Disabilities -- LFI -- Internet Resources

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Bibliography Listing -- Forest Oak MS -- Disabilities

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362.4 KRE

Krementz, Jill. How it feels to live with a physical disability. New York: Simon

& Schuster, [1992].

371.9 CLA

Clayton, Lawrence. Coping with a learning disability. New York: Rosen Pub.

Group, [1992].

Note: Discusses learning disabilities and what can be done to overcome the

special problems associated with them.

371.9 FIS

Fisher, Gary L. The survival guide for kids with LD (learning differences)

Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Pub, [1990].

371.9 ROB

Roby, Cynthia. When learning is tough : kids talk about their learning

disabilities. Morton Grove, Ill: A. Whitman & Co, [1994].

Note: Children describe their learning disabilities, talents, learning

techniques, and misconceptions associated with learning disabilities.

371.91 KID

Kids explore the gifts of children with special needs. Wright Group, [1994].

Note: Children in a writing workshop describe the lives of ten young people with

special needs, including a boy with fetal alcohol syndrome, a girl with

cerebral palsy, and a boy with dyslexia.

616.8 GOL

Gold, John Coopersmith. Cerebral palsy. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, [2001].

Note: Discusses the causes, effects, prevention, and treatment of the

debilitating condition known as cerebral palsy, which may occur in many

different forms.

616.8 PIN

Pincus, Dion. Everything you need to know about cerebral palsy. New York: Rosen

Pub, [2000].

Note: Describes the causes and consequences of cerebral palsy, the most common

lifelong disability in America, as well as offering coping strategies and

resources for teens with cerebral palsy.

616.85 BEA

Beal, Eileen. Everything you need to know about ADD/ADHD. New York: Rosen,

[1998].

Note: Defines both attention deficit disorder and attention deficit

hyperactivity disorder and discusses what can be done to treat these

conditions, including medication, behavior modification, and counseling.

616.85 HAR

Harris, Jacqueline L. Learning disorders. New York: Twenty-First Century Bks,

[1993].

Note: Discusses how the brain processes information and examines the emotional,

biological, and physiological manifestations of various learning disorders.

616.85 PEA

Peacock, Judith. ADD and ADHD. Mankato, Minn: LifeMatters, [2002].

616.85 SIL

Silverstein, Alvin. Dyslexia. New York: F. Watts, [2001].