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Other Products

PACER has found the following materials to be informative and useful to parents. Although published elsewhere, they can be ordered through PACER.

Books

Dr. Thompson's Straight Talk on Autism
By Travis Thompson, Ph.D. This book for parents and professionals offers practical tips and strategies for helping children with autism spectrum disorders.
$24.95 | ATP-9

Education Rights of Children with Disabilities: A Revised and Updated Primer for Advocates
A Center for Law on Education publication for parents. It is a basic legal reference on the right to quality education guaranteed under federal law. 2001.
$25 | ATP-24

How To Get Good Grades in Ten Easy Steps
By Linda O’Brien. Provides students with tips on organization, time management, notetaking, how to read a textbook, and test taking. 2000.
$2 | MPC-2

How To Get Services by Being Assertive
Charlotte Des Jardins, Family Resource Center on Disabilities. Assertiveness training exercises and techniques successfully used in responding to parent complaints. Based on the premise that parents are equal partners with professionals in the development of their child’s full potential. 1993.
$12 | ATP-8

Living with ADHD: A Practical Guide to Coping with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
By Rebecca Kajander, with Park Nicollet Medical Foundation, this reader-friendly book offers advice about rearing a child with ADHD. 1999.
$12 | 10+ copies, $10 each  | ATP-40

Minnesota Special Education Rules
Published by the MN Department of Education
$5 | ATP-19

Minnesota’s Pupil Fair Dismissal Act and Other Laws Related To Student Discipline
Publication by Minnesota Department of Education.
$1 | MPC-10

No One Saw My Pain: Why Teens Kill Themselves
By Dr. Andrew Slaby and Lili Frank Garfinkel. Offers insights from stories of suicidal teenagers and their families. Allows readers to feel the pain and witness the healing of therapy. 1994.
$15 | ATP-36

Opening Doors
Published by the PEAK Parent Center in Colorado Springs, this publication offers strategies for supporting all students in regular education. 1999.
$15 | ATP-20

Parents Are Powerful
Center for Law on Education publication for parents. Provides helpful information on how parents can help their children be successful in school. 1996.
$1.50 | MPC-5a

Princess Margaret’s Adventures in Wonderland
By Maggie Harris. "You can do it if you put your mind to it," says this 17-year-old student with Down syndrome. She wrote, typed and illustrated her hand-colored booklet of fantasy by herself. Published by PACER. 1994.
$10 | ATP-37

You Will Dream New Dreams
By Stanley Klein and Kim Shive. A Collection of personal stories written by parents of children with disabilities. 2001.
$13 | ATP-22

Videos

Why Isn’t My Child Happy?
Dr. Sam Goldstein addresses childhood depression: including causes, warning signs, diagnosis, treatment, and guidelines to assist parents and professionals in helping depressed children. 100 minutes. 1994. Purchase from Neurology Learning & Behavior Center.
$10 | Rental only  | VID-8

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