Proud Dad Lined Journal Notebook For Autism Dads Fathers Of Special Needs Children

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Proud Dad: Lined Journal Notebook for Autism Dads, Fathers of Special Needs Children

Author : Relative Motif Journals
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781793828538
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (285 download)

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Download or read book Proud Dad: Lined Journal Notebook for Autism Dads, Fathers of Special Needs Children written by Relative Motif Journals and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for a great gift idea for an autism dad? Need a new journal in your life? This Unique and Funny Journal Notebook is sure to please and make the perfect Christmas or birthday present for men or women. 100 6" x 9" Lined Pages are provided for you to put your thoughts, hopes, experiences, likes, and dislikes. With a matte, full-color soft cover, this lined notebook is as practical as it is cool. And is the ideal size for lined journals for kids, journals for women to write in and makes an excellent birthday journal notebook gift. It could also be used as a diary to record all your creative self-expression such as poetry, short stories or self-help affirmations. Relative Motif Journals are perfect for: Birthday Gifts Christmas Gifts Co-worker/Boss Gifts Journals & Planners Doodle Diaries Homeschool Planners for Kids Food Diaries Sheet Music Creative Writing Notebooks Gifts for Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Cousins, Brother, Sister Retirement Gifts School Notebooks Graduation Gifts Thank You Gifts Teacher Gifts Inspirational Journals Mom Daughter Journal Journaling For Kids Blank Books & Journals Beer and Weight Loss Logs Keepsake Journals And much more........ Place your order today!

Proud Dad

Author : Relative Motif Journals
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781793828002
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Proud Dad written by Relative Motif Journals and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for a great gift idea for an autism dad? Need a new journal in your life? This Unique and Funny Journal Notebook is sure to please and make the perfect Christmas or birthday present for men or women. 100 6" x 9" Lined Pages are provided for you to put your thoughts, hopes, experiences, likes, and dislikes. With a matte, full-color soft cover, this lined notebook is as practical as it is cool. And is the ideal size for lined journals for kids, journals for women to write in and makes an excellent birthday journal notebook gift. It could also be used as a diary to record all your creative self-expression such as poetry, short stories or self-help affirmations. Relative Motif Journals are perfect for: Birthday Gifts Christmas Gifts Co-worker/Boss Gifts Journals & Planners Doodle Diaries Homeschool Planners for Kids Food Diaries Sheet Music Creative Writing Notebooks Gifts for Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Cousins, Brother, Sister Retirement Gifts School Notebooks Graduation Gifts Thank You Gifts Teacher Gifts Inspirational Journals Mom Daughter Journal Journaling For Kids Blank Books & Journals Beer and Weight Loss Logs Keepsake Journals And much more........ Place your order today!

Not My Boy!

Author : Rodney Peete
Publisher : Hachette+ORM
ISBN 13 : 1401395104
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Not My Boy! written by Rodney Peete and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2010-03-16 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Not My Boy!, Rodney Peete offers not only a heartrending, candid look inside his personal journey with his son's autism but a first-of-its-kind, inspirational road map that will help families facing similar challenges to move forward. Effectively woven throughout Peete's moving account of his life with his son R.J. are the powerful voices, insights, and dreams of other fathers, high-profile figures as well as unsung heroes, who've traveled this difficult path. Autism affects four times as many boys as it does girls. For their fathers, expectations and hopes are drastically changed -- as NFL star Rodney Peete's were when his son R.J. was diagnosed at the age of three. After a period of anger and denial, an all-too-common reaction among fathers, Rodney joined his wife, Holly, in her efforts to help their son. With determination, love, and understanding, the family worked with R.J. to help him once again engage with the world. Eight challenging years later, R.J. has gone from the son one doctor warned would never say "I love you" to a thriving, vibrant boy who scored his first soccer goal while his dad cheered from the sidelines. Praise for Not My Boy! "I wish I had something fancy to say, but this story is simply beyond words--just read it! I vote to make Rodney's book, Not My Boy!, required reading for every first-time, second-time, or any-other-time father." -- Will Smith / actor, producer "Rodney Peete writes a compelling book that will help fathers emotionally deal with the challenge of raising a child with autism. The mental toughness of a man all but disappears when faced with this reality, but Rodney's candid message will encourage anyone who is chosen to be on this journey." -- Alonzo Mourning, former NBA player "Not My Boy is a must-read for parents--especially dads--who have a child on the autism spectrum. It's inspiring, enlightening, and most importantly, truthful. Rodney gives the reader the real story on how autism can cause total dysfunction in the family, and in even the strongest of marriages, if husband and wife don't work as a team. He opens up his heart, and speaks candidly about his mistakes, all the while learning how to best help R.J. in his battle to overcome the challenges of autism. Their fight is by no means over, but the experiences that he shares will help every family, and every couple, to be better advocates, teachers, and parents." --Artie Kempner, lead director for NASCAR/NFL on Fox "A book every father needs to read! Not My Boy is about unconditional love. I read it in one weekend. . . It was and is amazing." -- Cyd Wilson, InStyle magazine

Why Does Daddy Always Look So Sad?

Author : Jude Morrow
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1582707588
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (827 download)

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Download or read book Why Does Daddy Always Look So Sad? written by Jude Morrow and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of a 2021 Gold Living Now Award. Why Does Daddy Always Look So Sad? is a poignant and honest memoir detailing Jude Morrow’s journey to parenthood, and how his autism profoundly affected that journey, for both better and worse, bringing hope to all who live with autism as well as those who care for someone on the spectrum. I knew that Jupiter has seventy-nine known moons and where the swimming pool was located on the Titanic, yet I didn’t know how to connect with this beautiful child who called me “Daddy.” Why Does Daddy Always Look So Sad? is a candid view of life and love through the eyes of an autistic adult—who went from being a nonverbal and aggressive child to a hard working and responsible father to a non-autistic son. Growing up autistic, Jude Morrow faced immense challenges and marginalization, but he was able to successfully—though not without difficulty—finish university and transition into a successful career and eventually parenthood. Those with autism can have difficulty understanding the world around them and can find it hard to find their voice, but in this poignant and honest memoir, Jude defiantly uses his found voice to break down the misconceptions and societal beliefs surrounding autism, bringing hope to all who live with autism as well as those who care for someone on the spectrum. Jude views his autism as a gift to be shared, not a burden to be pitied, and as he demonstrates through his honest recollections and observations, autistic people’s lives can be every bit as happy and fulfilling as those not on the spectrum.

Father's Day

Author : Buzz Bissinger
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547816561
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book Father's Day written by Buzz Bissinger and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author recounts a father-son road trip during which he gained insight into the worldviews, challenges, and talents of his socially challenged savant son, Zach.

Love That Boy

Author : Ron Fournier
Publisher : Harmony
ISBN 13 : 0804140502
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Love That Boy written by Ron Fournier and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[A]n eloquent, brave, big-hearted book…about the timeless anxieties and emotions of parenthood, and the modern twists thereon.” —James Fallows, The Atlantic Love That Boy is a uniquely personal story about the causes and costs of outsized parental expectations. What we want for our children—popularity, normalcy, achievement, genius—and what they truly need—grit, empathy, character—are explored by National Journal’s Ron Fournier, who weaves his extraordinary journey to acceptance around the latest research on childhood development and stories of other loving-but-struggling parents.

Parenting Matters

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309388570
Total Pages : 525 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Parenting Matters written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the familyâ€"which includes all primary caregiversâ€"are at the foundation of children's well- being and healthy development. From birth, children are learning and rely on parents and the other caregivers in their lives to protect and care for them. The impact of parents may never be greater than during the earliest years of life, when a child's brain is rapidly developing and when nearly all of her or his experiences are created and shaped by parents and the family environment. Parents help children build and refine their knowledge and skills, charting a trajectory for their health and well-being during childhood and beyond. The experience of parenting also impacts parents themselves. For instance, parenting can enrich and give focus to parents' lives; generate stress or calm; and create any number of emotions, including feelings of happiness, sadness, fulfillment, and anger. Parenting of young children today takes place in the context of significant ongoing developments. These include: a rapidly growing body of science on early childhood, increases in funding for programs and services for families, changing demographics of the U.S. population, and greater diversity of family structure. Additionally, parenting is increasingly being shaped by technology and increased access to information about parenting. Parenting Matters identifies parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with positive developmental outcomes in children ages 0-8; universal/preventive and targeted strategies used in a variety of settings that have been effective with parents of young children and that support the identified knowledge, attitudes, and practices; and barriers to and facilitators for parents' use of practices that lead to healthy child outcomes as well as their participation in effective programs and services. This report makes recommendations directed at an array of stakeholders, for promoting the wide-scale adoption of effective programs and services for parents and on areas that warrant further research to inform policy and practice. It is meant to serve as a roadmap for the future of parenting policy, research, and practice in the United States.

The Primal Wound

Author : Nancy Newton Verrier
Publisher : British Association for Adoption and Fostering (Ba
ISBN 13 : 9781905664764
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (647 download)

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Download or read book The Primal Wound written by Nancy Newton Verrier and published by British Association for Adoption and Fostering (Ba. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1993, this classic piece of literature on adoption has revolutionised the way people think about adopted children. Nancy Verrier examines the life-long consequences of the 'primal wound' - the wound that is caused when a child is separated from its mother - for adopted people. Her argument is supported by thorough research in pre- and perinatal psychology, attachment, bonding and the effects of loss.

The Reckoning

Author : Andrew Solomon
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 147679314X
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book The Reckoning written by Andrew Solomon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-05-26 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in The New Yorker, “Solomon tells the story of Peter Lanza, the father of Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook Elementary shooter. Read it—it’s moving, brave and just profoundly human and sad....There aren’t any answers. And that’s what makes this all so impossible, and Solomon’s journalism so essential” (Salon.com). “Both parents loved Adam. Neither parent imagined or wanted their child’s horrific end. This is why what Peter Lanza did by sharing his story with Andrew Solomon is so important. Lanza’s story fills important gaps in our understanding of how a beloved child became a killer—and reminds us as a society that we have an obligation to help families and children before they find themselves on irreversible paths of violence” (Time).

Aspertools

Author : Harold Reitman
Publisher : Health Communications, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0757318533
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (573 download)

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Download or read book Aspertools written by Harold Reitman and published by Health Communications, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Aspertools you will discover everything you need to understand your loved one, student, co-worker, or friend, whose brain might be 'a little different.' This is the first book to offer simple tools, action plans, and resources to deal with neurodiverse conditions such as Asperger's or any of the other neurological, psychological, or learning disability labels applied to individuals"--Provided by publisher.

Engaged Fatherhood for Men, Families and Gender Equality

Author : Marc Grau Grau
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030756459
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Engaged Fatherhood for Men, Families and Gender Equality written by Marc Grau Grau and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This aim of this open access book is to launch an international, cross-disciplinary conversation on fatherhood engagement. By integrating perspective from three sectors -- Health, Social Policy, and Work in Organizations -- the book offers a novel perspective on the benefits of engaged fatherhood for men, for families, and for gender equality. The chapters are crafted to engaged broad audiences, including policy makers and organizational leaders, healthcare practitioners and fellow scholars, as well as families and their loved ones.

Educated

Author : Tara Westover
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 039959051X
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book Educated written by Tara Westover and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER • One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University “Extraordinary . . . an act of courage and self-invention.”—The New York Times NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW • ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • BILL GATES’S HOLIDAY READING LIST • FINALIST: National Book Critics Circle’s Award In Autobiography and John Leonard Prize For Best First Book • PEN/Jean Stein Book Award • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she’d traveled too far, if there was still a way home. “Beautiful and propulsive . . . Despite the singularity of [Westover’s] childhood, the questions her book poses are universal: How much of ourselves should we give to those we love? And how much must we betray them to grow up?”—Vogue NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • O: The Oprah Magazine • Time • NPR • Good Morning America • San Francisco Chronicle • The Guardian • The Economist • Financial Times • Newsday • New York Post • theSkimm • Refinery29 • Bloomberg • Self • Real Simple • Town & Country • Bustle • Paste • Publishers Weekly • Library Journal • LibraryReads • Book Riot • Pamela Paul, KQED • New York Public Library

SOS Help for Parents

Author : Lynn Clark
Publisher : SOS Programs & Parents Pres
ISBN 13 : 9780935111217
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book SOS Help for Parents written by Lynn Clark and published by SOS Programs & Parents Pres. This book was released on 2005 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A set of teaching/couseling aids for professionals who offer parent education classes, parent counseling, or guidance to parents on child rearing and discipline.

Chasing Miracles

Author : John Crowley
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 1557049270
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Chasing Miracles written by John Crowley and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-01-12 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When John and Aileen Crowley learned that their two youngest children had a rare and little understood genetic disorder, they didn't hope for miracles: they made them happen. In 1998, 15-month-old Megan and 4-month-old Patrick were diagnosed with Pompe disease, a rare and fatal neuromuscular disorder that affects only a few thousand children worldwide, usually leaving them with little to no muscle function, enlarged hearts, and severe difficulty breathing. The Crowleys were told to take their children home and "enjoy their short time together...there is nothing that can be done." Raised in a blue-collar neighborhood in northern New Jersey, John Crowley, a recent Harvard MBA graduate working at Bristol-Myers Squibb, was just beginning to taste success in corporate America. But now he was absolutely determined to find a treatment to save his children's lives. Frustrated with the pace of Pompe research, Crowley walked away from the corporate world at the age of 31 to help co-found a start-up biotech company, focused exclusively on producing a lifesaving medicine. In Chasing Miracles, John Crowley writes from his heart about how he and his wife set out to do "whatever it takes" against phenomenal odds to help Megan and Patrick first to survive, and then to thrive—and to keep their family, including oldest son John Jr., together and their marriage strong. He tells about learning to ask for help, about not losing faith, about coping with adversity, about the generosity and kindness of others, and, most importantly, about what it means to never, never quit. As Aileen Crowley writes in her foreword, "This book is our family's attempt to share much of what we have learned, especially from our children, who have taught us more about life and love than we have ever taught them."

When Your Child Has a Disability

Author : Mark L. Batshaw
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781557664723
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (647 download)

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Download or read book When Your Child Has a Disability written by Mark L. Batshaw and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With even more practical information and direct answers to families' questions, the second edition of this easy-to-read guide is a proven resource for helping parents meet the demands of raising a child with a disability. You'll get updated, expert advice on a wide range of medical and educational issues as well as detailed coverage of the daily and long-term care requirements of specific disabilities, including mental retardation autism hearing impairment Down syndrome visual impairment communication disorders seizure disorders spina bifida ADHD cerebral palsy genetic syndromes New to this edition are chapters exploring nutrition, dental care, legal rights and benefits, and the transition to adulthood, as well as information on development and commonly used medications. Answers to frequently asked questions follow the chapters, addressing common parent concerns like sleep, behavior, medication, and potential complications.

Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies

Author : Kenneth Bock
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345494512
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies written by Kenneth Bock and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2008-04-29 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive program that targets all four of the 4-A epidemics: autism, ADHD, asthma, and allergies “An easy-to-read commonsense guide to beneficial biomedical treatments.”—Temple Grandin Doctors have generally overlooked the connections among the 4-A disorders. For years the medical establishment has considered autism medically untreatable and utterly incurable, and has limited ADHD treatment mainly to symptom suppression. Dr. Kenneth Bock, a leading medical innovator, along with his colleagues, have discovered a solution that goes to the root of the problem. They have found that modern toxins, nutritional deficiencies, metabolic imbalances, genetic vulnerabilities, and assaults on the immune and gastrointestinal systems trigger most of the symptoms of the 4-A disorders, resulting in frequent misdiagnosis and untold mysteries. Dr. Bock’s remarkable Healing Program is an innovative biomedical approach that has changed the lives of more than a thousand children. Drawn from medical research and based on years of clinical success, this program offers a safe, sensible solution that is individualized to each child to help remedy the root causes. Dr. Bock also shares the dramatic true stories of parents and children that will inspire you to change the life of your own child. Hope is at last within reach.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Author : Mark Haddon
Publisher : Anchor Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307371565
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time written by Mark Haddon and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2009-02-24 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bestselling modern classic—both poignant and funny—narrated by a fifteen year old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, this dazzling novel weaves together an old-fashioned mystery, a contemporary coming-of-age story, and a fascinating excursion into a mind incapable of processing emotions. Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, Christopher is autistic. Everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning for him. At fifteen, Christopher’s carefully constructed world falls apart when he finds his neighbour’s dog Wellington impaled on a garden fork, and he is initially blamed for the killing. Christopher decides that he will track down the real killer, and turns to his favourite fictional character, the impeccably logical Sherlock Holmes, for inspiration. But the investigation leads him down some unexpected paths and ultimately brings him face to face with the dissolution of his parents’ marriage. As Christopher tries to deal with the crisis within his own family, the narrative draws readers into the workings of Christopher’s mind. And herein lies the key to the brilliance of Mark Haddon’s choice of narrator: The most wrenching of emotional moments are chronicled by a boy who cannot fathom emotions. The effect is dazzling, making for one of the freshest debut in years: a comedy, a tearjerker, a mystery story, a novel of exceptional literary merit that is great fun to read.