The Sensory Child Gets Organized

Looking for a book to help you:

• Create harmonious spaces through sensory organizing
• Use structure and routines to connect with your child
• Prepare your child for social and school experiences

Pick up The Sensory Child Gets Organized. Author, professional organizer, and parent of a sensory child, Carolyn Dalgliesh knows the struggles parents face in trying to bring out the best in their children with sensory issues. Simple, effective solutions are provided that help these kids thrive at home and in their day-to-day activities.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find this title in a library near you.

Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed

Got a new diagnosis or know someone who has? Pick up Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed. Learn about available treatments and how to manage symptoms for this often misunderstood disorder. Workplace issues are covered as well as increasing your awareness of the triggers for the disorder and how to find support.

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Next to Normal

Thinking you might need some entertainment after Spring Break? Cardinal Stage Company in Bloomington is offering theater performances of a new rock musical called "Next to Normal." It is the story of a suburban mom's struggle with bipolar disorder and her family's heroic efforts to hold it all together. For more information about this production, please visit: http://www.cardinalstage.org/plays/2012-2013-season/next-to-normal/overview/

Shut up about your perfect kid!

Despite a tendency to cringe at the title of this book, Shut up about your perfect kid: A survival guide for ordinary parents of special children is a seriously frank, seriously funny look at two moms (sisters) who have children with disabilities. Through IEP meetings, team meetings, and various medical and psychiatric appointments, be prepared to laugh and cry as the authors describe their kids' inclusion classrooms, private school, and life in general.

To check out this fun book, email us at cedir@indiana.edu. Or try worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Still no power

Hello, we are still without power, but hopeful that we will be able to reopen tomorrow morning! In the mean time, check out this recent story at NPR on a new diagnosis for children who would have been labeled as having bipolar disorder in the past.

Mental Illness Awareness Week

October 5 to the 11th is National Mental Illness Awareness Week.

In 1990, the U.S. Congress established the first week of October as Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) in recognition of the National Alliance on Mental Illness's efforts to raise mental illness awareness. Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day (BDAD) is held each year on the Thursday of MIAW. Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day is this Thursday October 7.

Want to learn more on MIAW or BDAD check out this the National Alliance on Mental Illness's webpage at http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Mental_Illness_Awareness_Week

Looking for a resource on Bipolar Disorder? Try Wiley's Concise Guides on Mental Health: Bipolar Disorder by Brian Quinn. It uses clear, highly accessible language to comprehensively guide the reader through the entire spectrum of bipolar and related disorders.

Interested in this book? Contact us! Not an Indiana resident, find this book at your local library!

A New Guide to Bipolar Disorder

One of the most recent additions to CeDIR's collection is The Bipolar Child, written by Demitri Papolos, M.D., and Janice Papolos. Revised and updated, this book tackles the challenges of the disorder for both parents and children, and also addresses the latest treatments available. Psychological and genetic aspects of the issue are discussed, as well as the impact the disorder has on the family and how one can best cope with it. The authors have even included a bipolar questionnaire at the back of the book for parents and a list of resources to consult. If interested, check this new book out at CeDIR today, or click here to find it at a library near you.