Collection: NADO Collection

Essential Medical Genetics is a core textbook that integrates the basic principles of genetics with their clinical application in modern medicine.

Comprehensive guide toward understanding how this developmental disorder may impact your child and shows you how you can maintain a positive attitude, honor your child's unique experience, & strengthen the bond between you and your child

Ford-Martin gives parents practical advice for helping their children developthe skills needed to lead a healthy, active lifestyle

A practical text aimed at students studying child development at TAFE or other relevant tertiary courses, as well as those caring for children in a centre

The book examines what self advocacy means for people with learning disabilities and provides an overview of how opportunities and services have changed for them over the decades so that they have become active members of their communities

This honest and pragmatic book is the product of real life experience. It is for parents and carers and anyone who wants to step fully into the reality of loving someone who needs more than we think we have to give

This is an invaluable resource not only for learning disabled adults, but also high school and college students with learning disabilities, their parents, and professionals across disciplines

In this practical guide for anyone involved in caring for patients with challenging behaviour, Smith champions the importance of teamwork so that carers can learn to collaborate in treatment approaches with professionals. Included anonymous case studies

Fibromyalgia is difficult to diagnose. This practical guide contains a range of self-tests and check-lists to help pinpooint your symptoms. Looks at the value of various self-help measures to enhance treatment recommended by your health advisor

Based on years of working with people whose learning disabilities are combined with autistic spectrum disorder, Caldwell explores the different sensory reality they experience. She introduces a practical approach known as Intensive Interaction

Review: "Three decades after landmark special education legislation promised a better learning experience for students, special education is still just that - a promise. In America we have earned a failing grade in educating diverse learners, as evidenced by their overwhelming underemployment or ...

When Keli Lindelien's son, Benjamin, was diagnosed with autism, she researched for and discovered natural medicines and therapies that reversed many symptoms. In the process she learned to communicate with Benjamin at his own level

Giggle Time is a step-by-step program for parents, teachers and other professionals to help develop the non-verbal, verbal and social reciprocity skills of children with autism

A revealing exploration of the world of adolescent girls> Teenagers share thoughts on important issues in their lives, including relationships, bodies, families, school, sex, prejudice, and independence. Includes poems and short stories.

Based on more than sixty personal interviews and supported by scholarly research, the book shows the varied attitudes and approaches which together make up the rich experience of living with Down syndrome in a changing society

A practical and comprehensive introduction for carers to mental health problems, this accessible guide outlines a range of signs and symptoms of mental health problems that can affect people with intellectual disabilities

How do you help a young child deal with disability or explain what that means? This hands-on picture book is designed to help children with their questions and feelings about tricky topics that can be hard to talk about. The exquisite and approachable illustrations give a comforting story book fe...

Review: "Women comprise more than half the worldwide population of persons with an intellectual disability. They belong to the most vulnerable sections of society and merit special attention from the health and social care sectors. This book draws on expert contributions from a broad spectrum of ...

A collection of stories from carers of people with mental illness. Payne spent time listening to and talking with each of the carers and the result is a moving portrayal of unique lives, told in their own individual voices. Some names have been changed

This book is filled with simple, practical and innovative ideas for supporting the development and maintenance of healthy self-esteem. Includes easy-to-use photocopiable activity sheets. Exercises are suitable for work with individuals and with groups