Summer Reading for Parents and Practitioners~

Today is the last day of work before summer vacation for me, so I thought I would add a summer reading list of excellent resources that I have compiled for parents and other practitioners/educators to look into.  Enjoy~

• “The Out of Sync Child,"  by Carol Stock Kranowitz.
• “The Out of Sync Child Has Fun," by Carol Stock Kranowitz
• “Sensational Kids, Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder," by Lucy Jane Miller.
• “The Sensory Sensitive Child," by Karen A. Smith and Karen R. Gouze
• “Too Loud Too Bright Too Fast Too Tight,” by Sharon Heller
• “Raising a Sensory Smart Child,”  by Lindsay Biel and Nancy Peske
• “Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic,” by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
• "Sleepless in America: Is Your Child Misbehaving...or Missing Sleep?"  by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
• “10 Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew,” by Ellen Notbohm
• “10 Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew,”  by Eleen Notbohm
• “Almost Autism: Recovering Children from Sensory Processing Disorder: A Reference for Parents and Practitioners,”  by Maria Rickert Hong
• “Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary “Executive Skills” Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential,”  by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare
• “Smart but Scattered Teens: The “Executive Skills” Program to Helping Teens Reach Their Potential,” by Richard Guare and Peg Dawson
• “Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid: A Survival Guide for Ordinary Parents of Special Children,”  by Gina Gallagher & Patricia Konjoian
• “Growing an In-Sync Child: Simple, Fun Activities to Help Every Child Develop, Learn, and Grow,”  by Carol Kranowitz and Joye Newman
• “The Elephant in the Playroom: Ordinary Parents Write Intimately and Honestly About Raising Kids with Special Needs,”  by Denise Brodey
• “Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents' Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning,”  by Joyce Cooper-Kahn and Laurie Dietzel
• "The Occupational Therapist's Handbook for Inclusive School Practices," by  Julie Causton and Chelsea P. Tracy-Bronson

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