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Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities: Book List

 
                                                   Suggested 
Book                                                    Ages 
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MY SISTER IS DIFFERENT; by Betty Ren Wright; 
Raintree Pub., 1981                                      6-9 

HE'S MY BROTHER; by Joe Lasker; A. Whitman and 
Co., 1974                                                7-9 

MY BROTHER STEVEN IS RETARDED; by Harriet Sobol; 
Macmillan, 1977                                          7-9 

VIEWS FROM OUR SHOES: GROWING UP WITH A BROTHER 
OR SISTER WITH SPECIAL NEEDS; by Donald J. 
Meyer; Woodbine House, 1997 (ISBN: 0933149980)          9-12 

MY BROTHER IS SPECIAL; by Maureen Wastski; 
Westminster Press, 1979                                10-12 

WELCOME HOME, JELLYBEAN; by Marlene Shyer; 
Macmillan, 1988                                        10-12 

THE TROUBLE WITH JOSH; by Carolyn Nystrom; Lion 
Publishing, 1989                                       11-18 

LIVING WITH A BROTHER OR SISTER WITH SPECIAL 
NEEDS: A BOOK FOR SIBS; by Donald Joseph 
Meyer and Patricia Vadasy; 2nd rev. ed.; 
University of Washington Press, 1996 
(ISBN: 0295975474)                                  All Ages

WHAT ABOUT ME? GROWING UP WITH A DEVELOPMENTALLY 
DISABLED SIBLING; by Bryna Siegel and Stuart 
Silverstein; Insight Books, 1994 
(ISBN: 0306446502)                                       ---

AFTER THE TEARS: PARENTS TALK ABOUT RAISING A 
CHILD WITH A DISABILITY; by Robin Simons; 
Harcourt Brace, 1987 (ISBN: 0156029006)                Adult

AFTER YOUR CHILD'S DIAGNOSIS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE 
FOR FAMILIES RAISING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; 
by Cathy Lynn Binstock; E M Press, 1997 
(ISBN: 1880664216)                                     Adult

BROTHERS AND SISTERS: A SPECIAL PART OF 
EXCEPTIONAL FAMILIES; by Thomas Powell and 
Peggy A. Gallagher, 2nd ed.; Paul H. Brookes 
Pub. Co., 1993                                         Adult

CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; edited by Mark L. 
Batshaw; Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., 1997 
(ISBN: 1557662932)                                     Adult

CHILDREN WITH MENTAL RETARDATION: A PARENTS' 
GUIDE; by Romayne Smith; Woodbine House, 1993 
(ISBN: 0933149395)                                     Adult

CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: A RESOURCE GUIDE 
FOR PARENTS, EDUCATORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND 
OTHER CAREGIVERS; by Karen L. Lungu; Charles 
C. Thomas Pub., Ltd., 1999 (ISBN: 0398069344)          Adult

DECIPHERING THE SYSTEM: A GUIDE FOR FAMILIES OF 
YOUNG CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; by Paula 
Beckmen; Brookline Books, 1993 (ISBN: 0914797875)      Adult

MEDICAL ASPECTS OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN 
CHILDREN BIRTH TO THREE; edited by James A. 
Blackman;  3rd ed.; Aspen Publ., 1997 
(ISBN: 0834207591)                                     Adult 

NOBODY'S PERFECT: LIVING AND GROWING WITH 
CHILDREN WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS; by Nancy 
Miller; Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., 1994 
(ISBN: 155766143X)                                     Adult 

PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: CHILDREN 
AT-RISK, CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; by Janet 
Lerner; Allyn & Bacon, 1998 (ISBN: 0205267351)         Adult

A READER'S GUIDE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH 
MENTAL, PHYSICAL, OR EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES; by 
Cory Moore; Woodbine House, 1990                       Adult

RETARDED ISN'T STUPID, MOM!; by Sandra Z. Kaufman; 
Brookes Pub. Co., 1988                                 Adult

SOCIAL SKILLS ACTIVITIES FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN; 
by Darlene Mannix; Prentice Hall Trade, 1993 
(ISBN: 0876288689)                                     Adult

THE SPECIAL CHILD: A SOURCE BOOK FOR PARENTS OF 
CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; by 
Siegfried M. Pueschel; Brooks Pub. Co., 1995           Adult

STEPS TO INDEPENDENCE: TEACHING EVERYDAY SKILLS 
TO CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS; by Bruce L. 
Baker and Alan J. Brightman with Jan B. Blacher, 
Louis J. Heifetz, Stephen P. Hinshaw, and Diane 
Murphy; Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., 1997 
(ISBN: 1557662681)                                     Adult

YOUR CHILD HAS A DISABILITY: A COMPLETE 
SOURCEBOOK OF DAILY AND MEDICAL CARE; by 
Mark L. Batshaw; Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., 1998        Adult
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Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Copyright 1999 Clinical Reference Systems