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You've found Special Needs Project -- a unique disability bookstore. We carry books, videos, DVDs and related items about mental and physical disabilities...for parents, professionals, educators, family members and persons with a disability. We have the largest collection of books about autism spectrum disorders (nearly 800 titles) we know of.
In 1869, John Muir wrote, "When we try to pick out anything by itself we find that it is bound fast by a thousand invisible cords that cannot be broken, to everything in the universe." That's surely true of human growth and existence. At Special Needs Project we do our best to be a comprehensive resource for the entire community concerned with disability and child development. If there are books or other materials you think we should offer--we hope you will share them with us.
Written by a boy with autism and his mother, this book will help you realize the communication challenges for people on the autism spectrum. It will enlighten people to their literal minds, and be entertaining at the same time. The definitions in the back of the book are helpful for families, teachers, and everyone involved with autism spectrum disorders.
Unintentional Humor is a compilation of stories and cartoons depicting the literal way many on the autism spectrum interpret figurative language. The book has an easy-to read-format that is filled with hilarious stories and cartoons. Unintentional humor appeals to people of all ages and genders, making you laugh at some of our most common expressions. The stories will bring an increased awareness and improve communication for all of those living and loving someone on the autism spectrum.
Brent Anderson, a young man with autism, is the inspiration for the book. Although not diagnosed with autism until the age of 13, Brent began intensive speech and language therapy at age 3. Due to his literal interpretation of language, he often experienced frustration and anxiety while communicating with others. Working with speech therapist, Andrea Mann, of Boulder, CO, Brent spent countless hours learning the meaning of ambiguous words and phrases. His mother, co-author, Linda Gund Anderson, recognized that Brent's language challenges were not unique and the idea for Unintentional Humor was born. Linda Gund Anderson has spent years as an advocate for people with disabilities. She fought for classroom accommodations, inclusion, and more therapy in public schools. She is an effective fundraiser and is committed to raising funds for autism organizations. She has created the Celebrate Autism Foundation which will donate a portion of all book and merchandise sales to autism organizations around the country.
This year Santa's emailbag includes a message from Vermont's Green Mountains. As a project, members of Ms. M's high school class are researching ADHD. It seems they found SNP's site resources very helpful. This warms Santa's heart.
Buzz among the elves is that if the students located a particularly helpful article about ADHD, they would be considered "extra good" this year, and receive credit accordingly. We like what they found, and you can see it for yourself if you click here.
Congratulations, guys. Keep working hard in school, and have a great New Year.
The Struggle Continues...for December 24, 2011
Martin Luther King famously said that the arc of justice is long. Revelations such as this, from no less a source than MSNBC, remind us that at least in our schools, the work continues, and may not end easily.
Special Needs Project is building its 2012 Exhibit Schedule.
If you are a conference organizer, author, presenter or just an avid reader, you can help by letting us know about your event.
Our online Calendar features not only our own appearances, but many other activities.
If you would like us to promote your event by including it in our Calendar, email us details of date, location and sponsorship.
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A Guide for Teachers and Parents of Children Ages 5 to 14
Lorraine O. Moore and Peggy Henrikson
Garden Grove, CA February 16-18, 2012 || 30th Annual Conf. Cal ABA
Portland, OR February 29-March 1, 2012 || SCERTS 2-Day
Bakersfield, CA Feb. 24, 2011 || Kern Autism Conference (KAN)
Riverside, CA February 24-25, 2012 || || 31st Annual CARS+
Cranston, RI March 15-16, 2012 || 17th Annual CAR ASD Symposium
Cranston, RI May 3-4, 2012 || SCERTS 2-Day
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In 1869, John Muir wrote, "When we try to pick out anything by itself we find that it is bound fast by a thousand invisible cords that cannot be broken, to everything in the universe." That's surely true of human growth and existence. At Special Needs Project we do our best to be a comprehensive resource for the entire community concerned with disability and child development. If there are books or other materials you think we should offer--we hope you will share them with us.
