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1. When the Brain Can't Hear by Teri James Bellis
Written by an audiologist who has worked with children and adults for years on strengthening their auditory processing skills. Teri herself was affected by auditory processing problems after she was involved in a car accident and after therapy; she was able to recover from her auditory processing issues. She has helped many people and outlines the therapies she uses at her clinic. She also covers therapies and strategies that can be implemented at school or at home.
2. Like Sound through Water by Karen J. Foli and Edward M. Hallowell
A mother's journey in getting a correct diagnosis for her son who was not making eye contact and not speaking at age three. She was given several different diagnoses, but her instinct kept her going until she found that one that seemed to fit. Karen discusses therapies that helped her son including: Fast ForWord, Step 4Word, Fokes Sentence Builder, and the Lindamood-Bell LiPS programs
3. Dancing in the Rain: Stories of Exceptional Progress by Annabel Stehli
This book provides stories by parents of individuals who have had success with Auditory Integration Therapy (AIT). Each chapter focuses on a different child, their symptoms, their improvements, and their experiences with AIT. It's a wonderful book, full of hope and practical suggestions for parents.
Sensory Integration Dysfunction
1. Out of Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder by Carol Stock Kranowitz
An overview of Sensory Integration Dysfunction (the inability to process information received through the senses) is provided and further broken down into the various systems - vestibular, proprioceptive, and tactile. Examples of how these subcategories affect everyday skills are discussed as well as comparisons between children with proper SI integration and those with SI dysfunction. Detailed suggested activities are included.
Speech Delays
1. Childhood Speech, Language & Listening Problems: What Every Parent Should Know by Patricia McAleer Hamaquchi
Provides an overview of a wide variety of speech, language, and auditory issues. The author does recommend seeing a speech and language pathologist for an evaluation. This book does provide descriptions of the disorders and helps parents navigate through all the jargon. Some parents felt the book was too narrow in terms of reasons for speech delays
2. The Einstein Syndrome: Bright Children Who Talk Late by Thomas Sowell
This book discusses the subset of children who speak late and are sometimes misdiagnosed as having autism or mental retardation. The author discusses family characteristics and other distinctions that differentiate these children from children with autism, apraxia, and other syndromes. The author provides case studies including his own son. There is a yahoo group called late talking children (the title of Mr. Sowell's first book) that unites parents whose children are late-talkers with other parents
Visual Processing/Dyslexia
1. Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level by Sally Shaywitz MD
Dr. Shaywitz provides an excellent overview on reading, the brain, and clues to dyslexia. She states that one out of every five children in America has dyslexia and provides insight as how to diagnose �at risk� children. She believes that all children can be taught how to read. She provides a list of books that play with the sounds of language and provides strategies the parent can implement to help their child become a more proficient reader.
Nutrition/Diet Books
1. The Maker's Diet by Jordan S. Rubin N.M.D., Ph.D.
Jordan Rubin recovered from Crohn's disease using a diet plan that has it's origins in the bible. This book documents his amazing recovery and provides anecdotes from family and friends who marvel at Jordan's miraculous recovery. He is essentially advocating gluten-free, casein free diet where goat's milk and goat milk cheeses are acceptable as well as certain grains and sprouted breads. He does a wonderful job of outlining reasons people get sick, how to stay healthy, and how to recover if you are ill. Recipes and places to source the products he recommends are included.
2. The Truth about Children's Health by Robert Bernardini, M.S.
A discussion of nutrition beginning with the pregnant mother to breast feeding to the eating habits of our children. He also discusses health issues such as cancer, asthma, behavior problems, diabetes, obesity, autism, ADHD, and learning disabilities. This is a must read with suggestions that are easy to implement. This is truly a great reference book for parents.
Vaccination Books
1. What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Children's Vaccinations by Stephanie Cave MD and Deborah Mitchell
Dr. Cave and Deborah Mitchell discuss what they believe to be the obvious links between developmental delays, autoimmune disease, and other issues with vaccinations. They provide information on mercury and other additives as well as provide guidelines for parents who want to implement vaccines but perhaps not at the schedule outlined by the CDC. They discuss the effectiveness of vaccinations, who should not get particular vaccinations, and allergenic ingredients in shots. There is also a section on how to reduce reactions to vaccinations.
2. Evidence of Harm by David Kirby
David Kirby is a journalist who did not have any ties to the autism movement prior to him writing the book. He noticed parents were suggesting a link to thimerasol in vaccines and set out to investigate the possible connection. He follows families through their journey as they work to get their children well, challenge the CDC, and provides insight as to how some of the most influential voices on thimerosal acquired their knowledge. David Kirby is not suggesting parents abstain from vaccinating their children, he's suggesting being sure that your vaccines are thimerasol free.
3. Vaccines: Are They Really Safe and Effective? by Neil Z. Miller
This book provides information on both childhood and some adult vaccinations. The author does a wonderful job of providing factual information along with graphs to illustrate the effectiveness and safety of vaccinations. Interspersed in this book are parent and patient stories regarding their experiences with vaccinations. There are some concerns that this book is �slanted� towards not immunizing. Our recommendation is to read the book and discuss the statistics with your physician.
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