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Welcome to the Resource Center.
This area of the site offers a collection of some of the best books and other information available on the internet regarding Child Psychology, Play Therapy, School Psychology and other related issues. These resources are personally researched and approved by Dr. Lyst.
Reading List
ADHD:
Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete,
Authoritative Guide for Parents by Russell A. Barkley
link to this book at Amazon.com
Your Defiant Child: 8 steps to Better
Behavior, by Russell A. Barkley,
Christine M. Benton
link to this book at Amazon.com
The ADHD Parenting Handbook: Practical
Advice For Parents From Parents; by Colleen Alexander-Roberts
link to this book at Amazon.com
Behavior:
The Explosive Child: A New Approach
for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible
Children by Ross
Greene
Link to this book at Amazon.com
Dyslexia/Reading:
Straight Talk About Reading: How
Parents can Make a Difference During the Early Years; Susan Hall and Louisa Moats, Ed.D., 1999; Contemporary
Books
link to this book at Amazon.com
Dyslexia: Theory & Practice
of Remedial Instruction by Dianna Bruster Clark & Joanna Uhry.
Link to this book at Amazon.com
Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz, M.D. Alfred A Knopf
Publishers, New York, New York 2003. A MUST
BUY FOR PARENTS.
Link to this book at Amazon.com
Teach Your Child
to Read in 100 Easy Lessons, Siegfried
Engelmann, 1983, Simon & Shuster Publishers.
Link to this book at Amazon.com
Intelligence/Cognition/Neuropsychology/Processing
Successful Intelligence: How
Practical and Creative Intelligence Determine Success in Life by Robert Sternberg
Link to this book at Amazon.com
Parenting:
Punished by Rewards: The Trouble
with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes by Alfie Kohn
Link to this book at Amazon.com
Overindulged Children: A Parent's
Guide to Mentoring by James Fogarty
Link to this book at Amazon.com
Positive Psychology:
Authentic Happiness: Using the
New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment; Martin Seligman, 2004,
Free Press.
Link to this book at Amazon.com
The Optimistic Child: A Proven
Program to Safeguard Children from Depression & Build Lifelong
Resilience; Martin Seligman,
1996, Perennial Currents.
Link to this book at Amazon.com
Learned Optimism: How to Change
Your Mind and Your Life; Martin Seligman, 1998, Free Press.
Link to this book at Amazon.com
Links
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School Psychology
National Association of School Psychologists
School Psychology
Resources Online
Play Therapy
Child Psychology
American Psychological Association
Local Tennessee Psychotherapy Links
Tennessee Psychological Association
Child Educational Resources
ADHD Resources
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit
National
Institutes of Mental Health - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder:
Decade of the Brain
The National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
www.attention.com
US DOE-ADHD
Regs The U.S. Department of Education published in the
Federal Register final regulations to implement the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997. Children with
ADHD are covered under the “Other Health Impaired” category
and are eligible for mandated special education services and accommodations
if they need them. These are very important laws which protect the
rights of children with ADHD under federal disability law. Copies
may also be ordered by calling the department's publications center
at 1-877-4-ED-PUBS.
Dyslexia Resources
International
Dyslexia Association. This site has an abundance of information
about this problem as well as a bookstore about intervention, homework,
teaching, etc.
National Center for Learning Disabilities
LD Online
Software Tools and Training to Help People with Dyslexia—A
comprehensive online resource offering information on learning disabilities for
children and adults. Artwork and writing by
young people with learning disabilities featured weekly.
Schwablearning.org—A
website developed by Charles Schwab (who is dyslexic) for parents and dyslexics
with a weekly email newsletter. Excellent
site.
