HIR1.1
Choices in Deafness
Sue Schwartz (editor)
A guide for parents to communication options. Material is from the USA,
so may not all be relevant.
HIR2
Communication Link
Beverly School
A dictionary of signs (BSL)
HIR2.1
Deaf Children and Cochlear Implants
NDCS
Aimed at families thinking about a cochlear implant for their child.
HIR2.2
Deaf
Friendly
Schools
NDCS
A
guide on creating a
deaf friendly environment in schools, with tips on inclusive teaching.
HIR3
Empowering
Young Deaf and VI
People; Health, Safety and Sexuality
Scottish
Sensory
Centre
A
CD-ROM set out in the format of a web page
offering information on a variety of subjects.
HIR4
I
Can’t Hear Like
You
Althea
Fictional
story about a
young deaf boy
HIR5
Friends
Going
Swimming
RNID
Read
the real life
story of Annice & Rowan, who is deaf, as they have fun going
swimming.
HIR6
Let’s
Sign: Early
Years
Cathy
Smith & Sandra Teasdale
An
easily accessible collection of everyday signs for
parents/carers & baby/toddlers/children to enjoy
HIR7
Living
With
Deafness
Emma
Houghton
This
book
focuses on the fact that many people have some degree of deafness
&
illustrates the differing ways in which they are affected &
need
support it also illustrates that with help they can do what most
children enjoy
HIR8
Making
It: Zoo
Keeper
RNID
Being
deaf means that
there are different ways of doing everyday things This book follows
Katy as she feeds & looks after the animals in the zoo
HIR9
Sensory
Difficulties
Hannah
Mortimer
Activities
for early learning with children who have visual or
hearing impairment.
HIR10
Songs
in Sign for
Children
Elaine
McBean, David Hodgson
Classic
children’s songs interpreted in BSL.
HIR10.1
Understanding
Deafness
NDCS
An
introduction to
the different types of deafness, hearing tests, communication and
language
ADD40
View
From Our Shoes
D
Meyer
The
children/young
people whose essays are featured here range from aged 4 to aged 18
& are siblings of youngsters with a variety of special needs
including developmental delay, ADD, hydrocephalus, visual &
hearing
impairments, Down’s Syndrome & Tourettes Syndrome
HIR11
What
Does It Mean to Be
Deaf?
L
Spilsbury
This
book
explores deafness in its various forms what causes it? What can family
& friends do to help?
HIR12
When
It’s Hard To
Hear
Judith
Condon
In
this book,
meet people who are deaf or who do not hear very well They talk about
their experiences & you can find out about their families,
homes,
schools, likes & dislikes
Back to Library Page
HEA0
Heart Children
CHA
Covers conditions
HEA1
Rosie
Goes Red, Violet Goes
Blue
Fran
Davies
A
short book for
children with heart conditions
Back to Library Page
LD1
Alcohol
&
Smoking
BILD
One
of the titles in
the British Institute of Learning Disabilities series of books aimed to
discuss issues with people with a learning disability.
LD2
All
About Feeling
Down
The
Foundation for People with Learning
Disabilities
Aimed
at those between the ages of 14
– 25 This booklet is about what a person can do if
they are
feeling down
LD2.1
Being a witness: Helping People with learning disabilities who go to court
Scottish Executive
A guide for carers going through the whole process of being a witness
LD2.2
Being a witness: I am a witness in court
Scottish Executive
A guide for people with learning disabilities.
LD3
Breathe
Easy
BILD
One
of the titles in
the British Institute of Learning Disabilities series of books aimed to
discuss issues with people with a learning disability.
LD3.1
Changing Childhoods?
Scottish Executive
Report of The Same as You? Children’s Sub Group on improving services for children with learning disabilities (including autism) in Scotland. With Easy-Read summary
LD4
Coping
With
Stress
BILD
One
of the titles in
the British Institute of Learning Disabilities series of books aimed to
discuss issues with people with a learning disability.
LD5
Empowerment
in Everyday Life:
Learning Disability
P
Ramcharan, G Roberts, G Grant
& J Borland
Discusses
the concept of empowerment
EPL2
Epilepsy
BILD
One
of the titles in the British Institute
of Learning Disabilities series of books aimed to discuss issues with
people with a learning disability.
LD6
Easy
Guide to Being Held
Safely
BILD
A
guide telling about
being held, why teachers can hold someone, and what rights a person has
over being held.
LD7
Eating
& Drinking
BILD
One
of the titles in
the British Institute of Learning Disabilities series of books aimed to
discuss issues with people with a learning disability.
LD8
Exercise
BILD
One
of the titles in the British Institute
of Learning Disabilities series of books aimed to discuss issues with
people with a learning disability.
LD9
Get
Moving: Making Choices
About Where To Live
The
Foundation of People with
Learning Disabilities
This
booklet is about leaving
home & moving on somewhere new
LD9.1
Getting
a Life
(video)
SHST
A
short introductory
video on person-centred planning. Features work with two families.
LD10
Going
to the
Doctor
Books
Beyond Words
A
story
without words that shows what happens when you visit the doctor. This
can be used to discuss issues beforehand, or with the doctor.
LD11
Going
to
Outpatients
Books
Beyond Words
A
story without words that shows what happens when you visit outpatients.
This can be used to discuss issues beforehand, or with medical staff.
LD12
Helping
People with a
Learning Disability Explore Choice
E
& N
Jackson
Short
stories for people with learning
disabilities on different areas of decision-making
LD13
Helping
People with a
Learning Disability Explore Relationships
E
& N
Jackson
Short
stories for people with learning
disabilities on different areas of relationships
LD13.1
If
you are
Ill
BILD
One
of the titles in the
British Institute of Learning Disabilities series of books aimed to
discuss issues with people with a learning disability.
LD14
Learning
Disabilities &
the Family: The Teenager with a Severe Learning
Disability
The
Foundation for Learning Disabilities
Discusses
transition from secondary school
LD15
Learning
Disabilities &
the Family: The Young Child with a Learning
Disability
The
Foundation for Learning Disabilities
Discusses
life with a child with a learning disability
LD15.1
Learning
to Listen: Positive
Approaches and People with Difficult Behaviour
Herbert
Lovett
Approaches
the subject from the
standpoint of inclusion. Also considers how hierarchies of control work.
LD16
Listen
Up!
Mencap
Helping
children with a learning
disability complain about the services they use.
LD17
Living
With Genetic
Syndromes Associated with Intellectual Disability
Marga
Hogenboom
Discusses
Down’s
Syndrome, Williams Syndrome, Rubenstein-Taybi Syndrome, Fragile X,
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome, Prader-Willi, Angelman Syndrome &
Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome.
LD18
Looking
After Your
Teeth
BILD
One
of the titles in the
British Institute of Learning Disabilities series of books aimed to
discuss issues with people with a learning disability.
LD19
Leaving
Home, Moving
On
The
Foundation for People with Learning
Disabilities
Housing
options for people with learning
disabilities
LD20
Life
maps of People with
Learning Disabilities
B
Gray & G Ridden
Offers
examples of life maps in order to show its
effectiveness as a tool for ensuring that people with learning
disabilities voices are heard
LD21
Meeting
the Emotional Needs
of Young People with Learning Disabilities
The
Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
For
those with a young person aged between 14 & 25 This
booklet
looks at how we can support young people to be emotionally strong
&
to cope with the difficulties they may face at this time
LD22
Nonverbal
Learning
Disabilities at Home
P
Tanguay
Written
by a parent who provides solutions to the everyday
challenges of the disorder, from early warning signs &
self-care
issues to social skills & personal safety
LD23
The
People in a Girl's
Life
M
Downey & K Downey
For
girls & young women who have a difficulty understanding
people around them. Provides an insight into problems that
many
adolescent girls with intellectual disabilities face today –
starting point for discussions on sensitive issues
ASD46
Personal
Hygiene –
What’s that got to do with me?
Pat
Crissey
Aimed
at children aged 8-14 this has
activities the child can read through themselves, along with
suggestions for activities to do with them and worksheets.
LD24
See
What I Mean
N
Grove
Guidelines
to aid understanding of
communication by people with severe & profound learning
difficulties
LD24.1
Seeing
and
Hearing
BILD
One
of the titles in
the British Institute of Learning Disabilities series of books aimed to
discuss issues with people with a learning disability.
LD24.2
SHS Background Materials
SHS
Materials on inclusion within communities, and person centred planning.
LD25
STOP!
No More
Abuse
Voice
Uk
A
booklet aimed at
young people with learning disabilities, to inform about abuse and how
to get help.
LD25.1
Using
Medicines
Safely
BILD
One
of the titles in
the British Institute of Learning Disabilities series of books aimed to
discuss issues with people with a learning disability.
LD26
When
Somebody
Dies
Books
Beyond Words
For
people
with learning disabilities; a story about bereavement without words
that can be used to discuss the issues
LD27
Working
Towards
Independence
Janet
Carr, Suzanne Collins
Describes
in a non-technical way how to apply ideas of
behavioural psychology in teaching adults and young people with
learning disabilities.
Back to Library Page
LD2
All
About Feeling
Down
The
Foundation for People with Learning
Disabilities
Aimed
at those between the ages of 14
– 25 This booklet is about what a person can do if
they are
feeling down
MH1
Can
Anyone be as Gloomy as
Me?
Nick
Toczek
Poems
for children
about being sad.
MH2
Coping
with Depression in
Young People
C
Fitzpatrick & J Sharry
A
guide for parents, including sections on first noticing when
something is wrong, to professional treatment that may be offered.
MH3
Deliberate
Self-Harm in
Adolescence
Claudine
Fox, Keith Hawton
Covers
risk factors, identifying at-risk individuals, management
and prevention.
MH3.1
Depression in Teenagers
NHS Lothian
Interactive CD-Rom aimed at teenagers. Material is also at www.depressioninteenagers.com
MH3.2
Development and Evaluation of Youth Counselling Service
ERYCS
East Renfrewshire project of counselling in secondary schools; provides a thorough explanation of how the service was set up and run.
MH3.3
A Guide to Adolescent Mental Health
South London and Maudsley NHS
For parents and professionals advising young people.
EMD3.1
Helping Children with Low Self-Esteen
Margot Sunderland
Contains a story book for children and a workbook for those working with them.
EMD4
Huge
Bag of
Worries
V
Ironside
A
book for
children encouraging them to share their worries.
MH4
Everyone
I see is Luckier
Than Me
Clare
Bevan
Poems
for
children about being jealous.
MH5
Promoting
the Emotional
Well-being of Children and Adolescents and Preventing Their Mental
Ill-Health
Kedar
Nath Dwivedi, Peter Brinley Harper
(editors)
Essays
by a number of authors on different
subjects, including prevention of depression and anxiety, and
prevention of eating disorders.
MH6
School
Phobia, Panic Attacks
and Anxiety in Children
Marianna
Csoti
Covers
possible causes and ways of dealing with school phobia and
anxiety in children
MH6.1
Stress & Anxiety in Teenagers
NHS Lothian
Interactive CD-Rom aimed at teenagers. Material is also at www.stressandanxietyinteenagers.com
ADD42
A
Walk in the Rain with a
Brain
Edward
M Hallowell
A
little
girl talks to brain called Manfred about how everyone learns
differently, and everyone is good at something.
MH7
The
Wise Mouse
Virginia
Ironside
Fictional
book about a girl whose mother has mental health problems. Aimed at
5-11 year olds.
Back to Library Page
PAR1
Baby
Massage for
Dummies
J
Bagshaw & I Fox
Illustrations
and step-by step instructions, including a section
on massage for babies with special needs
PAR2
Confident
Parenting: A Hands
On Approach to Children
A
Davis
A
clear practical book offering a commonsense approach based firmly
backed up by the experience of families
PAR3
Cool
Dads
HEBS
What
do children need from fathers?
PAR4
EOA:
The End of
Adolescence
P
Graham
A
new way of
looking at adolescence, adopting a questioning but positive approach to
areas such as conflict, sexual behaviour, moodiness and so on.
PAR4.1
From
the Heart: On Being the
Mother of a Child with Special Needs
D B
Marsh
(editor)
Stories
from mothers about the different
aspects of raising a child with special needs
PAR5
Haynes
Baby Manual
Covers
various models in all
shapes and colours from conception to two years old. Practical,
step-by-step instructions on everything from nappies to buggies, to
common illnesses.
COM3
How
To Talk So Children Will
Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
A
Faber & E
Malzlish
A
program designed to assist parents to
become more effective communicators with their children.
PAR6
Listen
to Me:
Communicating the Needs of People With Profound Intellectual and
Multiple Disabilities
P
Fitton
A
thoughtful and clear account of what is demanded of a parent/ carer and
of what they might reasonably expect from service providers.
PAR7
Messages
from children to
mums and dads
HEBS
Statements
from
children about what matters to them
PAR8
Positively
Parents: Caring
For A Severely Disabled Child
B
Beresford
This
book is based on a study of 20 families caring for a
severely disabled child and details their coping strategies.
PAR9
Raising
Resilient
Children
R
Brooks & S Goldstein
Discuss
the importance of raising resilient children & using
resilience in every situation Provides strategies in eliminating
“negative scripts” in children
PAR10
Taking
Care
A
Cowan
Taking
Care pulls together many
examples of how cope with caring for their disabled child. It enables
parents to share with others some of the emotional and practical
aspects of caring and to gain experience of others.
PAR10.1
Tips
with Teens
Lillian
Beattie
Short
booklet with example
PAR10.2
Teenagers in the Family
John Coleman
Booklet and cassette for parents.
PAR11
Uncommon
Fathers
Donald
J Meyer (editor)
A
collection of essays by fathers talking about raising a child with a
disability.
PAR12
Understanding
Parents,
Understanding Children
HEBS
How
parents and children see each other, and how they can learn to
understand each other
Back to Library Page
PLY1
101
games for Social Skills
J
Mosley & H Sonnet
This
book is packed with creative and dynamic games that help children to
develop positive relationship and to learn the
skills of
healthy interactions
PLY2
Fingers
and
Thumbs
R
Lear
Toys
and activities
for children with hand function problems
PLY3
Fun
without Fatigue
R
Lear
Toys
and activities for
children with restricted movement and limited energy
PLY4
Inspiring
Inclusive
Play
Play
Inclusive Action Project
Supporting
inclusive play for children of primary school age.
PLY5
Look
at it this
Way
R
Lear
deas
for making toys
from instant to long-lasting which will keep the child in your care
amused for hours. It provides play ideas does children with a visual
impairment and has something for all, whatever their degree of sight.
PLY6
Making
Music With the Young
Child with Special Needs: A guide for Parents
E
Streeter
This
book demonstrates how music can be used
to encourage a child’s development and provides help and
guidance
for parents and carers.
PLY7
The
New Language of
Toys
Sue
Schwartz
Using
toys to
stimulate communication and language development in children with
special needs
PLY7.1
Pick
and Mix
Kids
Active
A
selection of inclusive games and
activities for children
PLY8
Play@Home:
Babies
A
simple to follow guide to a
beneficial, suitable and safe exercise programme for 0 – 1
year
olds
PLY9
Play@Home:
Preschool
A
simple to follow guide to a
beneficial, suitable and safe exercise programme for 3 – 5
year
olds
PLY10
Play@Home:
Toddlers
A
simple to follow guide to a
beneficial, suitable and safe exercise programme for 1 – 3
year
olds
PLY11
Play
@ Home: Video
Video
accompanying the Play @ Home Books.
PLY12
Play
Helps: Toys and
Activities For Children With Special Needs
R.
Lear
An
imaginative and stimulating volume packed to
over-flowing with delightful play ideas
PLY13
Play
In Early Childhood:
From Birth To 6 Months
M
Sheridan
Introductory
text explaining how children’s play develops
& how they develop as they play
PLY14
Play
it Right!
Royal
National Institute for the Blind
Creating
and adapting toys and games for children who are visually impaired and
have additional disabilities.
PLY15
Preschool
Play Activities
E
Cooper
This
book selects
and describes activities and games for children up to the age of 5.
PLY16
Small
Steps Forward: Using
Games and Activities to Help Your Pre-School Child With Special
Needs
S
Newman
This
book provides
parents and carers with information they require and a host of ideas to
encourage their child’s development
PLY17
Stepping
Out: Using Games
and Activities to Help Your Child with Special
Needs
Sarah
Newman
Continuing
from ‘Small Steps
Forward’
Back to Library Page
SED1
Becoming
a Woman
E
Cooper
A
teaching pack on menstruation for
people with learning disabilities
SED2
Chance
to Choose: Sexuality
& Relationships Education for People with Learning
Difficulties. An
Educators Resource Book
H
Dixon
A
highly successful resource book for professionals working with people
who have learning difficulties
SED3
Growing
up, sex and
relationships: a booklet for young disabled people
Contact
a Family
Aimed
primarily at physically
disabled young people.
SED4
Growing
up, sex and
relationships: a booklet to support parents of young disabled
people
Contact
a Family
Companion
volume to the above booklet, including lots of contacts for parents.
SED5
Jason's
Private World
(video)
Life
Support Productions
A
sex education video & accompanying booklet for boys with
learning
difficulties
SED6
Kylie's
Private World
(video)
Life
Support Productions
A
sex education video & accompanying booklet for girls with
learning
difficulties
SED7
Pregnancy
&
Childbirth
BILD
One
of the titles
in the British Institute of Learning Disabilities series of books aimed
to discuss issues with people with a learning disability.
SED7.1
Sex
BILD
One
of the titles in the British Institute
of Learning Disabilities series of books aimed to discuss issues with
people with a learning disability.
SED8
Sex
and Relationship
Education for young people with physical disabilities: a booklet for
teachers
Contact
a Family
Including
SRE for young people with mild to moderate learning disability.
Includes discussing the importance of SRE for young people with
physical disabilities.
SED9
Sex:
For young people with
Spina Bifida or Cerebral Palsy
ASBAH
Explanation
of different areas regarding sex & relationships.
Now quite dated, but may still be of use as has practical advice.
SED9.1
Sex Small Talk for Parents and Carers of children between 4 and 11
NHS Highland
Small booklet for parents.
SED10
Sexuality
and
Disability
Maddie
Blackburn
Results
of research on sexuality and disability, concentrating on young people
with spina bifida and hydrocephalus. Includes a section on legal
issues.
SED11
Sex
Education &
Sexuality for Very Special People: A Sensory
Approach
F
Longhorn
An
education resource with
information & guidelines on teaching people with special needs
about sex education & sexuality
SED12
Sexuality:
Your Sons &
Daughters With Intellectual Difficulties
K
Melberg
Schwier & D Hingsburger
Discusses
how to interact with children/young people
on the topic of sexual health in a way that increases self-esteem,
encourages appropriate behaviour, empowers them to recognise &
respond to abuse, & enables them to develop lifelong
relationships
SED13
Sexuality
& Women with
Learning Disabilities
M
McCarthy
Research
in working directly with service users in the area of
sexuality & sex education Practical &
sensitive
SED14
Talking
Together…About Growing Up
L
Scott &
L Edwards
Workbook
for parents and carers of
children with learning disabilities Covers lifecycle, body
parts,
keeping safe, feelings & growing up
SED15
Talking
Together…About sex and relationships
L
Scott
& L Edwards
Workbook
for parents and carers
of young people with learning disabilities. Covers
relationships
with friends, family and teachers as well as sex
SED16
You,
Your Body & Sex
(video)
Life
Support Productions
A
sex education video & accompanying booklet for young people
with
learning difficulties
Back to Library Page
SIB1
Ben’s
Baby
Michael
Foreman
The
story of the new baby in
Ben’s family
SIB2
I’m
the Big
Sister!
S
Ligon
Helps
the little sister come to terms with a new child in the
family.
GRF1
An
Intimate Loneliness:
Supporting Bereaved Parents & Siblings
Gordon
Riches & Pam Dawson
Explores
how family members
attempt to come to terms with the death of a child or brother/ sister
SIB3
Living
with a Brother or
Sister with Special Needs: A Book for Sibs
D
Meyer
& P Vadasy
A
practical resource book that focuses
on the intensity of feelings a sibling may experience Contains sections
on ADHD, Foetal Alcohol Syndrome, Fragile X, downs syndrome, Cerebral
Palsy, Cancer, & Cleft Palate
ASD41
My
Brother Is
Different
L
Garrod
Fictional
story of a girl who has a younger brother with special needs
ASD42
My
Brother Kevin Has
Autism
R
Carlson
This
book is a
collection of 40 rhyming poems & illustrations written by the
brother of boy with autism
SIB3.1
My
Brother,
Matthew
Mary
Thompson
A
story about
a boy with a brother with special needs
ASD43
My
Brother
Sammy
B
Edwards & D Armitage
Fictional
story of a boy who has a younger brother with Autism
ADD22
My Brother's A World Class Pain
M Gordon
Introduction to the basic concepts involved in understanding ADHD
SIB5
Oh,
No!
Sarah
Garland
How
the baby gets himself into
mischief
DOS14
Siblings:
Growing Up
With Your Brother Or Sister With Down Syndrome
Down
Syndrome Scotland
Short
booklet for siblings of children with Down Syndrome
ASD52
Siblings
of Children with
Autism: a Guide for Families
S
Harris & B
Glasberg
An
excellent, practical, informative guide
that covers issues from childhood through adulthood
ADD40
View From Our Shoes
D Meyer
The children/young people whose essays are featured here range from aged 4 to aged 18 & are siblings of youngsters with a variety of special needs including developmental delay, ADD, hydrocephalus, visual & hearing impairments, Down’s Syndrome & Tourettes Syndrome
SIB6
We’re
the
Sibs
The
Markfield Project
A
video
made by a group of children and young people who have disabled
siblings.
Back to Library Page
GEN1
All
Together
Better
Family
Fund
A
booklet for
parents of a child with complex needs, covering aspects from financial
worries, to adaptations and so on
GEN2
Assuring
Race Equality in
Professional Practice
(DVD)
A
training pack for organisations, managers and professionals working
with minority ethnic families of disabled children.
GEN3
Brilliant
Activities for
Gifted and Talented Children
Ashley
McCabe
Mowat
Activities
to stimulate the interest of gifted
children, that can be adapted for other children.
GEN4
Caring
Person’s Guide
To Handling The Severely Multiply Handicapped
R
Golding & l Goldsmith
A
practical manual
providing a structure within which all members of a caring team can
identify and meet the needs of each profoundly handicapped
person
GEN5
Confidence
to
Learn
Noreen
Wetton & Michele McCoy
Using
drawing and writing as a method of finding out
children’s ideas about healthy living.
GEN5.1
Do I have to go to Hospital?
Pat Thomas
Picture book to prepare children for going into hospital
GEN6
Does
Your Child Have A
Hidden Disability?
J
Curtis
‘Invisible’
disabilities range widely &
overlapping symptoms can confuse Focuses on the social &
emotional
impact of these disabilities on the whole family Contains chapters on
ADHD, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, ADD, being Gifted, PDA, Dyspraxia,
Dyslexia, Depression, Myalgic Encephalitis & Tourette Syndrome
GEN7
For
Every Child
UNICEF
The
rights of a child in words &
pictures
GEN8
Going
to
Playgroup
Ladybird
Toddler Books
Explains
what playgroup is and what goes on there.
GEN9
Good
Practice in Caring For
Children with Special Needs
A
Dare
Provides
best practice for those working with young children in a
variety of settings. Provides background on current
legislation,
advice on major changes in disability legislation & explains
the
SEN Code of Practice
GEN9.1
Helping
Families with
Troubled Children
Carole
Sutton
Aimed
at professionals this covers aspects such as eating
problems, wetting, sleep problems and behaviour problems.
GEN10
Hidden
Tears, Happy
Smiles
Rachel
Cooper
A
personal
account of life with a disabled child, and other people with disabled
children
GEN11
Improving
the Life Chances
of Disabled People
Cabinet
Office Report
Recommendations
from the government’s Strategy Unit
GEN12
Large
Print Nursery
Rhymes
Classic
nursery rhymes in
larger print.
GEN12.1
The
Left Hander’s
Book
Diane
G Paul
Tips
for parents
and teachers to help left-handed children.
PLY6
Making
Music With the Young
Child with Special Needs: A guide for Parents
E
Streeter
This
book demonstrates how music can be used
to encourage a child’s development and provides help and
guidance
for parents and carers.
GEN13
Makaton
Nursery
Rhymes (Video)
Nineteen
traditional songs
and rhymes both sung and signed in Makaton.
GEN14
MindRoom
CD-Rom
Series
of Microsoft Powerpoint
& Microsoft Word lectures given at the ‘See the
bigger
picture’ conference
GEN14.1
Parent
Participation
Contact
a Family
A
guide for parents to getting involved with, influencing and improving
services for disabled children.
GEN14.2
Parent
Participation:
Health Settings
Contact
a Family
Companion
to the above book: gives examples of schemes for parent
participation in health
GEN15
Promoting
Resilience in
Fostered Children and Young People
Lisa
Bostock
This
book describes what works well with children in
foster care, and focuses on building resilience to difficult
circumstances.
GEN16
Reflections
from a
Different Journey
Stanley
D Klein, John D Kemp
(editors)
‘What
adults with disabilities wish
all parents knew’; essays covering different topics, written
by
adults with a range of disabilities
GEN17
See
& Say
P A
Le Prevost
A
book of visual cues to allow
two way “talking” with babies
GEN18
The
Selfish Pig’s
Guide to Caring
Hugh
Marriott
A
book for anyone who is a Carer, covering all the topics that normally
are neglected, such as frustrations and the reactions of other people.
GEN18.1
A Special Need for Inclusion
Julia Widdows
A report from 1997 about what parents of children with disabilities, and the children themselves, think of and want from ‘inclusion’
GEN19
Taking
Care
Alison
Cowen
A
book sharing the results of
research carried out by the Family Fund covering the experiences of
families with disabled children.
GEN20
Transdisiciplinary
Play
Based Assessment: A Functional Approach To Working With
Children
T
Linder
This
easy to use book contains observation
guidelines and worksheets for assessing a child’s development
in
cognitive, social, emotional, communication, sensory and language areas
GEN21
When
I'm Away From Home
J
Camis
Workbook
designed to
provide specific information about the individual care requirements of
a disabled child (for reference only)