Children with Diabilities and Other Special Learning Needs

General Resources
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Autism
Down Syndrom
Other Special Needs

To find the most up-to-date listing of library holdings on these subjects, use the spelled out, full name of the disability as a search term (search option set to "keywords in subject") in the advanced search option in the Search Morrisville College Library Web page. Also try one of the following terms (search option set to "keywords in subject")

• autistic children and education (each term in a search box)
• learning disabilities
• learning disabled

General Resources

Selected Book Titles

The encyclopedia of learning disabilities. By Carol Turkington, Joseph R. Harris.
Call No: Reference Book LC4704.5 .T86 2002 Does not circ

Learning disabilities sourcebook: basic information about disorders such as dyslexia, visual and auditory processing deficits, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and autism, along with statistical and demographic data, reports on current research initiatives, an explanation of the assessment process, and a special section for adults with learning disabilities. Edited by Linda M. Shin.
Call No: LC4705 .L434 1998 Regular Loan

Audio Visual Materials

The medicated child (DVD). A Frontline co-production with RainMedia, Inc.
Call No: RC516 .M43 2008 on order
This program explores the dramatic increase in the number of children being diagnosed with serious psychiatric disorders and prescribed medications that are just beginning to be tested in children. The drugs can cause serious side effects, and virtually nothing is known about their long-term impact.

Web Sites

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Selected Book Titles

Attention deficit disorder: the unfocused mind in children and adults. Thomas E. Brown.
Call No: RJ506.H9 B765 2005 Regular Loan
Brown (from the Yale University School of Medicine) defines attention deficit disorder, describes how it affects individuals and their families and offers suggestions on how to manage it. Brown also discusses the cognitive problems associated with ADD and explains how the disorder affects people at various stages of their lives.

Autism

Selected Book Titles

Helping children with autism learn: treatment approaches for parents and professionals. By Bryna Siegel.
Call No: LC4717 .S54 2003 Regular Loan
Siegel identifies autism as a spectrum disorder, a combination of a number of symptoms and causes,and describes how to inventory a child's particular disabilities and construct a customized treatment and educational program tailored to meet a specific child's needs.

Educating children with autism. By Committee on Educational Interventions for Children with Autism, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.
Call No: LC4718 .E39 2001 Regular Loan
This report combines the scientific, theoretical, and policy literature of the past 25 years to create a framework for evaluating the scientific evidence concerning the effects and features of educational interventions for young children with autism. The text outlines an interdisciplinary approach to education for children with autism, explores what makes education effective for the child, and identifies specific characteristics of effective programs(from booknews.com).

Web Sites

Down Syndrome

Selected Book Titles

Down syndrome: a promising future, together. Edited by Terry J. Hassold and David Patterson.
Call No: RC571 .D67 1999eb Elec Resource
To read this book, search for the title in the Morrisville State College online catalog, and click on the link to the e-book that is listed in the book record.
This edited volume addresses a variety of critical medical, developmental, educational, and vocational issues. It discusses current trends and presents the most recent update of the Health Care Guidelines for Individuals with Down Syndrome: Down Syndrome Preventative Medical Check List, which groups by age medical assessments and other important information (Syndetic Solutions).

Other Special Needs

Homeless Children

Web Sites