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Free Lending Library
We invite you to borrow materials from our ever-expanding lending
library, which contains books, videos, audiocassettes, articles and
newsletters on a wide range of topics related to special needs.
Materials are available for families and professionals. We are happy to
have visitors come to our office to browse our collection. If you are
not able to come in person, please call us and we can send you what you
need. We also have a bibliography available upon request.
We welcome your input on recommending new materials to acquire. If you
have recommendations or are interested in donating resources to our
library, please contact Clare at 1-800-800-4005 ext 11 or via email.
Author Linda Coss generously donated a copy of her
book, "How to Manage Your Child's Life-Threatening Food Allergies:
Practical Tips for Everyday Life," to the Parent to Parent of Vermont
resource library.
This comprehensive reference manual provides detailed
advice on managing a child's life-threatening food allergies. Topics
covered include preparing for and treating allergic reactions,
purchasing and cooking food, making the home a "safe haven," parenting
issues, creating a safe school environment, having a social life,
dining in restaurants, traveling and more. Information is presented in
easy-to-read "short tips" format. Numerous checklists, sample forms,
and real-life examples area included. This book is especially useful
for those whose children were recently diagnosed.
The following titles relating to Autism Spectrum Disorders were recently donated to our library.
A Work in Progress: Behavior Management Strategies and a Curriculum for Intensive Behavioral Treatment of Autism by Steve L. Gutstein and Rachelle K. Sheely (2002)*
The ADHD Autism Connection by Diane M. Kennedy (2002)*
Asperger's Syndrome in Adolescence - Living with the Ups, the Downs and Things In Between by Liane Holliday Willey (2003)*
Autism - Asperger's & Sexuality: Puberty and Beyond by Jerry and Mary Newport (2002)*
The Boy Who Loved Windows - Opening the Heart and Mind of a Child Threatened with Autism by Patricia Stacey (2003)*
Build Your Own Life, A Self-Help Guide for Individuals with Asperger's Syndrome by Wendy Lawson (2003)*
Children with Starving Brains by Jacquelyn McCandless, MD (2003)*
Different Minds - Gifted Children with ADHD, Asperger's Syndrome and other Deficits by Deidre V. Lovecky (2004)*
Helping Children with Autism Learn -Treatment Approaches for Parents and Professionals by Bryna Siegel, PhD (2003)*
Keys to Success for Teaching Students with Autism by Lori Ernsperger, PhD (2002)
Let Me Hear Your Voice by Catherine Maurice (1993)*
Not Even Wrong - Adventures in Autism by Paul Collins (2004)*
Snapshots of Autism - A Family Album by Jennifer Overton (2003)*
The Sound of a Miracle by Annabel Stehli (1991) donated by Mary Kay Dennison
Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin (1995)*
Why Does Chris Do That? by Tony Atwood (1993)*
* Titles donated by the Autism Society of VT
Lost
& Found
Please look around your home or
office to see if you have a book or video belonging to Parent to Parent
that you forgot to return (it happens to us all!) We are missing quite
a few titles from our lending library. We would really appreciate it if
you could return them to us so we may share the collection with other
families who are on a waiting list.
Please drop off resources or mail
to:
Parent to Parent of Vermont
600 Blair Park Rd, Suite 240
Williston, VT 05495
Make P2P a more
recognizable name in your community
Two
resources to help do this are:
Parent to Parent Posters
The colorful posters are funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau
through our Nexus Program Grant.
If you'd like to help distribute posters in your community or display
in your place of business please contact Clare Plunkett 1-800-800-4005
ext 11.
Parent to Parent
Program Video
(5 min. 27 sec.) funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Community Health
Leadership Program and an Anonymous Donor.
Individuals may borrow a copy from our lending library or the cost is
$7.00 for organizations and professionals that want to purchase the
video for use in staff trainings, orientations, etc. For more
information contact Lauren Curry 1-800-800-4005 ext 31.
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Fall 2004 - In this Issue:
Sofield Story
From Our Director
Ostrout Story
Family Support Report
SibShops Highlight
Partners In Care Conference
Family Infant and Toddler
Family
Voices of Vermont
Books & Beyond
Heartfelt Thanks
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