Books

If a book is preceded by an asterisk (*) you can purchase it from ICHE.

• An Uncommon Gift, by James S. Evans – A young man who suffered with dyslexia and hyperkinesias writes this book. The main thrust is how he was able to overcome his handicap through determination, prayer, and hard work.
  
• Brain Gym, by Paul and Gail Dennison – This presents a series of simple and enjoyable movements to aid students in their experience with whole-brain learning. These activities make all types of learning easier, and are especially effective with academic skills. Read more at website. http://www.braingym.org/about.html
  
• Brain Integration Therapy: The Educational Model, by Dianne T. Craft. MA – Real help for struggling students with dyslexia, handwriting difficulties, and auditory processing problems.
  
• Can’t Read, Can’t Write, Can’t Talk Too Good Either, by Louise Clark – A mother writes this book about her son. She suggests how to recognize and overcome dyslexia in your child.
  
• Driven to Distraction, by Edward Hallowell and John Ratey – Recognizing and coping with attention deficit disorder from childhood through adulthood. The vivid stories from patients show the varied forms ADD takes.
  
• Emergence – Labeled Autistic, by Temple Grandin and Margaret Scariano – An insight into autism that very few people have been able to achieve. This true story from Temple, gives an invaluable tool to help us see autism from the “inside”.
  
• Facing Autism, by Lynn Hamilton – A Christian mother writes from first hand experience and great compassion her account of coping with autism. This is a strong argument for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) as well as dozens of other nontraditional approaches to a puzzling diagnosis.
  
• *God’s Special Child, by Donna and Ellis Adee – The authors, through their experiences, have demonstrated that working with the special needs child in the home is a very feasible, practical, and logical approach to meeting the child’s educational needs.
  
• *Homeschooling Children with Special Needs, by Sharon Hensley – This practical book is written specifically for the homeschool parent of children with learning problems.
  
• *How to get you Child Off the Refrigerator & On to Learning, by Carol Barnier – However you define the qualities in your special child, it’s obvious that the methods used to teach quiet, compliant children don’t work for these energetic, or just plain distractible kids.
  
• *Learning in Spite of Labels, by Joyce Herzog – A book with practical teaching tips set in a truly Christian perspective of education. See Article on Special Needs home page and see “ICHE Store” on ICHE’s home page.
  
• Let Me Hear Your Voice: A Family's Triumph over Autism, by Catherine Maurice – A mother’s illuminating account of how one family triumphed over autism with the help of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). At one point in the book, Mrs. Maurice writes eloquently about crying out to the Lord.
  
• Special Diet’s for Special Kids, by Lisa Lewis – An excellent start to understand the gluten/casein free dietary intervention for children with autism and other special needs. The background information may be a little complicated for people who are not in the medical field. However, the basic steps are concise and easy to follow. Recipes are included in the back of the book. There are also excellent resources and contact information in the book.
  
• Strategies for Struggling Learners, by Joe and Connie Sutton – In this well documented book, parents are introduced to many teaching ideas that can be implemented in the comfort of the home, with little or no expense.
  
• Targeting Autism, by Shirley Cohen – This book is an excellent comprehensive overview of the various therapies’s used for children with autism. Though it is a bit clinical in nature, it hits all the important issues regarding autism. This includes dietary intervention, a brief overview of all the major educational interventions (except, homeschooling . . . perhaps if there is a revision) and even talks about the medical interventions including the sensitive EEG.
  
• The Out of Sync Child, by Carol S. Kranowicz – This book discusses recognizing and coping with sensory integration dysfunction.
  
• Thinking in Pictures, by Temple Grandin – In this unprecedented book, Grandin delivers a report from the inside of Autism. She chart the differences between her life and the lives of those who think in words.
  
• This is Not About You, by Maggy Larsen - Living with a challenging child with learning differences, biochemical imbalances, and mental illness can be discouraging and exhausting - especially in a world that doesn't seem to have a place where your child will easily fit. A challenging child tends to bring crisis into family life. Maggy has written this book to give you hope and encouragement. Read more at her website. http://www.maggylarsenbooks.com
  
• Toilet Training for Individuals with Autism & Related Disorders, by Maria Wheeler – This book has over 200 toilet training tips and more than 40 case examples with solutions. It is definitely worth a call to your local library. As this book states, every individual is unique and training efforts must consider; communication needs, literal communication, sensory awareness, sensitivity to stimulation, preference for routine or ritual, motor planning difficulties, limited imitation, sequential learning, increased levels of anxiety, and difficulty adjusting behaviors to fit new situations.
  
• Unraveling the Mystery of Autism & PPD, by Karyn Seroussi – This is a mother’s heart wrenching story of research and recovery into autism and pervasive developmental disorder. Mrs. Seroussi addresses dietary intervention and ABA therapy, the intensive 1:1 therapy developed by Ivar Lovaas.
  
• *Christian Homes And Special Kids, compiled and edited by Sherry Bushnell & Diane Ryckman and published by NATTHAN – A must have S/N's handbook! Through the stories of S/N's families it covers various needs, ages & stages, therapies, adaptive technologies, character development, IEP’s and much more.
  
• *Too Wise To Be Mistaken, Too Good To Be Unkind by Cathy Steere – In sharing the story of her child’s autism, Cathy advocates strong Christian parenting, with the use of consistent discipline, despite the disability. While Cathy discusses the neurodevelopmental approach, she demonstrates that hard work, no mater which approach, will pay off.

Audio

• Teaching God's Blessings(broken) – 8 tapes for those with children who have special needs by various speakers.
• 2005 State Convention Speakers for Special Needs - This Document has a list of the speakers and workshops that were presented. The document includes a link to the website where you can purchase the audio for those workshops.
• 2006 State Convention Speakers for Special Needs - This Document has a list of the speakers and workshops that were presented. The document includes a link to the website where you can purchase the audio for those workshops.