Resources

 
 

ASD / Developmental Disability

Websites

https://www.spectrumnews.org/

http://autismresearch.com/

https://www.autismspeaks.org/

https://ocali.org/

https://autisticadvocacy.org/

https://autismnow.org/

https://www.easterseals.com/

https://autisminternetmodules.org/

http://www.meddybemps.com/

Podcasts

  • Accepting the Unacceptable: Parenting Autism and Epilepsy podcast

  • Spectrum Autism Research podcast

Books

  • 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism or Asperger's, Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition by Ellen Notbohm

  • A Parent's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism: How to Meet the Challenges and Help Your Child Thrive by Sally Ozonoff, Geraldine Dawson and James McPartland 

  • Asperger Syndrome and the Elementary School Experience: Practical Solutions for Academic and Social Difficulties by Susan Thompson Moore

  • The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome by Tony Atwood

  • 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism or Asperger’s by Ellen Notbohm

  • Making Sense of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Create the Brightest Future for Your Child With the Best Treatment Options by James Coplan

  • A Treasure Chest of Behavioral Strategies for Individuals with Autism by Beth Fouse

  • The Verbal Behavior Approach: How to Teach Children with Autism and Related Disorders by Mary Lynch Barbera

  • A Practical Guide to Autism: What Every Parent, Family Member, and Teacher Needs to Know by Fred Volkmar


 

ADHD

Websites

https://www.additudemag.com/

https://www.livesinthebalance.org/

https://chadd.org/

Podcasts

  • ADDitude: ADHD Experts podcast

  • ADHD ReWired podcast

  • More Attention, Less Deficit podcast

  • Adult ADHD/ADD Tips and Support podcast

Books

  • Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare

  • Parenting Children with ADHD: Ten Lessons that Medicine Cannot Teach by Vincent Monastra

  • Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents by Russell Barkley 

  • The Gift of ADHD Activity Book: 101 Ways to Turn Your Child’s Problems into Strengths by Lara Honos-Webb

  • Attention Games: 101 Fun, Easy Games That Help Kids Learn to Focus by Barbara Sher

  • Raising Boys with ADHD: Secrets for Parenting Healthy, Happy Sons by James Forgan and Mary Anne Richey

  • Boys Without Instructions: Surviving the Learning Curve of Parenting a Child with ADHD by Penny Williams

 

Development / Behavior

Websites

https://www.wrightslaw.com/info/2e.gifted.adhd.pdf

https://www.nagc.org/resources-publications/resources-parents/twice-exceptional-students

https://www.advocatesforspecialeducation.com/

https://archrespite.org/respitelocator

http://www.parenttoparent.org/

Podcasts

  • Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled

  • Learn Smarter: The Educational Therapy podcast

  • On Middle Ground: Strategies for Parenting Tweens and Teens podcast

Books

  • The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children by Ross Greene

  • Your Defiant Child: Eight Steps to Better Behavior by Dr. Russell A. Barkley

  • The Strong-Willed Child by James Dobson

  • Parenting the Strong-Willed Child: The Clinically Proven Five-Week Program for Parents of Two- to Six-Year-Olds by Rex Forehand

  • No More Meltdowns: Positive Strategies for Managing and Preventing Out-of-Control Behavior by Roya Ostovar

  • Discipline Without Shouting or Spanking: Practical Solutions for the Most Common Preschool Behavior Problems by Jerry Wyckoff and Barbara Unell

  • How to Discipline Your Six to Twelve-Year-Old by Jerry Wyckoff and Barbara Unell

  • How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk by Adele Faber

  • How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

  • The Defiant Child: A Parent’s Guide to Oppositional Defiant Disorder by Douglas Riley

  • Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Lisa Damour

  • Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour


Education

Websites

https://thearc.org/

https://www.wrightslaw.com/

https://www.fetaweb.com/

http://giftedandtalentedresourcesdirectory.com/

https://www.wrightslaw.com/info/2e.gifted.adhd.pdf

https://www.nagc.org/resources-publications/resources-parents/twice-exceptional-students

http://www.nagc.org/resources-publications/resources-parents/young-bright-children

Books

  • Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World by Deborah Reber

  • The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child by Lawrence Siegel

  • The Complete Guide to Special Education by Linda Wilmhurst and Alan Brue

  • Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope with Explosive Feelings by Christine Fonseca

  • A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children by James Webb