Books & Periodicals on a Variety of Special Challenges

Also see HSC's other pages of resources:

• Homeschooling with Special Challenges: main page of information.
• Resources for Homeschooling with Special Challenges: programs, websites, email lists.
• Books on Homeschooling and Learning: books on homeschooling and learning in general.
  

Periodicals:

• At Our Own Pace. A popular newsletter for special needs. Jean Kulczyk - Email.
  
• Exceptional Parent Magazine. Magazine for parents of children or young adults with disabilities. Includes reports, forum, products links, books. 
  

• How Your Child IS Smart: A Life Changing Approach to Learning . Dawna Markova. A clear and reassuring book on how to recognize individual learning styles and empower the child. 
• The Open Mind: Exploring the 6 Patterns of Natural Intelligence . Dawna Markova. A fascinating and detailed explanations of six learning patterns, "personality" riddles, how they affect communication, organization, and work,  and how to optimize our understanding and relationships between them. 

• The Gift of Dyslexia. Ronald D. Davis. Author's website - Dyslexia the Gift - Information and Resources for Dyslexia.
• You Don't Have To Be Dyslexic. Dr. Joan M. Smith.  
  

ADD and related concerns:

• The Myth of the ADD Child: 50 Ways to Improve Your Child's Behavior and Attention Span Without Drugs, Labels, or Coercion. Dr. Thomas Armstrong.
• Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception. Thom Hartmann. A new perception of ADD that suggests that ADD may have many positive and beneficial aspects. Also author of Healing ADD, Beyond ADD, and Thomas Hartman's Complete Guide to ADD.