News & Blog Updates

Twice Exceptional Students — 02/27/2011
 
Book Discussion Group — 02/21/2011
On Saturday, February 26th, The Clinical Practice of Educational Therapy:  A Teaching Model, will be the focus of discussion.  The study...
Considering Ourselves in Relation to Others — 02/21/2011
 We are all products of a multitude of variables in our lives such as unique developmental histories, styles, preferences, environmental factors...
Promoting the book in New York — 02/05/2011
On November 22nd, 2010, Maxine and Jane traveled to New York City to visit with the local AET study group.  They were welcomed by Susan Micari...
On Networking & Relationships — 01/23/2011
Greater Boston's Study Group (GBAET) met on January 22nd, 2011 at Curry College for a networking session.  New members to our group bring...

Book Recommendations

Brown, Dale (2000). Learning a living:  A guide to planning your career and finding a job for people with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder and dyslexia. Woodbine House.

Cole, Susan et al (2005). Helping traumatized children learn:  A report and policy agenda. Massachusetts Advocates for Children:  Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative in collaboration with The Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School and The Task Force on Children Affected by Domestic Violence.

Cooley, Myles L. (2007). Teaching kids with mental health & learning disorders in the regular classroom:  How to recognize, understand, and help challenged (and challenging) students succeed. Free Spirit Publishing.

Dave, Meenakshi (2009). Intelligent Otherwise - Identifying, Understanding and Tackling Learning Disabilities in Children. Wisdom Tree.

Fox, Laurie (2010), Senior Editor. Changing lives through metacognitive relationships: LD/ADHD and college success.  Published by Curry College.

Kutscher, Martin L. (2005). Kids in the syndrome mix. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Kutscher and contributing authors, Tony Attwood and Robert R. Wolff, help readers to identify and gain a deeper understanding of adolescents with neurodevelopmental conditions.

Meltzer, Lynn (2010). Promoting executive function in the classroom:  What works for special needs learners. The Guilford Press.

Meltzer, Lynn (2007), Editor. Executive function in education:  From theory to practice. The Guilford Press.

Picoult, Jodi (2010). House rules. Atria.
This is Picoult’s most recent novel.  In her masterful storytelling style she takes her readers into the life of a teenager with Aspergers Syndrome.

Pruitt, Sheryl & Dornbush, Marilyn (2008). Tigers, too:  Executive functions/speed of processing/memory. Parkaire Press.
This publication is full of new ideas, formats that are useful to practitioners, and clearly articulated information about ADHD, TS and OCD.

Sterba, M. & Dowd, T. (1998). Treating youth with DSM-IV disorders: The role of social skill instruction. Boys Town Press.
This publication is especially useful for practitioners who are new to working with adolescents with co-existing disorders, syndromes, and challenging behaviors.

Waber, Deborah (2010). Rethinking learning disabilities:  Understanding children who struggle in school. The Guilford Press.

Winspear, Jacqueline (2003). Maisie Dobbs. Penguin Books.
Winspear’s delightful character, Maisie, is an extraordinary profiler of human behavior who encompasses all the aspects of self into both her scientific and interpretive analysis of one’s vulnerabilities in life. Maisie is an inter-disciplinarian in her work with the human condition.

Books for Kids

Look inside your brain. Text by Heather Alexander & Illustrations by Paola Panizon (1991). Grosset & Dunlap.
Excellent choice for children!

Gray, Susan (2006). The human body:  The Brain. The Child’s World.

Think, think, think:  Learning about your brain. Text by Nettleton, Pamela & Illustrations by Becky Shipe (2004). Picture Window Books.

Oliver, Lin & Winkler, Henry (2007).  Help!  Somebody get me out of the fourth grade. Grosset & Dunlap.
The Hank Zepster series is a riveting read for parents and their children as they explore the experience of others who find school worthy of a yell for Help!  Lin Oliver is pleased to have our website include Hank!