New Low Incidence Program Materials

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Moore
Moore, Daniel T.

Your Family Clinic’s Temperature Biofeedback kit.

Contents: 1 booklet, 1 CD-ROM, 1 thermometer

Description: “Temperature Biofeedback is a tool to help children (and adults) better control their bodies. While simple and fun to learn, temperature biofeedback teaches how to relax and sit still.”–Publisher’s website

New Baby Autism Materials

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616.8982
First

First Signs Screening Kit for Pediatric Practitioners [kit]. First Signs, 2008.

Contents: 1 DVD + 1 developmental screening guidelines for children ([4] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.) + 5 articles + 1 poster + 1 book
Title on poster: Is your baby meeting these important milestones? : key social, emotional, and communication milestones for your baby’s healthy development / by Stanley L. Greenspan, Barry M. Prizant, Amy Wetherby.
Book: The First Year : Autism Spectrum Disorders : An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed Child / Nancy D. Wiseman with Robert L. Rich ; foreword by Kenneth Bock. Da Capo Life Long, 2009. xxii, 343 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Article titles: Communication and symbolic behavior scales developmental profile (CSBSDP) (8 p.) — Modified checklist for autism in toddlers (M-CHAT) (3 leaves) — Ages & stages questionnaires (ASQ) (4 leaves) — Developmental screening & surveillance news (Spring 2008) ([8] p.) — A pediatric practitioner’s guide : referring a child to early intervention in the U.S. (1 sheet, folded). Continue Reading

New Books, August 17, 2010

There are copies of all of these in both Anchorage and Fairbanks.

Books

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371.94
Fein

Fein, Deborah.

Autism in Your Classroom: A General Educator’s Guide to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders / by Deborah Fein and Michelle A. Dunn. 1^st ed. Woodbine House, 2007.

Contents: pt. 1. What you need to know about autism spectrum disorders. What is autism? — More about autism spectrum disorders — What causes autism spectrum disorders? — The impact of autism on the family — What treatments are used for children with autism? — pt. 2. The student in your classroom. Educational placements — Getting started — Cognition and motor issues — Language issues — Academics — Social skills — Troubleshooting behaviors in the classroom — The balancing act — Case studies of success and failure — Myths and FAQs about autism. Continue Reading

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EQUIP
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Dancin

Dancing colors. Sportime, [1994]

Description: Sheer nylon scarves that serve as colorful, appealing and creative props for children for movement, drama, and dancing activities.

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371.93
Facing
V. 1 and V. 2

Facing the Challenge [videorecording (DVD)] : Working with Children Who use Challenging Behaviors. Devereaux Foundation, 2007.

Contents: Disc 1. What is challenging behavior (15:24) — Developmentally appropriate behavior (10:53) — Why do kids misbehave (13:53) — Parents as partners (14:15) — Skill development study 1 (10:27). Disc 2. Prevention strategies (18:50) — Behavioral planning I (14:21) — Behavioral planning II (15:48) — Intervention strategies (16:16) — Skill development study 2 (9:47).

Description: Instructional and interactive video developed by the Devereux Early Childhood Institute and Video Active Productions in cooperation with the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Includes over two hours of training and documentary to help teachers learn how to prevent children’s use of difficult behaviors and how to develop intervention strategies to work with children who use challenging behaviors to meet their needs.

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364.36
Teen

Teen Action Toolkit : Building a Youth-led Response to Teen Victimization / author, Julie L. Whitman. National Center for Victims of Crime, 2007.

Description: This toolkit, created by the National Center, in partnership with the COPS Office, U.S. Department of Justice, is a resource for educators, law enforcement personnel, outreach workers, victim service providers, youth workers, teens, and others who might be interested in starting a youth-led effort to improve local policies, outreach, and services for adolescents. It includes handouts and exercises that can be used in working with teens.

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152.4
Webber

Webber, Sharon G.

Webber Photo Cards [game] : Emotions / design by Sharon G. Webber, Ryan Bradburn & Tony Mitchell ; photos by Sharon G. Webber, Corbis and Comstock ; edited by Clint Johnson & Audrey Prince ; illustrations by Bill Golliher. Super Duper Publications, c2005.

People of different ethnicities, genders and ages in various emotional states which can be identified using a variety of synonyms. Continue Reading

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428.1
Prepos

Prepositions! [electronic resource] / Mary Sweig Wilson, Bernard J. Fox. Sterling ed., v. 2.1.2. Laureate Learning Systems, c2008.

Description: Introduces language-impaired children to early syntactic rules. Offers games, four levels of training, test option, and programmed instruction. Suggested for students (Pre-K-8) with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, language-learning disorders, low vision, and hearing impairments; also for English language learners (Pre-K-6).

System requirements for Windows: 300 MHz or faster CPU with Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, VIsta or later ; 64 MB of installed RAM ; 40 MB of available disk space ; color monitor, 800 x 600 with high color ; Windows compatible sound card and speakers ; 8x or better CD-ROM drive ; web browser (for Help System, no internet connection required). Optional: mouse, keyboard, single or dual switch, touch screen or any other compatible pointing device. Continue Reading

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616.85882
Grandi

Grandin, Temple.

The Way I See It [videorecording (DVD)] : A Personal Look at Autism & Aspergers : a presentation / by Temple Grandin.  Future Horizons, 2008.

Contents: Sensory issues — Brain function — Social and job skills — Medications — Q/A session — Temple’s photo album.

Description: A videorecording of Grandin presenting helpful do’s and don’ts, practical strategies, and try-it-now tips, all based on her insider perspective and a great deal of research. Interspersed with slides of her presentation. Booklet contains the slides. Video also includes a slide show of photographs.

(copy also in Fairbanks) Continue Reading

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616.89820092
Robison

Robison, John Elder.

Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s.  Three Rivers Press, 2008.

Description: Memoir of John Robison whose odd behavior was explained when he was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger’s syndrome when he was forty and the change that made in his life.

(copy in Fairbanks, too)

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