This family guide to caring for persons with Alzheimer's disease, related dementing illnesses, and memory loss in later life has been called the best of its kind. It is thoroughly revised, with descriptions of the details of care, genetics, research, testing, treatments, nutrition, assisted living facilities and hospice care.

Prepare the child you support to master skills, be more independent, and improve his/her relationships. These teaching and training methods, based on visual and word cues, help the child be more self-directed and purposeful. Detailed examples and instructions will help you assess, plan for, and monitor progress.

With beautiful description-and some keen personal insight-the authors explore topics like pain and suffering; aggression; how animals perceive the world; and how a person with autism perceives the world.

Dr. Poindexter describes normal sleep function, plus sleep disorders in the general population and in a person with disabilities. Learn various treatment modalities, using this self-directed course with added resources.

The long-awaited curriculum from one of the country's most creative practitioners! Loads of activities that affirm and ignite the human thirst for stimulation, social interaction, physical and mental challenges, surprises and creative expression. End the boredom now, and recharge your program for years to come.

Learn effective and humane techniques for behavior management and problem solving. A readable resource for professionals, friends and family who do not have an extensive background in behavioral principles.

This easy-to-use reference is a complement to the DSM-IV textbook. It is designed for professionals who work with persons who have intellectual disabilities – not for the classroom. It offers convenient DSM-IV-TR applications for your diagnostic methods and concerns.

Although the desire to love and be loved is innate, the ability to engage in healthy sexual relationships is not. Doing What Comes Naturally? is not just about intercourse and genitalia. It is about engaging in relationships; it is about self-esteem. Orieda Horn Anderson addresses topics such as signs of sexual abuse, sexual incident reporting and counseling techniques. A longtime sex educator who is still working well into her 80's, Orieda has created a compassionate and practical guide for social workers, counselors, families and anyone who supports or cares about a person with developmental disabilities.

Everyone needs to feel that their efforts are appreciated. The Exemplar Employee award picks up where a paycheck and a "thank you" leave off. It targets direct care workers – the employees who leave their jobs most often. It tells workers who go beyond the call of duty, and stand out because of their caring and dedication, that they are appreciated without reservation. It also places them in a select group. Peers who are also exemplars elect the new exemplars, bestow them with a ring, and invite them to continue to be role models for others. Art Dykstra and Deborah Gustafson explain the nomination process, how to inform employees, and the costs and benefits of an exemplar program.

Kids of all ages and disabilities can overcome challenging behaviors with the help of positive behavior support. This book shows how with step-by-step processes, essays from parents, visual aids, and the latest research and ideas.

These personal profiles capture the poignant, the amusing, the inspiring, and the everyday rhythm in the lives of more than 40 adults who have developmental disabilities. Writer Alisa Hauser Kraft helps them share their stories and their feelings. This is a real look at how many individuals today are living full and abundant lives. Beautifully photographed by Jon Lowenstein.

Ideas and hands-on activities to teach self-awareness, gender roles, expressing feelings, sexual information, decision making and assertiveness. Includes tips for training staff and parents as educators, and creating individual educational plans. Prevent victimization and help individuals strengthen their relationships with friends, loved ones, co-workers and others.

Uncover the joyful process of discovery, of diversity, and of growth that develops as you work with people with significant developmental disabilities. Get ideas for establishing contact, rapport and relationship with persons you know and support.

This controversial book offers insights into the future from four writers in the disability community. They lay bare our society's tolerance of violence against people with disabilities. This stark look at the real life and death issues that people with disabilities face is a must-read for everyone who works with or loves a person with a disability.

Problem behaviors can serve a number of functions for a person with developmental disabilities. They may provide positive or negative self-reinforcement or reinforcement from other people. With clear examples, Dr. Carr and Dr. Wilder describe the difference between older, less effective approaches to problem behavior and a newer functional approach. They also offer strategies to assess behaviors and intervene using establishing operation (EO) modifications, extinction and differential reinforcement procedures.