The Lawrence County Board for the Developmentally Disabled (LCBDD) recently purchased and donated books and DVDs for the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library system.
Funds from the Grace Gardner Memorial Book Project, which was established by LCBDD on August 23, 1999, funded the project.
Following is a list of DVDs donated: Kids with Down Syndrome: Staying Healthy and Making Friends written and produced by Will Schermerhorn; The Power of Words: How We Talk About People with Autism Spectrum Disorders Matters! by Judy Endow, MSW; and Successfully Educating Preschoolers with Special Needs produced by Grace M. Hanlon.
The list of books includes: Dietary Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorders by Kenneth J. Aitken; Autism and the Transition to Adulthood by Paul Wehman, Marcia Datlow Smith and Carol Schall; The Autistic Spectrum -- Parents Daily Helper by Phillip Abrams and Leslie Henriques, MPH, foreword by Lorna Wing, M.D.; Helping Your Child with OCD by Lee Fitzgibbons, Ph.D. and Cherry Pedrick, RN; From Emotions to Advocacy, by Pam and Pete Wright; A Practical Guide to Autism by Fred R. Volkmar and Lisa A. Wiesner; 101 Games and Activities for Children with Autism, Asperger’s, and Sensory Processing Disorders by Tara Delaney; Parenting an Adult with Disabilities or Special Needs by Peggy Lou Morgan; Road Map to Holland: How I Found My Way Through My Son’s First Two Years With Down Syndrome by Jennifer Graf Groneberg; The Everything Parent’s Guide To Children With OCD by Stephen Martin, Victoria Costello and Linda Simmons; Kids Like Me…learn ABCs and Kids Like Me…learn Colors by Laura Ronay; What to Do When Your Temper Flares by Dawn Huebner; Steps to Independence: Teaching Everyday Skills to Children with Special Needs by Bruce Baker and Alan J. Brightman; Raising a Moody Child: How to Cope With Depression and Bipolar Disorder by Mary A. Fristad and Jill S. Goldberg Arnold; The Power to Spring Up: Postsecondary Education Opportunities for Students with Significant Disabilities by Diana M. Katovitch; Fasten Your Seatbelt: A crash course on Down Syndrome for brothers and sisters by Brian G. Skotko & Susan P. Levine; Seeing Is Believing by Tom Buggey; Thicker than Water: Essays by Adult Siblings of People with Disabilities, edited by Don Meyer; Babies with Down Syndrome by Susan J. Skallerup (also available in Spanish); The Autism Transition Guide: Planning The Journey From School to Adult Life by Carolyn Thorwarth Bruey and Mary Beth Urban; Negotiating the Special Education Maze: A Guide for Parents and Teachers by Winifred Anderson, Stephen Chitwood, Deidre Hayden and Cherie Takemoto; Next Chapter Book Club: A Model Community Literacy Program for People with Intellectual Disabilities by Tom Fish and Paula Rabidoux; Teaching Children with Down Syndrome about their Bodies, Boundaries, and Sexuality by Terri Couwenhoven.
