IEP/Special Needs Education Advocacy

  • Siegel, Lawrence M., The Complete IEP Guide:  How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child (2020, tenth edition), Nolo Publisher.
  • Cohen, Matthew, A Guide to Special Education Advocacy: What Parents, Clinicians, and Advocates Need to Know (2009), Jessica Kinglsey Publisher.
  • Wilmshurst, Linda & Brue, Alan W. The Complete Guide to Special Education: Expert Advice on Evaluations, IEPs, and Helping Kids Succeed (2018, third edition), Jossey-Bass Publisher.
  • Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy
  • FamilyEducation: Parenting Advice, Activities for Children, and Games …
  • Sousa, David. How the Special Needs Brain Learns (2016, third edition), Sage Publication.

LD/ND College Support

  • Kravets, Marybeth et al. The K&W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Differences: 325+ Schools with Programs or Services for Students with ADHD, ASD, or Learning Differences (2023, 16th edition), Princeton Review.
  • Pope, Loren. Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges (2012), Penguin Books. CTCL.org (note: the book is quite out of date but the website is updated)
  • Antonoff, Steven R. College Match: A Blueprint for Choosing the Best School for You (2022, 15th edition), AStudentOfColleges.com
  • Orr, Tamra. America’s Best Colleges for B Students: A College Guide for Students Without Straight A’s (2021, 9th edition), Supercollege.
  • Hamblet, Elizabeth. 7 Steps to College Success: A Pathway for Students with Disabilities (2023, 3rd ed.), Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. LDadvisory.com
  • LaRoque, Perry, PhD. Taking Flight: The Guide to College for Diverse Learners and Non-Traditional Students (2020), Morgan James Publishing.

Learning Differences for Children and Teens

  • Shaywitz, Sally. Overcoming Dyslexia (2020, second edition), Vintage Books.
  • Weinfeld, Rich et al. Smart Kids with Learning Difficulties: Overcoming Obstacles and Realizing Potential (2021, second edition), Routledge.
  • Henry B. Reiff. Self-Advocacy Skills for Students With Learning Disabilities: Making It Happen in College and Beyond (2007), Dude Publishing.
  • Lavoie, Rick. It’s So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success (2006), Atria.

Executive Functioning

  • Dawson, Peg and Guare, Richard. Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary “Executive Skills” Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential (2009), Guilford Press.
  • Kaufman, Christopher. EF in the Classroom:  Practical Strategies for Improving Performance and Enhancing Skills for All Students (2010), Brookes Publishing.
  • Dawson, Peg and Guare, Richard. Executive Skills: A Practical Guide to Assessment and Intervention (2018, third edition), Guilford Press.
  • Delman, Michael. Your Kid’s Gonna Be Okay: Building the Executive Function Skills Your Child Needs in the Age of Attention (2018), Beyond Booksmart Inc.
  • Cooper-Kahn, Joyce. Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents’ Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning (2008), Woodbine House.

Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Hoopmann, Kathy. All Cats Are on the Autism Spectrum (2020), Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Robison, John Elder. Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s (2008), Three Rivers Press.
  • Burroughs, Augusten. Running with Scissors: A Memoir (2003), Picador.
  • Grandin, Temple. Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism (2006), Vintage.
  • Notbohm, Ellen. Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes you Knew (2019, third edition), Future Horizons.
  • Autistic Self Advocacy Network. Navigating College: A Handbook on Self Advocacy (2013), The Autistic Press.
  • Moss, Haley. A Freshman Survival Guide for College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (2014), Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Silberman, Steve. NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity (2016), Avery.

Nonverbal Learning Disability

  • The NVLD Project
  • Rubinstein, Marcia. Raising NLD Superstars: What Families with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities Need to Know about Nurturing Confident, Competent Kids (2005), Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Thompson, Sue. The Sources for Nonverbal Learning Disorder (1997), LinguiSystems.

General

  • Christensen, Clayton et al. Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns (2010, second edition), McGraw-Hill.
  • Mooney, Jonathan et al. Learning Outside the Lines: Two Ivy League Students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD Give You the Tools for Academic Success and Educational Revolution (2000), Touchstone.
  • Medina, John. Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (2014), Pear Press.
  • Brown, Amy. Navigating Postsecondary Pathways: A Guide to Postsecondary Education for Students with Learning Differences. Books — Educational Transitions Consulting (consultamybrown.com)

ADHD

  • Hallowell, Edward M. ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction – from Childhood Through Adulthood (2022), Random House.
  • Hoopmann, Kathy. All Dogs Have ADHD (2020), Jessica Kingsley.

Websites

Last updated October 13, 2023