Know the night: A memoir of survival in the small hours

In Know the Night, Maria Mutch explores the miraculous power that care and communication have in the face of the deep, personal isolation that often comes with disability. A chronicle of the witching hours between midnight and six a.m., this meditative book takes place during the two-year period in which Mutch’s son Gabriel, who is autistic and also has Down syndrome, rarely slept through the night. In this tapestry composed of interwoven memories, we see both Gabriel’s difficult childhood and Maria’s introduction to the world of multiple disability parenting. -book description

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Has your daughter been diagnosed with ADHD? Raising Girls with ADHD provides expert information about identification, treatment options, behavioral strategies, personal/social adjustment, educational impact, and many other issues from preschool through high school. From issues on socialization and peer acceptance, to executive functioning skills like memory and organization, and emotional well-being and self-confidence, this book covers it all with a goal of maximizing strengths and providing supports for weaknesses. -book description

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TIPS: teaching important parenting strategies: Raising a child with limited verbal skills

Raising a young child with limited communication skills and/or challenging behaviors? TIPS: Teaching Important Parenting Strategies: Raising a Child With Limited Verbal Skills could help. In a question and answer format, the book offers practical, user-friendly solutions to common universal challenges encountered by parents and caregivers, including communication, behavior, technology, community outings, and sensory needs.

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Mobile App Monday - ChatAble

Create and use symbol based grids…or use photos to make visual scene displays. Or, take both and create a hybrid page. The possibilities are endless with ChatAble. ChatAble is an easy to use communication aid app for people with communication difficulties who benefit from symbol and photo support. Parents, teachers and therapists can create page sets in minutes with an intuitive set up. -iTunes

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https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chatable/id803004748?mt=8

VSA Community Arts Classes

VSA Indiana is happy to announce the return of Saturday Morning Art Classes for youth thanks to a generous gift the the Junior League of Indianapolis. VSA Indiana's Community Arts Classes are led by professional Teaching Artists. Each class encourages people of all ages and abilities to interact and explore different art mediums including: ceramics, visual arts, music, drama, and movement. Studios feature adaptive equipment to ensure access and achievement for all. Classes are offered throughout the year, in 8 week sessions. Choose which day works the best for you.

For more information and to register, please visit: http://conta.cc/1uLcRYJ

Sensational kids: Hope and help for children with sensory processing disorder (SPD)

In Sensational Kids, an internationally renowned expert shares her more than forty years of experience and research findings on Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). Now in its fourteenth printing, with more than 50,000 copies sold in all formats, it is an authoritative and practical guide to understanding and treating this little-understood condition.

Newly updated, this revised edition will include the latest research on SPD's relationship to autism, as well as new treatment options and coping strategies for parents, teachers, and others who care for kids with SPD. -book description

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Parenting children with ADHD: 10 lessons that medicine cannot teach

Parenting children with ADHD: 10 lessons that medicine cannot teach offers insights into raising children who have, or might have, ADHD. Issues such as psychological treatment, diet, educational laws, and coping strategies for both parents and children are included in a conversational style that is engaging and straightforward.

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