Books and Articles — Chronic and Disabling Conditions

Books for Children and Teens

American Cancer SocietyIt Helps to Have Friends
Beran, RoyLearning About Epilepsy
CohnSomeone I Love Has Cancer
Epilepsy FoundationMe and My World
Gehret, JeanneI'm Somebody Too
Gordon, MichaelMy Brother is a World Class Pain: A Siblings Guide to ADHD
Gosselin, KimTaking Seizure Disorders to School
Kohlenberg, SherrySammy's Mommy Has Cancer
McNeil, OrthoExpressions of Courage
Meyer, DonaldViews From Our Shoes
Parkenson, CarolynMy Mommy Has Cancer
Sherkin-LengerWhen Mommy is Sick
Shriver, MariaQue le Pasa a Timmy?
Shriver, MariaWhat's Wrong With Timmy?
Stuve-DeVitoWe'll Paint the Octopus Red
Weiner, EllenTaking Seizures to School

Books for Adults

Freeman, JohnSeizures and Epilepsy in Childhood
Ginsberg, DebraRaising Blaze
Greenspan, StanleyThe Child with Special Needs
Lavin, JudithSpecial Kids Need Special Parents
Moshe, SolomonParke Davis Manual on Epilepsy
Nowixki, StephenHelping the Child Who Doesn't Fit In
Schachter, StevenThe Brainstorm Family
Schachter, StevenThe Brainstorm Series
Simons, RobinAfter The Tears
Smith, PatriciaChildren with Epilepsy

Articles and Other Resources

In Haiti, Mental Health System Is in Collapse, by Deborah Sontag. New York Times, March 19, 2010.  “Haiti's earthquake has exposed the inadequacies of its mental health services at the moment they are most needed.&rdquo

Children: Rate of Chronic Health Problems Rises, by Roni Caryn Rabin. New York Times, February 19, 2010.  “Researchers said rates of problems like obesity and asthma doubled in the past 12 years, but many conditions resolved themselves during childhood.&rdquo

Health Care Reform And People With Disabilities, by Michelle Diament. DisabilityScoop, November 09, 2009.

The evolution of residential schools, by Phyllis Hanlon. New England Psychologist, October 15, 2009.

College Is Possible for Students With Intellectual Disabilities, by Jessica Calefati. US News & World Report, February 13, 2009.

Chronically ill or disabled kids need exercise, too, by Reuters Health. MedlinePlus, January 19, 2009.

The Mystery of Borderline Personality Disorder, by John Cloud. Time Magazine, January 08, 2009.  “A 2008 study of nearly 35,000 adults in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry found that 5.9% â�� which would translate into 18 million Americans â�� had been given a borderline personality disorder (BPD) diagnosis. As recently as 2000, the American Psychiatric Association believed that only 2% had BPD. (In contrast, clinicians diagnose bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in about 1% of the population.) BPD has long been regarded as an illness disproportionately affecting women, but the latest research shows no difference in prevalence rates for men and women. Regardless of gender, people in their 20s are at higher risk for BPD than those older or younger. What defines borderline personality disorder â�� and makes it so explosive â�� is the sufferers' inability to calibrate their feelings and behavior. When faced with an event that makes them depressed or angry, they often become inconsolable or enraged. Such problems may be exacerbated by impulsive behaviors: overeating or substance abuse; suicide attempts; intentional self-injury.&rdquo

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