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1) How we play
Author
Series
Publisher
Little Feminist
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Play is powerful! Featuring beautiful photos of all the inclusive ways kids and families play (like using imagination, adaptive devices, sports equipment, and musical instruments), How We Play shows us there are so many ways to play."--
Author
Publisher
Gedisa
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
En esta guía práctica, holística y a la vez divertida y cercana, Silvia Torralba comparte, desde su propia experiencia como terapeuta y madre de dos niños «diferentes», trucos, juegos y otros recursos prácticos. Con este libro, toda la familia logrará aprender a comunicarse amorosamente, gestionar sus emociones, ser autosuficiente, además de emprender un camino de crecimiento personal maravilloso.
In this practical, holistic and at the same...
Author
Publisher
Sensory World, an imprint of Future Horizons
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The Out of Sync Family (Formerly titled, The Goodenoughs Get In Sync) is a delightfully illustrated chapter book geared for ages 8 to 12 and tells the tale of five family members and their naughty dog (each with a different sensory processing challenge), and how they got in sync after a tough day. Each family member explains what they do to function successfully and how readers, too, can enjoy sensory-motor activities at home or school. The unique...
Author
Publisher
Bright Light, an imprint of Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Come Over To My House is a delightful picture book that explores the home lives of children and parents who are Deaf or disabled. Co-written by disability advocate Eliza Hull and bestselling author Sally Rippin, the inclusive rhyming text authentically explores the characters' various disabilities. A cast of friendly characters invite friends over for a play - there's fun to be had, food to eat and families to meet! Come over to my house. Come over...
5) Gut reaction
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Tess Medina is dealing with the loss of her beloved father, a new school, and the troubling fact that the thing she enjoys most in life, baking, seems to be making her increasingly ill -- something she is trying to hide from everybody.
Author
Publisher
Parenting Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
What if parenting were an act of social justice? In this part story-telling, part self-inquiry book, authors and therapists Jaya Ramesh and Priya Saaral situate parenting children of color with neurodivergence within the context of various interlocking systems of oppression including settler colonialism, White supremacy, ableism, and capitalism. These intersections engender isolation and loneliness. Using the voices of parents on the front lines and...
Publisher
[Manufacturers vary]
Pub. Date
[date of publication not identified]
Language
English
Description
Requires personal headphones for sanitation purposes. Headphones NOT included.
Allows students with dyslexia or other reading difficulties to take written exams. Bolsters reading independence. Totally portable, pocket-sized device reads text out loud with an English human-like digital voice. Reads in multiple English accents and different languages including French, Spanish, Italian, German, and more. Can be used in exams as an alternative to a human...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Ever since her dad died, 11-year-old Jerry Blum and her mom have bounced around dead-end towns, staying in a series of rundown motels where her mother picks up housekeeping work and Jerry can get around in her wheelchair. But the Slumbering Giant motel is different. Lights blink on and off in the surrounding trees, a mysterious radio station plays only at midnight, and people disappear into the woods, never to been seen again. Not to mention that...
Pub. Date
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Language
None
Description
Slipcase made of blue plastic. Holds up to 15 cards. Stand on table or hold in hand. Organizes hand for easier play. The card holder has an inner liner that lets you space the cards and hold them evenly and farther apart. Excellent for the vision impaired and for the arthritic.
Author
Series
What happened to you? volume 2
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In this authentic and humorous picture book, a child with a limb difference is tired of being told how amazing he is for doing normal things. Joe and his friend Simone are practicing their best playground tricks, but everyone keeps saying how amazing Joe is, even when he tries to let Simone be the star. Will he ever get to be just Joe, whether he’s amazing or not? This companion to What Happened to You? addresses the assumptions people make about...
13) Talk to me 100
Publisher
Sydspeak Inc
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Requires 3 AAA batteries. Batteries NOT included.
Interactive teaching device for children who are learning to talk or who have difficulty mastering verbal expression. Contains 100 words frequently used in conversation, recorded and paired with symbols that represent their meaning.
Author
Publisher
Bluebird
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Your Child Is Not Broken" is THE book for parents who need permission to do things differently. Heidi Mavir almost died working out why that was necessary. Part autobiography, part parenting manual, "Your Child Is Not Broken" is a no-holds-barred account of Heidi Mavir's discovery of her child's neurodivergence. It is the funny, irreverent and brutally honest story of Heidi's fight to be seen, heard, and supported, whilst swimming against a tide...
15) Shiny misfits
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Bay Ann doesn't think she's a star--she knows it! Now how does she prove it to the rest of the world? This is a hilarious graphic novel about friendship, fame, and fighting for control of your own story, perfect for fans of Nat Enough, Click, and Invisible. Bay Ann wants to shine. No matter what. She's sure her moment in the spotlight has arrived when she wins the school talent show with a showstopping tap routine! But then her classmate and crush,...
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