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We receive between 5 per cent and 15 per cent commission on sales via Amazon. They stock thousands of books, DVDs etc and also sell electrical equipment. To give you some pointers, we have a selection of recommended books which are divided into four sections:

• For parents
• For professionals
• For children
• For support groups

For parents

Winner of the Whitbread Book Of The Year and the Best Book award from the South Bank Show, this book tells the story of an autistic 15 year old who investigates the killing of a neighbours dog. One of the Whitbread judges said "Haddon uses disability to throw light on the world."

This book may be helpful for parents who are finding it difficult to obtain a diagnosis for their child and/or details of where to seek help. Parents' experiences relayed throughout the book reassure parents and carers to trust themselves when acknowledging that there is a problem.

Hidden Tears and Happy Smiles: Living with Andrew and Other Special Children Rachel Cooper with a Foreword by Claire Rainer

Claire Rayner writes: "This account of life with a disabled child and other people with disabled children, written by an author who, herself, started out with a disability is a labour of love that deserves the attention of a great many people who work in this field, as well as, of course, other parents Its touching, its highly readable, but it is, above all, real."

Room to Move: Handbook Alison Cowen

Looks at the practical and emotional issues involved when young people with learning disabilities leave home to live independently. The author has drawn on the experiences of parents of 17 'young' people (aged between nineteen years to mid-forties when they moved) as well as her own personal experience as a mother whose nineteen year old son has moved out.

Coping When Your Child Has Special Needs (Overcoming Common Problems) Suzanne Askham

The author is a parent of a child with a range of health problems and developmental delay. She has drawn on her own experiences as well as those of many other families she has come into contact with and the result is a book which gives practical suggestions for coping strategies with a wide range of situations that families may find useful.

Uncommon Fathers : Reflections on Raising a Child with a Disability Donald J. Meyer (Editor)

Nineteen fathers of disabled children talk about their experiences and offer advice on raising children with a range of conditions including autism, cerebral palsy, and Downs syndrome.

The Good, the Bad and the Irritating: A Practical Approach for Parents of Children Who Are Attention Seeking Nigel Mellor

We think many parents will find Nigel Mellor's easy-going and empathetic style of writing both refreshing and eminently readable. The author underlines the fact that no child is perfect and parents whose children exhibit attention seeking behaviour are not 'bad' parents - rather the reverse.

ADHD: a Challenging Journey Anna Richards

A fascinating a thought-provoking book written by the mother of an eleven year-old with ADHD. Peppered with humour, irony, laughter, pain, outrage, discussion and reflection, this book shows a way through the maze of ADHD.

Sleep Better!: A Guide to Improving Sleep for Children with Special Needs V. Mark Durand

The author uses personal insights from real families who have struggled with sleepless nights to demonstrate a number of techniques available in order to decrease sleep disturbance. The book shows how to implement changes in schedule and diet, and how to recognise problems that require medical attention. This book aims to offer step-by-step instructions that parents and caregivers can use to help children with disabilities.

A House Called Helen: The Story of the First Hospice for Children Jacqueline Worswick with a Foreword by HRH The Duchess of Kent

The book skilfully blends the personal story of Helen with the vital developmental stages of Helen House. The author's 'reflections on years of caring' will ring true with many other parents and carers. And how is this for a resonant sentence: 'There seemed to us to be a baffling imbalance between the quite startling readiness to discuss our supposed emotions and difficulties, and the dispiriting reluctance to help us with the glaringly obvious practical problems.'

By examining the context of the family itself, and the role of key family members such as mothers, fathers, siblings and grandparents, this work seeks to share approaches to working with families. Through its international overview, it looks at developing practice in Europe, America and Australasia, as well as the United Kingdom. The book also looks at the role of research in relation to early intervention practice.

The new edition of this highly successful book shows how the health of children can best be protected and promoted. Aimed primarily at health professionals, the message of the book is "prevention is better than cure, early detection is better than late diagnosis". As well as describing the clinical checks and screening processes that should be employed, the new edition tackles the issue of child welfare and protection. The book will be essential reading for anyone involved in the care and welfare of children.

This report follows on from an earlier JRF project on childhood disability, which described a minimum budget standard that parents thought necessary to raise a severely disabled child. This book describes the actual spending patterns of parents with severely disabled children and presents a detailed examination of the costs involved. In addition to the financial issues, this report documents the emotional aspects of bringing up a child with severe disabilities.

Drawing upon the personal accounts of the brothers and sisters of severely disabled young people and adults who have been educated and cared for within Camphill Communities in Scotland, Margaret Taylor offers an insight into the life-long emotional and practical consequences of disability for siblings.

The responsibility for meeting Special Educational Needs is resting ever more squarely on the shoulders of ordinary classroom teachers. Yet few feel wholly confident in their ability to adapt work within the national curriculum to meet the needs of disabled children. This book shows how the teacher can build differentiation into planning lessons and schemes of work and describes workable strategies for managing the most common behaviour difficulties and meeting special needs in language, literacy and mathematics.

Written specifically with the requirements of student teachers, trainee educational psychologists, SENCO's and SEN Specialist Teachers in mind, this book provides a comprehensive and detailed discussion of the major issues in special education. Whilst recognising the complex and difficult nature of many Special Educational Needs, the authors place a firm emphasis on inclusion and suggest practical strategies enabling professionals to maximise inclusion at the same time as recognising diversity.

Barnardo's has gained valuable experience in working with disadvantaged children from diverse ethnic backgrounds. This book is a collection of models of practice developed with marginalised sections of minority ethnic communities including disabled children and their families.

There has been little written on this subject. This booklet discusses issues of intervention, agency boundaries and the role of various professional workers but also helps to identify gaps in service provision.

Chrissy, Jane Gregory's first child, is attractive and has a tremendous sense of fun. She also exhibits behaviour which other people find challenging - screaming fits, stripping off her clothes, violent outbursts and self-mutilation. It was apparent from an early age that she had a learning disability, and subsequently that she suffered from a cyclical mental illness; she has recently been found to have a rare chromosome disorder. Her story provides professionals as well as parents with an insight into what it is like to bring up a complex and challenging child.

NORD are our sister organisation in the USA. This guide is a comprehensive, practical reference for the diagnosis and management of more than 800 rare diseases. The diseases are discussed in a uniform, easy-to-follow format: a brief description, signs and symptoms, aetiology, related disorders, epidemiology, standard treatment, investigational treatment, resources and references.

What's Wrong with Timmy? Maria Shriver

Maria Shriver tells the story of eight-year-old Kate, who, while at the park with her mother, notices Timmy, a boy who looks and behaves differently from the other children she knows. Kate wonders if there is something "wrong" with Timmy, but when her mother introduces her to Timmy, the seeds of friendship are planted. Soon Kate and Timmy are laughing and playing together, and Kate learns that she and Timmy have a lot in common - that in fact, there is nothing "wrong" with Timmy at all.

Misty, a little girl with Down syndrome, cannot settle down to listen to a bedtime story until she finds her beloved missing toy monkey, Chimpy.

An activity book for children to help them deal with the death of someone close. The friendly characters of Bee and Bear offer practical and sensitive support for bereaved children. The book aims to help children make sense of their experience by reflecting on different aspects of their grief.

This book is aimed at children between eight and eleven years of age. It is written by a brother and sister, one of whom has a learning disability and covers all aspects of daily living including going to school, leisure and being part of a family. The Think About... series aims to promote greater understanding of disabilities and disability issues for all children. Great for class discussions or as library material.

A collection of stories from boys and girls aged from four to eighteen. They share their experiences as the brother or sister of someone with a disability - the good and bad aspects, as well as many thoughtful observations.

Emma and her father discuss what they will do when the new baby arrives, but they adjust their expectations when he is born with Downs syndrome.

Zach, an American fifth-grader has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. He has trouble concentrating and controlling himself until a retired jazz musician who believes in him gives him the motivation to start trying to do better.

After Russ, a five-year-old with Downs syndrome, picks a basket of apples and helps his mother and grandmother make a pie, his grandfather invites him into the backyard for a surprise.

An acclaimed, moving story about a child undergoing a major operation facing his fear and triumphing. Lying in his hospital bed, Jim worries about being put to sleep before his operation. What if the doctors send him somewhere that he can't find his way back from? Nurse Bami says his finder will come looking for him. Everyone has their own finder; Jim just has to find his. And deep in his dreams, he does: a lion. But when the time comes, will Jim's lion be able to find him and bring him safely home?

This workbook is designed to provide specific information about the individual needs of a disabled child for anyone responsible for their care. It includes a description of the child's medical and physical needs, their daily routine and a section which they can fill in themselves about their personality, preferences and habits.

Published by the London Voluntary Services Council, this guide offers practical advice in plain English. The new version covers the Disability Discrimination Act, charity accounting and changes in employment law.

Also published by the London Voluntary Services Council, this is a valuable resource book for managers and committee members in the voluntary sector.

Aimed particularly at those with a limited budget who are trying to keep in touch with donors and supporters, this guide covers starting a newsletter, editing design, writing skills, and selling advertising space.

If you are short of ideas to raise money for your group or charity, this book aims to give you inspiration.

This practical workbook aims to help readers produce effective applications that get results. The new edition has been updated to include new examples, as well as more guidance about how to deal with core costs. It also makes useful reference throughout to the assessor's manual for applications to the Community Fund.

This guide focuses not just on how the Internet works but how it can be used to best effect. It covers how to use the Internet and web sites, how to set up your own, mailing lists and other Internet tools.

This guide is for groups who want to be more effective at promoting their organisation and services. It offers advice and tips for all charities, especially small groups with limited resources.

Using case studies, practical exercises and questionnaires, this text examines ways in which organisations can identify blocks and barriers, strengthen and develop themselves, and achieve real change.

Ideal as an introductory pack for new committee members or as a 'refresher' for long-serving trustees. The Good Trustee Guide contains vital information and advice on trusteeship, including the legal and financial reponsibilities and management duties of trustees, plus practical action checklists. Designed to be a versatile, working document, The Good Trustee Guide is produced in a ring binder format to enable you to add your own organisational information.

A new edition of this user-friendly reference aimed at both those new to financial management and for experienced finance controllers and book-keepers who are new to the voluntary sector. It covers: financial planning, budgeting and cash flow; financial controls and risk management; investing charity assets; basic book-keeping; charity accounts and the SORP; audit requirements; computerising your accounts; tax, trading and VAT; and tax-effective giving.