Recommended Resources For Special Needs Children

Child advocate and attorney Ann E. Rose provided the following list of recommended books and useful organizations to those who attended the November 18 “How To Get Help” program focused on special needs children at the C.H. Booth Library.

From Emotions to Advocacy by Pam and Pete Wright; The Special Education Battlefield by Andrew Cuddy, Esq; Special Education Law by Peter W.D. Wright, Esq; How to Compromise with Your School District Without Compromising Your Child by Gary Mayerson; How Well Does Your IEP Measure UP? by Diane Twachtman-Cullen; and A Parents’ Guide to Special Education in Connecticut from the Connecticut State Department of Education.

Charlie Manos, director of pupil services in Danbury, and a panel member at the November 18 program, recommended author Dr Russell A. Barkley as a source for parents struggling with ADD or ADHD issues in their children. “Dr Barkley is considered the ‘guru’ of research on ADHD,” said Mr Manos. Dr Barkley has also authored videos and books that serve as positive training programs for children and for parents.

Website and organizations recommended by Ms Rose include the Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center at cpacinc.org; Connecticut Birth to Three at birth23.org; Connecticut Department of Developmental Services at dmr.state.ct.us; Connecticut Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities at state.ct.us/opapd; Connecticut State Department of Education at sde.ct.gov/sde/site/default.asp; Special Education Resource Center at ctserc.org; and Wrightslaw at wrightslaw.org.

The C.H. Booth Library collection houses many other titles related to late child development and special needs issues, as well.