Parent’s Lending Library Info.
Lending Library
We’re expanding our lending library, located on the second floor of the main building. Books will be lent, no more than three at a time, free to any staff member, parent or guardian of a PS 373R student for 3 weeks, renewable for another 3 weeks. Late fees will be 10 cents per day, with all money collected going into the PTA’s general fund. Any book lost or damaged must be replaced by the borrower.
Anybody in the PS 373R community is welcome to visit our library at any time, but most of the books listed below aren’t actually kept in the library; they are from other parents’ private collections and remain in their homes until requested. There’s no need to actually come to the school, though. Just fill out the request form below, send it to school in your child’s bookbag & the book will then be sent home within a week. Books can be returned the same way when the borrower is done. If you’re coming in, it’s a good idea to call ahead (718-816-8897) to make sure Kirsten, Delicia or Siri will be available.
Below is a partial list of titles available. These are all from parents’ private libraries, and they remain the individual parents’ property, but are generously made available to benefit all of the PS 373R community.
If you have any books that have been particularly helpful to you, please consider making them available to our lending library. The book will remain YOUR property, but will be lent out to another parent and then returned to you.
And if we don’t have one you particularly would like to read, request it through the school blog; anybody who has it can respond and lend it through our library.
Thank you,
Siri Kagan
Family Memoirs
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Changed By a Child Companion Notes For Parents of a Child With a Disability |
Barbara Gill |
Broadway Books 1997 |
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Facing Autism: Giving Parents Reasons for Hope & Guidance for Help |
Lynn M. Hamilton |
Water Brook Press, 1973, 1985 |
Excellent. Mother’s memoir of helping her son w/ |
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Running With |
Robert Hughes |
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2003 |
Home-schooling out of frustration w/ available programs. |
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There’s A Boy In Here |
Judy Barron & Scott Barron |
Simon & Schuster 1992 |
Interesting b/c written by both mother & son, who outgrows a lot of his autistic behavior w/o |
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Unravelling the Mysteries of Autism & PDD |
Karyn Seroussi |
Broadway Books 2000 |
Gluten free/dairy free diet w/ recipes |
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Late-Talking Children |
Thomas Sowell |
Basic Books 1997 |
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Thinking in Pictures |
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Random House 1995 |
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Emergence Labeled Autistic |
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Talking With Animals |
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Let Me Hear Your Voice |
Catherine Maurice |
Ballantine Books 1993 |
Description of |
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No Time For Jello |
Berneen Bratt |
1989 |
Critique of Doman’s method |
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Maverick Mind |
Cheryl Florance, Ph.D. |
GP Putnam’s Sons 2004 |
Hard to duplicate the mother’s program, but inspiring story |
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Playing the Hand That’s Dealt to You |
Janet Morel |
Canmore Press 2000 |
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Autism Through a Sister’s Eyes |
Eve B. Band, Ph.D. |
Future Horizons 2001 |
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Sound Of A Miracle |
Annabel Stehli |
Beaufort Books 1995 |
Profoundly autistic daughter born in early 1960’s and description of Audio Integration Therapy, which helped her a lot. |
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Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety |
Judith Warner |
Riverhead Books 2005 |
Deals w/ typically developing kids, but good look at the pressures on all mothers today. |
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Somebody, Somewhere |
Donna Williams |
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Nobody, Nowhere |
Donna Williams |
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Making Peace With Autism |
Susan Senator |
Trumpeter 2005 |
Professional Advice
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Keys to Parenting Your Anxious Child |
Katherine Manarissis, MD |
Barron’s Educational Series 1996 |
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The Optimistic Child: Safeguard Children Against Depression & Build Lifelong Resilience |
Martin E.P. Seligman, Ph.D. |
HarperCollins 1996 |
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Sample IEP & Guidance Document |
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Special Diets for Special Kids |
Lisa Lewis, Ph.D. |
Future Horizons 1998 |
Recipes for gluten-free/dairy-free diet |
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In Schools We Trust |
Meier |
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Improving Schools From Within |
Roland S. Barth |
Jossey-Bass 1990 |
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Children With Starving Brains |
Jacquelyn McCandless, MD |
Bramble Books 2002 |
MD who began Defeat Autism Now |
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Negotiating The Special Education Maze: A Guide For Parents & Teachers |
Winifred Anderson |
Woodbine House 1997 |
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Helping Children Overcome Learning Disabilities |
Jerome Rosner |
Walker & Co. 1991 |
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What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child |
Glenn Doman |
Paragon Press 1994 |
Very controversial, not proven. |
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Toilet Training For Individuals With Autism & Related Disorders |
Maria Wheeler |
Future Horizons 1998 |
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Learning Disabilities, A-Z |
Corinne Smith, Ph.D. |
Simon & Schuster 1997 |
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Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems |
Richard Ferber, MD |
Simon & Schuster 1985 |
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Taking Autism to School |
Andreanna Edwards |
JayJo Books 2001 |
Autism explained for young children |
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My Friend With Autism |
Beverly Bishop |
Future Horizons 2002 |
Coloring book for typically developing kids dealing w/ autistic friend |
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A Mind at a Time |
Mel Levine, MD |
Simon & Schuster 2002 |
Terrific book on detailed analyses of what goes into all kinds of school performance and how to address problems |
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Spectrum Magazine |
(516) 536-6811 320 N. Broadway Hicksville, NY |
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Topics in Autism: Siblings of Children With Autism |
Sandra L. Harris, Ph.D. |
Woodbine House 2003 |
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Autism: The Road Back, a Magic Lantern Video Release (produced by Knowledge Network), 2003 NYPL call number: VC 618.9289 A |
Good, impartial overview of alternatives ( ABA & diet & Greenspan) |
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Autism: The Road Back, NYPL call number: VC 618.9289 |
Magic Lantern Video Release (Produced by Knowledge Network) 2003 |
A good, impartial overview of alternatives ( |
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| The Best Schools: How Human Development Research Should Influence Educational Practice |
Thomas Armstrong |
Ass’n For Supervision & Curriculum Development 2006 |
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When The Brain Can’t Hear |
Teri James Bellis, Ph.D. |
Atria Books 2002 |
Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) explained |
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Learning to Learn |
Carolyn Oliver & Rosemary F. Bowler |
Simon & Shuster 1996 |
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The Explosive Child: A New Approach For Understanding & Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children |
Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. |
HarperCollins 2005 |
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Healthcare For Children on the Autism Spectrum A Guide to Medical, Nutritional, & Behavioral Issues |
Fred R. Volkmar, M.D. Lisa A. Wiesner, M.D. |
Woodbine House 2004 |
Textbooks
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Sensory Integration Theory & Practice |
Anita C. Bundy |
F.A. Davis, Co. 1991 |
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Do-Watch-Listen-Say: Social & Communication Intervention for Children w/ Autism |
Kathleen Ann Quill |
Paul H. Brooks Publishing 2000 |
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The Autism Sourcebook Everything You Need to Know About Diagnosis, Treatment, Coping & Healing |
Karen Siff Exkorn |
HarperCollins 2005 |
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Building Bridges Through Sensory Integration |
Ellen Yack, B.Sc., M.Ed., O.T. |
Sensory Resources 1998 |
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The Child With Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual & Emotional Growth |
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Perseus Books 1998 |
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Teaching Developmentally Disabled Children (“The ME Book”) |
O. Ivar Lovas |
Pro-Ed 1981 |
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Physical Activities for Improving Children’s Behavior A Guide to Sensory Motor Devopment |
Billye Ann Cheatum |
Human Kinetics 2000 |
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James Partington, Ph.D. |
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The Special Educator’s Book of Lists, 2nd Edition |
Roger Pierangelo, Ph.D. |
Jossey-Bass 2003 |
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| The Scientist In The Crib:What Early Learning Tells Us About the Mind |
Alison Gopnik, Ph.D. Andrew M. Meltzoff, Ph.D. Patricia K. Kuhl, Ph.D. |
HarperCollins 2001 |
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What’s Going On In There? How the Brain & Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life |
Lise Eliot, Ph.D. |
Bantam Books 1999 |
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| The Myth of the First Three YearsA New Understanding of Early Brain Development & Life-long Learning |
John T. Bruer, Ph.D. |
The Free Press 1999 |
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The Between the Lions Book for Parents Everything You Need to Know to Help Your Child Learn to Read |
Linda K. Rath, Ed.D. Louise Kennedy |
HarperCollins 2004 |
Novels
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Curious Incident in the Night With the Dog |
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Eye Contact |
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Torey Haden |
Several memoirs written by a special ed. teacher extraordinaire about her work with severely disabled children in the 1970s & 1980s |
PS 373R Lending Library Request & Agreement I would like to request the following book(s) from the PS 373R PTA Lending Library (PLEASE PRINT):
1. ______________________________
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________
I understand that I can borrow any book(s) from the library for three weeks from the date it was sent home, renewable for three more weeks on my request. I also understand and agree to pay late fees of 10 cents per day if I do not return it on time. I understand and agree to replace the book or repay the owner the full value of any book lost or damaged while I am borrowing it from PS 373R’s PTA Lending Library. Name (PLEASE PRINT): _____________________
Child’s Name & Class: __________________ Address: ________________________________________
Daytime phone: _____________________ Evening phone: ______________________
Email (if available): _________________________
