom: Ordinary Parents Write Intimately and Honestly About the Extraordinary Highs and Heartbreaking Lows of Raising Kids with Special NeedsThe Elephant in the Playroom: Ordinary Parents Write Intimately and Honestly About the Extraordinary Highs and Heartbreaking Lows of Raising Kids with Special Needs by Denise Brodey
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $2.44
Ordinary Parents Write Intimately and Honestly Aoub the Highs and Lows of Raising Kids with Special Needs. The perfect book to give a friend, grandparent or teacher coping with special needs of all types.