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Putting on the Brakes: Taking Control of Your ADD or ADHD, 2nd Edition

By Patricia O. Quinn, MD and Judith M. Stern, MA, and Illustrated by Joe Lee. Putting on the Brakes, Second Edition is the essential AD/HD resource offering kids, their parents, and professionals need-to-know tips and techniques to manage attention disorders. Loaded with practical ways to improve their organizational, focusing, studying, and homework skills, the book gives kids with AD/HD the tools for success in and out of school. It also contains more strategies for making friends, controlling emotions, and being healthy. Kids will feel empowered to be the best they can be!

The Childhood Bipolar Disorder AnswerBook: Practical Answers to the Top 300 Questions Parents Ask

The diagnosis of childhood bipolar disorder is rapidly increasing. In a time when parents are overwhelmed with baffling and often conflicting information, The Childhood Bipolar Disorder Answer Book explains confusing medical lingo and provides straightforward answers to pressing questions. Co-written by a doctor and a mother whose son deals with bipolar disorder, The Childhood Bipolar Answer Book brings readers the parent and medical perspectives.

Play-2-Learn Dominoes Games from ChildTherapyToys

Kids love to play dominoes, and Play-2-Learn Dominoes™ is a new line of therapeutic/counseling games that puts the fun of playing dominoes to work helping kids learn important skills. These games are for elementary school students. 2 to 5 players. Games include: Anger Control, Bully Wise, Feelings Fun, Friendship, and Empathy Counts.

The ADHD Management Kit-Preteen Version — Includes two Personal Reminder Cards, ADHD: A Complete and Authoritative Guide, ADHD: 102 Practical Strategies, and The Survival Guide for Teenagers with LD (learning differences). Purchased separately these items would cost over 60 dollars. Also available: The ADHD Management Kit-Kid Version and The ADHD Management Kit-Teen Version.

The ADHD Handbook for Schools: Effective Strategies for Identifying and Teaching Students with ADHD by Harvey C. Parker, PhD— Educators in regular and special education settings who teach students with ADHD will appreciate this classroom-focused guide to ADHD that discusses specific teaching strategies and provides a thorough history of the disorder. The most up-to-date knowledge about ADHD characteristics, diagnosis, contributing factors, and medical and psychosocial treatments is comprehensively detailed. Suggested teaching techniques and tips for improving learning and behavior in the classroom include strategies for developing partnerships with parents of ADHD students, a listing of support groups and resources for parents, and specific tools for assessment, such as rating scales and history forms.

ADHD Self Control Problem Solving Cards — This card set, with realistic art, has multiple uses in the assessment and treament of common childhood problems. ADHD cards deal with ways to develop impulse control and and thinking skills. Includes 24 cards. For ages 6-12.

The Big Top Game (Autism, Asperger's, PDD, NOS) — Developed with special attention to the needs and learning styles of PDD and NVLD children. In order to accomplish this goal, the game employs (1) Effective Sensory Stimuli, (2) Behavioral Reinforcement, (3) Social/emotional development, and (4) Educational skills development.

Set of 10 Instant Help Charts & CD — The Instant Help Charts are four-page laminated charts designed to give professionals and parents a quick synopsis of the most important information regarding a variety of topics. Use for reference, keep in the waiting room, and share with patients. Use the CD to make copies for clients. The ten charts cover: Anxiety, Asperger’s Disorder, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Eating Disorders, OCD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Self-Injury, and Tourette’s Disorder.

b-Calm AudioSedation System (for ADHD & PDD) — The b-Calm system can be used with any child experiencing distractibility. It uses a complex blend of sounds specifically designed to mask these distracting noises in the home or classroom. This device functions as an “acoustic shield” allowing control of the sound environment, reducing off task behaviors and irritability. Unlike music which can actually cause distraction, the b-Calm™ system provides relief from the negative effects of noise. For many students who cope with ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) school is a struggle.  Sounds that are typically ignored or unnoticed are often the source of stress, confusion and distraction for students with ADHD and ASD. The b-Calm system provides a number of benefits for these children.

Teaching Kids With Learning Difficulties in the Regular Classroom (revised and updated)— From the relentless pressure to make sure that all students score at the proficient level on high-stakes tests, to the rigorous requirements of “No Child Left Behind,” teachers are being held more accountable than ever before—making this book more important than ever before. A gold mine of practical, easy-to-use teaching methods, strategies, and tips, it helps teachers differentiate the curriculum in all subject areas to meet the needs of all learners—including those labeled “slow,” “remedial,” or “LD,” students of poverty, English language learners, and others who struggle to learn. Full of proven ways to significantly improve learning outcomes for students who score below proficiency levels, this is an essential resource for every educator. Includes reproducibles.

Stare Jr. (board game for developing attentional skills) — A fun way to practice focusing and paying attention. Children take turns staring at visually stimulating images on game cards. Pictures include comics, humorous photos, artwork, and more. When the 30 second timer runs out, they are asked a number of questions about the images - What color is the girl's hat? What is the clown holding in his left hand? Which teddy bear is the tallest?, etc. Stare Jr. can be played individually or in teams. 2-6 players or teams. Ages 6 to 12.

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