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The Daniel R. Nickerson Foundation has provided funding for the library to acquire materials about learning and developmental disabilities.  The Foundation's generous gift has allowed the library to update and expand its collection on this topic.  The list of new titles in the collection is below.  To check on the availability of titles, please consult our catalog at http://catalog.portland.lib.me.us/search or call the Reference Desk at 207-871-1700, ext. 725.

 

Videos

Autism and Applied Behavioral Science.  DVD 616.85882 Autism

A Child with Special Needs.  DVD 649.151 Child

Embracing Play: Teaching Your Child with Autism. DVD 616.85882 Embracin

Injecting Fear: Does the MMR Shot Cause Autism?  DVD 614.7983 Does

Measuring Success in Treatment for Autism. DVD 616.85882 Measurin

Twitch and Shout. Videocas 616.83 Twitch

Speech & skill development video modeling programs:

Animals, birds, and fish. j DVD 371.9 VIDEO LEARNING—AN

Body parts & grooming. j DVD 371.9 VIDEO LEARNING—BO

A day at school. j DVD 371.9 VIDEO LEARNING—SC

Getting ready.  j DVD 371.9 VIDEO LEARNING—READY

Spelling. j DVD 371.9  VIDEO LEARNING—SP

Childrens Room materials:

All kinds of friends. E. Senisi.  PB SENISI

Allergy busters:  a story for children with autism or related spectrum disorders struggling with allergies. K. Chara. j 618.9285 CHARA

Andy and his yellow Frisbee. M. Thompson. PB THOMPSON

The best worst brother. S. Stuve-Bodeen. PB STUVE-BODEEN

Blue bottle mystery: an Asperger adventure. j HOOPMANN

The boy who ate stars. Kochka. j KOCHKA

The case of the Nana-napper. L. Burns. j BURNS

The case of the prank that stank. L. Burns. j BURNS

The case of the slippery soap star. L. Burns & M. Metz. j BURNS

The case of the trail mix-up. L. Burns. j BURNS

Could it be autism? : a parent’s guide to the first signs and next steps. N. Wiseman. j PARENT’S SHELF 616.85882 WISEMAN

Eukee the jumpy jumpy elephant. C. Corman PB CORMAN

Everybody is different: a book for young people who have brothers or sisters with autism. F. Bleach. j 616.85882 BLEACH

The girls’ guide to AD/HD: don’t lose this book! B. Walker. j 616.8589 WALKER

Holy smoke: a Bones & the duchess mystery. A. Eden. j EDEN

Leo the late bloomer. R. Kraus.  PB KRAUS

My friend Isabelle. E. Woloson. PB WOLOSON

Nathan’s journey: “a biographical look inside the world of autism”. H. Barclay. j 616.85882 BARCLAY

Of mice and aliens. K. Hoopmann. j HOOPMANN

Otto learns about his medicine: a story about medication for children with ADHD. M. Galvin. PB GALVIN

A parent’s guide to developmental delays: recognizing and coping with missed milestones in speech, movement, learning, and other areas. L. LeComer. j PARENT’S  SHELF 649.1520 LECOMER.

Shelley, the hyperactive turtle. D. Moss. PB MOSS

The sibling slam book:  what it’s really like to have a brother or sister with special needs. D. Meyer & D. Gallagher. j 306.8753 MEYER

Sparky’s excellent misadventures:  my A.D.D. journal. P. Carpenter & M. Ford.     j CARPENTER                 

Tibby tried it. S. Useman.  PB USEMAN

Tobin learns to make friends. D. Murrell.  PB MURRELL

Tru confessions. J. Tashjian. j TASHJIAN

Views from our shoes: growing up with a brother or sister with special needs. J. Meyer, editor.  j 362.1968 VIEWS

We’ll paint the octopus red. S. Stuve-Bodeen.  PB STUVE-BODEEN

When my autism gets too big: a relaxation book for children with autism spectrum disorders. K. Buron & B. Myles. j 362 BURON

 

 

 

 

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