Resources
Just a list of helpful books for special needs from my personal library/collection...(in no particular order)
Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism, by Temple Grandin
More Than A Mom: Living a Full and Balanced Life When Your Child Has Special Needs, by Amy Baskin and Heather Fawcett
Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid: A Survival Guide for Ordinary Parents of Special Children, by Gina Gallagher and Patricia Konjoian
Taming the Spirited Child: Strategies for Parenting Challenging Children Without Breaking Their Spirits, by Michael Popkin, PhD
Asperger Syndrome: What Teachers Need to Know, by Matt Winter
(personal note: I used to give one of these short-read books to my son's teacher every year he was in typical elementary school)
404 Deskside Activities for Energetic Kids, by Barbara Davis, MS, MFA
Helping Hyperactive Kids - A Sensory Integration Approach, by Lynn J. Horowitz, MHS, OT, and Cecile Rost, PT
Take Five! Staying Alert at Home and School, by Mary Sue Williams and Sherry Shellenberger
The Art of Roughhousing: Good Old-Fashioned Horseplay and Why Every Kid Needs It, by Anthony T. DeBenedet, MD, and Lawrence J. Cohen, PhD
Social Behavior Mapping: Connecting Behavior, Emotions and Consequences Across the Day, by Michelle Garcia Winner
The Defiant Child: A Parent's Guide to Oppositional Defiant Disorder, by Dr. Douglas A. Riley
The Sensory-Sensitive Child: Practical Solutions for Out-of-Bounds Behavior, by Karen A. Smith, PhD, and Karen R. Gouze, PhD
The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction, by Carol Stock Kranowitz, MA
Growing an In-Sync Child: Simple, Fun Activities to Help Every Child Develop, Learn, and Grow, by Carol Kranowitz, MA and Joye Newman, MA