Toilet training
This chapter describes in detail how to toilet train your child with special needs. The importance of record keeping is discussed, and several sample record sheets are included. Read More
Toilet Training: Elimination Record
This chart from Steps to Independence, Fourth Edition is a helpful tool for toilet training Read More
What do we know, what have we learned, and where do we go from here to help CLD families and youth with disabilities in the transition process?
Read the excerpt and discover what steps can be taken to help transitioning culturally and linguistically diverse (CDL) families and youth with disabilities. Read More
Isolation, Enlargement, and Economization: Intellectual Disability in Late Modern Times (1930 ce to 1950 ce)
In this chapter, the authors examine the increase in number of institutions in America and the deplorable, dehumanizing, and overcrowded conditions of such facilities during the mid-1900s. Read More
Promoting self-determination and self-directed learning
Read the excerpt and discover the importance of promoting self-determination for individuals with severe disabilities. This excerpt also addresses supporting self-determination in inclusive education, supporting the ongoing relationship between self-determination and opportunity, and promoting self-determination among youth from culturally diverse backgrounds. Read More
Self-employment as a mainstream approach to adult life
Read the excerpt for a brief history of self-employment in regards to people with disabilities.This excerpt also provides examples of successful individuals and businesses, as well as addresses typical concerns about small business and disability. Read More
Self-Employment as a Mainstream Approach to Adult Life
This chapter excerpt provides introductory information on when to choose self-employment, examples of successful individuals and businesses, as well as typical concerns about small business and disability. Read More
The National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders
Read the excerpt to learn a brief history of The National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders (NPDC). This chapter also covers how the center identifies and creates needed resources as well as develops partnerships with states. Read More
A Welcoming Congregation: Signs of Hospitality
What does it really mean to be a welcoming congregation? What does it look like to meaningfully include people with disabilities? Learn answers to these questions and more in this excerpt from Including People with Disabilities in Faith Communities. Read More
Big boys don’t cry
Read the excerpt for in-depth coverage of the needs, emotions, and parenting experiences of fathers of children with autism. A psychologist and father of an adult son with autism, author Dr. Robert Naseef has both personal and professional expertise to share with overwhelmed families Read More
