Resources

Learning Disabilities

• Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level by Dr. Sally Shaywitz
• Proust and the Squid by Dr. Maryanne Wolf
• The Misunderstood Child: Understanding and Coping with Your Child’s Learning Disabilities by Larry B. Silver, M.D.

Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorders

• Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder From Childhood Through Adulthood by Drs. Edward  M.Hallowell and John J.Ratey
• Answers to Distraction by Drs. Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey
• Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most Out of Life With Attention Deficit Disorder by Drs. Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey
• Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents by Dr. Russell Barkley

Giftedness

• A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children by James T. Webb, Edward R. Amend, and Janet L. Gore

Discipline

• 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 by Thomas W. Phelan
• The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children by Ross Greene, Ph.D.
• The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children by Wendy Mogel

Organizations

• International Dyslexia Association
• Georgia Branch International Dyslexia Association
• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder
• Learning Disabilities Association
• Learning Ally (provides audio books)

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