Títulos em Saúde da Criança

Jean-Baptiste Dethieux est le père d'une enfant porteuse d'un handicap qui la rend à certains moments toute petite et démunie et à d'autres, grande et forte, si forte qu'elle semble embrasser le monde dans son entier, s'en amuser ou s'en réjouir dans une innocence désarmante. Elle est alors, non seulement cette enfant souffrant d'un handicap, mais aussi l'incarnation d'une joie simple et d'une force de vie irradiante.

Resultado de uma ampla investigação sobre as tensões entre identidade e diferença em famílias com filhos portadores de deficiências físicas, mentais e sociais, Longe da árvore é um ensaio monumental sobre a tolerância e a valorização da diversidade.

Recognizing Autism in Women & Girls provides the perspective needed to see how autism manifests in gendered ways allowing for a more accurate diagnosis. In addition to describing each point in the diagnostic manual to include feminine presentations, Dr. Marsh has created “Five Fictional Female Figures” who've been misdiagnosed because they also display symptoms of other similar conditions. She describes their behaviors, both obvious and hidden, from early childhood to adulthood, and demonstrates how these behaviors meet diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder.

Parenting is full of decisions, nearly all of which can be agonised over. There is an abundance of often conflicting advice hurled at you from doctors, family, friends and strangers on the internet. But the benefits of these choices can be overstated, and the trade-offs can be profound. How do you make your own best decision? Armed with the data, Oster finds that the conventional wisdom doesn't always hold up. She debunks myths and offers non-judgemental ways to consider our options in light of the facts.

Referência internacional em comportamento infantil, o Dr. Gustavo Teixeira apresenta informações e orientações sobre o autismo: problema comportamental de grande incidência na infância e na adolescência. O Dr. Gustavo oferece dicas práticas no tratamento dessa condição, responsável por significativos prejuízos na vida de seus portadores e familiares.

When three-month-old Lia Lee arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion from which neither she nor her parents nor her doctors would ever recover. Lia's parents, Foua and Nao Kao, were part of a large Hmong community in Merced, refugees from the CIA-run "Quiet War" in Laos.

From renowned mental health expert and speaker Gabor Maté, MD, Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) as genetically based—and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition.

If your child is easily knocked by obstacles and has a hard time bouncing back from setbacks, gives up quickly, or melts down easily, you may worry about them succeeding in a high-pressure, competitive world. When children have difficulties self-regulating, they may have difficulty interacting with both peers and family members. This can affect their academic achievement, but it may also prevent them from experiencing the carefree childhood you wish for them. The workbook will empower you and your child with scientifically-proven coping techniques that you can return to at any time.

Over the past several years, Dr Becky Kennedy—known to her followers as “Dr Becky”—has been sparking a parenting revolution. Millions of parents, tired of following advice that either doesn’t work or simply doesn’t feel good, have embraced Dr Becky’s empowering and effective approach, a model that prioritises connecting with our kids over correcting them.

In How to ADHD, Jessica McCabe reveals the insights and tools that have changed her life, while offering an unflinching look at the realities of every day with ADHD. Sharing stories of her struggles with the condition, which spiralled as she approached adulthood, Jessica offers expert-backed guidance for adapting your environment, routines and systems to work with the ADHD brain.

O jornalista Luiz Fernando Vianna e seu filho, Henrique, são unha e carne—às vezes unha do filho na carne do pai. Henrique é autista. Pouco fala, mas algumas palavras repete à exaustão. Tem momentos de agressividade contra si mesmo e contra terceiros. Sabe ser irônico. Gosta de desenhos animados e de mergulhar no mar. Como todo adolescente, tem suas curiosidades e seus impulsos, só que sem grande cerimônia. Luiz Fernando decifra os sons que ele emite, seus desejos imediatos e muitos de seus silêncios, no entanto não tem como alcançar o que o filho sente lá no fundo do fundo.

Este audiolivro contribui para a compreensão do Déficit de Atenção e Hiperatividade, por meio de uma rica abordagem em que a mente e a inteligência ocupam papel de destaque.

From renowned parent expert Caroline Maguire, Why Will No One Play with Me? is a groundbreaking program that has helped thousands of children struggling with social skills to make friends, find acceptance, and have a happy childhood. Every parent wants their child to be okay - to have friends, to be successful, to feel comfortable in his or her own skin. But many children lack important social and executive functioning skills that allow them to navigate through the world with ease.

The Asperger's syndrome bible for parents and professionals, newly updated with an introduction explaining the DSM-5. The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome is the definitive handbook for anyone affected by Asperger's syndrome (AS). Now including a new introduction explaining the impact of DSM-5 on the diagnosis and approach to AS, it brings together a wealth of information on all aspects of the syndrome for children through to adults.

Em O brincar e a realidade, o autor investiga, a partir de alguns objetos especiais escolhidos pelas crianças (o ursinho, o paninho, o Dudu etc.), o que determina a atividade de brincar, mostrando como ela é parte da criação de si mesmo, do outro e do mundo...quando há saúde. Seu estudo analisa e descreve um campo de existência comum, ao qual têm se dedicado artistas, filósofos, cientistas, psicoterapeutas e crianças, procurando caracterizar “o lugar em que vivemos”, uma área intermediária, entre a realidade interna e a externa.

Never again will you have to stand by helplessly while your little baby cries and cries. There is a way to calm most crying babies...usually in minutes! With Dr. Karp’s sensible advice, parents and grandparents, nurses and nannies, will be able to transform even the fussiest infant into the happiest baby on the block!

Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is a national health crisis that continues to grow - yet it remains one of the most misunderstood and incorrectly treated illnesses today. Neuropsychiatrist Daniel G. Amen, MD was one of the first to identify that there are multiple types beyond just purely hyperactive or inattentive ADD, each requiring a different treatment. Now, in this all-new, revised edition, Dr. Amen again employs the latest medical advances in the field, including the largest brain imaging study ever completed on patients with ADD.

As terapias baseadas na ciência ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis, ou como é conhecida em português, Análise Aplicada do Comportamento) são comprovadamente as mais eficazes para ampliar o repertório e a independência de crianças autistas ou com atrasos no desenvolvimento. Com o passar dos anos, essa ciência foi sendo aperfeiçoada, a partir de muitos estudos e pesquisas, chegando a práticas cada vez mais humanizadas, divertidas, motivadoras e com resultados de excelência.

A vasta experiência da dra. Sharon Saline como psicóloga clínica, atendendo a pacientes das mais diversas origens, aliada aos mais recentes estudos científicos a respeito do TDAH são entremeados por orientações eficazes e dicas valiosas para que você e toda a família possam lidar melhor com as percepções e os desafios que seu filho, seja criança ou adolescente, enfrenta na vida escolar e familiar. O livro apresenta, ainda, diversos relatos de jovens atendidos pela dra.

Paige Layle was normal. She lived in the countryside with her mom, dad, and brother Graham. She went to school, hung out with friends, and all the while everything seemed so much harder than it needed to be. A break in routine threw off the whole day. If her teacher couldn't answer “why” in class, she dissolved into tears, unable to articulate her own confusion or explain her lack of control.