All parents want their kids to get along with others, have friends, and stand up for themselves. For some children, these goals are harder to achieve than for others, and …
Smart but Scattered – A Kodiak Book Review
I’m going to jump right to my conclusion and say that you should get this book. If you are the parent of a child with a learning disability, ADHD, ASD, …
Nowhere To Hide: Why Kids with ADHD & LD Hate School and What We can Do About It (Jerome J. Schultz)
I picked up this book with a specific child in mind. One of my students at school is bright, athletic, social, and capable in so many ways, but he has …
Self-Regulation: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage with Life (Dr. Stuart Shanker)
I thought I knew what self-regulation meant; it’s a buzzword in education and a learning skill on the Ontario report card, and I am a teacher. After reading this book, …
Great Book Resources to Explain High Functioning ASD, ADHD, and Anxiety to Children and Teens
Kathy Hoopmann (http://www.kathyhoopmann.com/) writes mostly about high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder, previously called Asperger Syndrome. She writes “Asperger Adventures” where characters solve mysteries and discover more about their autism in …
No More Meltdowns – A Kodiak Review
In my never-ending quest to find good books on parenting and education, I was pointed in the direction of The Out-Of-Sync Child, a book about sensory processing disorder. I dutifully …