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Keyword – Hearing Impairment

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HIR1    
BSL Dictionary (CD-ROM)        
A guide to BSL for young children. Basic signs are shown in video format.

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


Keyword - Heart


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HEA0
Heart Children
CHA
Covers conditions

HEA1  
Rosie Goes Red, Violet Goes Blue
    
Fran Davies    
A short book for children with heart conditions


Keyword - Hemiplegia

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HEM1 
Hands Up For Andie    
Brenda Palmer    
Andie has to wear a splint to school and doesn’t like it, until someone comes to the rescue.
 

Keyword – Learning Disability

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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.  

 

Keyword – Mental Health

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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.

Keyword - Multisensory Impairment / Deafblind

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MSI1 
The Deafblind Helpbook    
P J White    
Practical advice and suggestions for everyday assistance.

MSI2    
Making Sense Together    
Rosalind Wyman    
Practical approaches to supporting children with multisensory impairments. Gives lots of useful suggestions of how to stimulate and interest children.
 

Keyword – Muscular Dystrophy

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MUS1  
Inclusive Education for Children with Muscular Dystrophy and other Neuromuscular Conditions    
Muscular Dystrophy Campaign    
Guidance for Primary and Secondary schools, on everything from access to emotional and social considerations.

MUS2    
Muscular Dystrophy: The Facts    
Alan E H Emery    
Practical information on the condition, treatments, different types and so on


Keyword – Myotonic Dystrophy

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MYO1    
Myotonic Dystrophy: The Facts    
P Harper    
Practical information on the condition


Keyword – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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OCD1    
From Thoughts to Obsessions    
Per Hove Thomsen    
Discusses all aspects of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder


Keyword – Oppositional Defiant Disorder

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ODD1    
The Defiant Child    
Douglas A Riley    
Explains the condition and offers practical advice for management.


Keyword - Parenting

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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

Keyword – Personal Safety

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PER1    
Developing Personal Safety Skills in Children with Disabilities    
F Briggs    
Invaluable information needed by parents, teachers and other caregivers for an understanding of personal safety skills for all children, and explains the risks and considerations peculiar to children with special needs. Possible approaches and methods for their protection are introduced, including practical curriculum ideas and exercises.  The suggestions could also be used for non-disabled children in mainstreamed classrooms.

PER2
Feeling Happy Feeling Safe    
M Elliott    
This fictional book has been specifically written for young children in order to help them understand & how to keep safe & whom to tell if they feel unsafe

PER3    
How it is. Book & CD    
Triangle    
Image vocabulary for children about feelings, rights & safety, personal care & sexuality

PER4 
Promoting Personal Safety    
A Mellor, K Phillips, S Walker, P Munn    
Report which looks at good practice in Scotland regarding promoting personal safety and child protection in the curriculum.

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.

 

Keyword - Play

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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’

Keyword – Sex Education

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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


Keyword - Siblings

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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.


 Keyword - Sleep

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SLE1    
Baby & Toddler Sleep Program: How To Get Your Child To Sleep Through The Night    
J Pearce    
The author has developed a highly successful baby and toddler sleep management programme that takes the agony out of bedtimes and explains how a calm and peaceful sleep routine is possible.

SLE2    
Banishing Night Terrors and Nightmares    
Christopher Carranza, Jane Rogers Dill    
Advice on night terrors and nightmares, including both those that are, and those that are not caused by trauma.

SLE3    
Coping with Children’s Sleep Problems    
Talking Life    
Cassette with advice and easy to follow techniques

SLE4    
Sleep Better: A Guide To Improving Sleep For Children With Special Needs    
M Durand    
This book offers parents & professionals step-by-step instructions for addressing the impact of recurrent sleep problems

SLE5  
Solving Children’s Sleep Problems: A Step by Step Guide    
L Quine    
Clear, sensible and effective advice which enables parents to understand their child’s sleep patterns and to solve most common sleep problems

Keyword – Social Skills

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SOC0  
Delicate Threads    
Debbie Staub    
Looks at friendships between children with and without special needs in inclusive settings

SOC1    
Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me    
M Borba    
Twenty-five friendship problems and how to solve them.

EDU6.1
Pushing Back More Furniture      
K Button & M Winter    
A resource book full of ideas & activities for those interested in developing circle time

ADD29    
Raise Your Child's Social IQ      
C Cohen    
Teaching children social skills; clear and step-by step approach

BAV8    
Sharing Good Practice    
G Lloyd and P Munn    
Report which looks at the good practice in Scotland with reference to the prevention and support concerning pupils presenting social, emotional and behavioural activities.

ADD33    
Step-by-step plan to teach children social skills in a variety of areas. Social Awareness Skills For Children    
M Costi    
Topics covered include helping children with special needs, making & keeping friends, social rules, body language, listening skills & social safety For children aged 7 – 16

ADD34   
Social Skills Game    
Y Searle & I Streng    
Therapeutic board game to help children who experience difficulties with relationships

Keyword – Spina Bifida

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SPB1    
Children with Spina Bifida: A Parents’ Guide  
Marlene Lutkenhoff    
A clear and comprehensive guide to spina bifida.

Keyword – Tourette Syndrome

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TOU1    
Children With Tourette Syndrome: A parents guide    
T Haerle    
Discusses medical, educational, legal, family life, daily care, & emotional issues

ASD60    
Tictionary    
B Ottinger    
A reference guide to the world of Tourette syndrome, Asperger syndrome, & obsessive compulsive disorder

TOU2 
Tourette Syndrome, Finding Answers & Getting Help    
M Waltz    
Patient centred guide

TOU3    
Tourette Syndrome    
A Carroll & M Robertson  
Provides knowledge & information required to equip teachers & learning support assistants with the understanding & skills needed when working with people with Tourette Syndrome

TOU4    
Tourette Syndrome: The Facts    
Mary M. Robertson & Simon Baron-Cohen    
Clear information on symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

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

Keyword – Traumatic Brain Injury

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TBI1  
Children with Traumatic Brain Injury    
Lisa Schoenbrot    
A comprehensive guide for parents.

TBI2    
Elvin, the Elephant Who Forgets    
Heather Snyder    
A story for children about Elvin, who was hit on the head by a branch and now has to learn new tricks to help him concentrate and count his figs.

Keyword – Turner Syndrome

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TUR1    
Turner Syndrome: Lifelong Guidance and Support        
Comprehensive guide produced by the Turner Syndrome Support Society

Keyword – Visual Impairment

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VI1    
Children with Visual Impairments    
M. Cay Holbrook    
Comprehensive guide, covering from adjusting to your child’s visual impairment, to looking towards adolescence and adulthood.

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.

VI2        
Living with Blindness    
Patsy Westcott    
Explains living with blindness to children

PLY5  
Look at it this Way    
R Lear    
Ideas 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.

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.

VI3    
Promoting Social Inclusion of Pupils with Visual Impairment in Mainstream Schools in Scotland    
Scottish Sensory Centre    
A study which looks into the needs of children with visual impairment in the mainstream schools.

VI4    
Rainbow Joe and Me    
Maria Diaz Strom    
Eloise talks to Rainbow Joe about colours and sight.

HIR9    
Sensory Difficulties    
Hannah Mortimer    
Activities for early learning with children who have visual or hearing impairment.

VI5    
What Does It Mean to Be Blind?    
L Spilsbury    
Explaining visual impairment to children.

VI6    
When It’s Hard To See  
Judith Condon    
Explaining visual impairment to children.

Keyword - Wheelchair

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WHE1    
Are We Nearly There Yet?  
E Burgess    
The results of a project conducted by a 16 year old wheelchair user, which looked at the experiences of UK teenage wheelchair users

WHE2    
Mightier Than The Sword    
C Bevan    
A story, inspired by the stories of King Arthur, of a young boy called Adam who does not let his wheelchair get in the way of an adventure

WHE3    
What Does It Mean to Be A Wheelchair User?    
L Spilsbury    
This book explores the reasons why people use wheelchairs Answers questions such as How do young wheelchair users manage their daily lives & what can family & friends do to help?

Keyword – Young Carer

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YC1    
Has Your Mum or Dad got MS?    
Multiple Sclerosis Society    
Information for children with a parent with MS

YC1.1  
One in a Hundred  
Jane Rawlinson    
A book for children about having a parent with schizophrenia.

YC2  
Understanding Dementia    
HEBS        
Explaining dementia to young people who have someone close to them with dementia

General Section

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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)


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