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A Child Sacrificed to the Deaf Culture * by Tom Bertling. ISBN: 0963781340. This highly acclaimed and controversial book was written for educators and administrators, parents of deaf children, and those having a professional or social interest in the deaf.

A Parent's Guide to Middle Ear Infections by Dorinne S. Davis. ISBN: 0962232629.

After the Tears: Parents Talk About Raising a Child With a Disability by Robin Simons. ISBN: 0156029006. Parents of disabled children describe how they first confronted their shattering experience--and then recovered to emerge stronger, healthier, and abler to cope and help their children.

Biological Treatments for Autism & PDD: What's Going On? What Can You Do About It? by William Shaw. ISBN: 0966123808. 

Can’t Your Child Hear—A Guide for Those Who Care About Deaf Children by Roger D. Freeman, Clifton F. Carbin, and
Robert J. Boese. ISBN: 0936104406.

Childhood Speech, Language, and Listening Problems: What Every Parent Should Know by Patricia McAleer Hamaguchi. ISBN: 0471034134.

Choices in Deafness: A Parents' Guide to Communication Options * by Sue Schwartz. ISBN: 0933149859. A MUST READ! This is the first book I read after I learned of my son's hearing loss. It's usually the first book recommended to parents of newly diagnosed children, both by myself and by others. This book is invaluable for any parent choosing a communication option for their child. The author takes an unbiased look at the following communication options: Auditory-Verbal, Bilingual-Bicultural, Cued Speech, Oral, and Total Communication. Each option contains an outline of the option, and stories of three or four children who are using this option. The stories are written by the children's parents which helps give us an insight into how they chose the option that was right for their child. For those children who were covered in the first edition of this book, this second edition includes a "Where I Am Today" written by the now grown children.

It Isn't Fair!: Siblings of Children With Disabilities by Stanley D. Klein, Maxwell J. Schleifer. ISBN: 0897893336. Selected and compiled from two decades of The Exceptional Parent magazine, It Isn't Fair! reveals first-hand the myriad feelings of "normal" brothers and sisters at all stages as they grapple with caretaking, frustration, powerlessness, jealousy, guilt, and worry about their "special" siblings. Breaking the "wall of silence" that deference has imposed on their experiences, here are the siblings of the child with autism, the child injured at birth, the child institutionalized after many years at home. Parents offer their own experiences and perspectives on their children, and they illustrate the importance of sharing information within the family. The editors also include professional commentary.

Keys to Raising a Deaf Child (Parenting Keys) by Virginia Frazier-Maiwald et al. ISBN: 0764107232. Two educators -- one of them a parent of two deaf children -- offer positive advice and encouragement on helping children adapt to deafness. Recommended in these pages is the bimodal communication approach, which entails having the child, parents, and other non-deaf family members combine sign language and speech as the first step to normal communication. The book also offers much good general advice on parenting. The authors stress that deaf and hearing children are more alike than they are different.

Kid-Friendly Parenting With Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: A Treasury of Fun Activities Toward Better Behavior by Daria J. Medwid, Denise Chapman Weston, Denise Chapman Weston, Darla Medwid. ISBN: 1563680319. This child-friendly, deaf-friendly, parent-friendly guide, authored by two child and family therapists, covers various aspects of parenting but specifically focuses on dealing with childhood behaviors after parents have accepted their child's deafness. Offering ideas and methods that work with children aged three through 12, this practical and easy-to-read handbook emphasizes communication skills. The parenting techniques presented are traditional and valuable.

Living With a Brother or Sister With Special Needs: A Book for Sibs by Patricia Vadasy, Donald Joseph Meyer. ISBN: 0295975474.  Living with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs focuses on the intensity of emotions that brothers and sisters experience when they have a sibling with special needs, and the hard questions they ask: What caused my sibling's disability? Could my own child have a disability as well? What will happen to my brother or sister if my parents die? Written for young readers, the book discusses specific disabilities in easy to understand terms. It talks about the good and the not-so-good parts of having a brother or sister who has special needs, and offers suggestions for how to make life easier for everyone in the family. The book is a wonderful resource, not just for siblings and their parents but also for teachers and other professionals who work with children with special needs. This revised and updated edition includes new sections on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, fetal alcohol syndrome, fragile X syndrome, traumatic brain injuries, ultrasound, speech therapy, recent legislation on disabilities, and an extensive bibliography.

No Dignity for Joshua: More Vital Insight into Deaf Children, Deaf Education and Deaf Culture by Tom Bertling. ISBN: 0963781367. This book is the eagerly awaited follow-up to the highly acclaimed and controversial 'A Child Sacrificed.'

Not Deaf Enough: Raising a Child Who Is Hard of Hearing With Hugs, Humor and Imagination by P. A. M. Candlish. ISBN: 0882002015.  Portrays a family's struggle to identify, accept, and support their youngest child through his diagnosis of mild to moderate hearing loss. With great detail and frank emotions, his mother explains the fears, needs, and challenges that the entire family faced and conquered.

Raising and Educating a Deaf Child by Marc Marschark. ISBN: 0195126580.A concise guide explains the current research on the development of deaf children, urges the importance of communication with deaf children by sign language as early as possible, and provides information on resources for the deaf and their parents.

Speak to Me! by Marcia Calhoun Forecki. ISBN: 0930323688. An engrossing personal account of her life with Charlie, an adorable, active, deaf seven-year-old. The story of an ordinary hearing person confronted with an overwhelming reality -- the fact that her son is deaf. Her struggle as a single parent to care for her child, to find the "right" schools, and to establish communication with her son will strike a familiar chord in all hearing parents of deaf children. All readers, parents or not, will be touched by the mixture of pathos and humor in this account.

The New Language of Toys: Teaching Communication Skills to Children With Special Needs: A Guide for Parents and Teachers by Joan E. Heller Miller, Sue Schwartz. ISBN: 0933149735. The newly revised and updated edition of a guide that describes a fun, hands-on approach to teaching communication skills to children from birth to age six, using everyday toys.

The Possible Dream: Mainstream Experiences of Hearing-Impaired Students by Mildres; Ball, Sandra; Dickman, Donna M.; Gregory, Hilda; Oberkotter. ISBN: 088200171X. Auditory-oral children who are Bell Association financial aid winners and their parents share stories of their experiences and the challenges they have overcome while living in the mainstream.

The Signing Family: What Every Parent Should Know About Sign Communication by David A. Stewart. ISBN: 1563680696. Parents of deaf children will welcome the straightforward, reader-friendly information found in "The Signing Family". In a style both positive and pragmatic, the authors show parents how to create a set of goals for signing centered around the needs of their deaf child. 

Note: The synopsis goes on to say "This essential book continues by explaining why the visual-gestural nature of signing is generally the best language mode for deaf children." I believe very strongly that there is no one "best" language mode for a deaf child, and that the only person who should choose your child's language mode is YOU! The people whose lives will be most affected by that decision are your family, your child, and yourself. I wouldn't let a book, or anybody else make such an important decision for me.

The Silent Garden: Raising Your Deaf Child by Paul W. Ogden. ISBN: 1563680580. Presents parents of deaf children with crucial information on the greater possibilities afforded deaf children today. It explains the broad range of hearing loss types, from minor to profound. Parents also are helped in their considerations as to what type of school their child should attend and what kinds of professional help will be best for the entire family. The Silent Garden describes all forms of communication, including choices in signing from American Sign Language to the various manual systems based upon English. Technological alternatives are presented also, including when and when not to consider cochlear implants. The Silent Garden brings understanding about deafness to parents and to all the other family members, relations and friends.

When Your Child Is Deaf: A Guide for Parents by David Luterman, Mark Ross. ISBN: 0912752270. Gives advice to parents about the emotional process of learning to cope with the responsibility of raising a child with a hearing loss, and also about the impact of hearing loss on the parenting process and on the extended family.

When a Hug Won't Fix the Hurt * by Karen Dockery. ISBN: 1564760626. The author, who has a daughter with a hearing loss, offers psychological, educational, religious, and social solutions to questions like: How do you help your child cope with a crisis? How do you and the rest of the family manage? How can you let others know that you are hurting? How can you get over the hurting and get on with life?