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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | | | | | From ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) to ZS (Zellweger Syndrome)-there seems to be an alphabet disorder for almost every behavior, from those caused by serious, rare genetic diseases to more common learning disabilities that hinder children's academic and social progress.Alphabet Kids have disorders that are often concurrent, interconnected or mistaken for one another, for example, the freguent combination of ASD, OCD, SID and ADHD-hence, 'Alphabet Kids'. If a doctor only diagnoses one condition, he or she may have missed others. As the rates of these disorders dramatically rise, "Alphabet Kids" explains it all. Robbie Woliver covers 70 childhood disorders, providing information on causes, cures, treatments and prognoses. Chapters include a comprehensive list of signs and symptoms, and the disorders are illustrated with often heartbreaking, but always inspirational true-life stories of a child with the particular disorder.This comprehensive, easy-to-read go-to guide will help parents to sort through all the interconnected childhood developmental, neurobiological and psychological disorders and serve as a roadmap to help start the families' journey for correct diagnoses, effective treatment and better understanding of their Alphabet Kids. | | | |
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8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 INVALUABLE - A MUST HAVE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATORS AND CO-TEACHERS Oct 22, 2008
By A. D. Boorman
Let me preface this by stating that I am a veteran special educator, and I've worked in special education in the public and non-public settings for many years. I have worked with both self-contained and co-taught classes, individuals in crisis, and I have worked as an administrator.
This book is AMAZING. It is simply written, and easily accessible. It lists in alphabetical order an exhaustive number of the different disabling conditions a special educator or co-teacher, or even an educational administrator might encounter. It explains the etiology of the condition, the behaviors that might be associated with the condition (invaluable for manifestation determinations), implications for academics, socialization, and general growth of the student.
If you have a student with a particular condition, you can look it up here and get a clear, concise explanation of what it means to the special or general educator. It is mercifully free of jargon, and what terms it does use are clearly and cleanly defined.
OK, having praised this book as a resource for special educators, general educators, and administrators, I need to be fair. This is NOT a book for clinicians. There are no decision trees, there is no differential diagnosis. The conditions are not grouped by similarities in etiology or symptom logy. For those things, you need a DSM (Descriptive and Statistical Manual of Mental Illnesses.) The DSM is huge, expensive, and akward, but an invaluable tool for the clinician.
It is difficult for the special educator, and nearly incomprehensible to the layman. This book was aptly described by a co-worker as a 'reader's Digest DSM.'
Further, if you need in depth information on a condition, this is not your best bet. That would be found in a book on that particular condition. This book is thorough, but it is neither complete nor authoritative. This is a collection of research designed for use as a reference.
For that purpose, this is an incredible book. I am amazed that it wasn't written decades ago.
I strongly recommend that every special educator, co-teacher, and educational administrator buy a copy of this book.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Teacher Alert! Dec 17, 2008
By Claudia Clark
After 36 years of teaching I am still excited to find resources in the market place that I can use to expand my knowledge and benefit the students in my classroom. ALPHABET KIDS From ADD to Zellweger Syndrome is one of those must have resource and reference books for every teachers' personal library.
Every classroom teacher can benefit from Robbie Wolivers guide to Developmental, Neurobiological and Psychological Disorders for Parents and Professionals. The information presented for each disorder is in a format that allows for quick access of the material. It is compiled in section subtitles: Sounds Familiar, Did You Know? Signs and Symptoms, Cause, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prognosis and Sources and Resources. This repeated organization for each disorder makes the reading very clear. The real-life accounts presented for each disorder underscores the need for ALPHABET KIDS, so parents and teachers can help with the challenges that face their children and students.
ALPHABET KIDS will be the book I will recommend to the parents-caregivers of those children in need in my classroom.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Helpful guide through the maze of childhood disorders Nov 11, 2008
By B. W. Fairbanks
"Brian W. Fairbanks"
"Alphabet Kids" is designed as a guide for parents whose children exhibit symptoms of a possible disorder that may impede their physical, psychological, intellectual, or emotional development, but it's a helpful resource for anyone who works with children.
Having taught everything from pre-school to high school, I've often been informed that a student has "Down Syndrome" or "Autism," and I've just as often been baffled as to what such designations meant. In the introduction, author Robbie Woliver states that one is six children are affected by one of more of the disorders in his book, and the reader may feel overwhelmed simply after skimming the table of contents. From ADD (Attention-deficit Disorder) and AN (Anorexia Nervosa) to Dyslexia and ZS (Zellweger Syndrome) and on and on and on, "Alphabet Kids" provides the signs, symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment for each, as well as a brief narrative passage describing the condition.
The author cautions the reader that "Alphabet Kids" is not a medical text, and, therefore, should not be considered the final step in determining whether a child is affected, nor is it a comprehensive investigative report. It does not answer the really big question which is why is Autism "the fastest growing, serious developmental disability in the United States and other countries around the world"? In 2007, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that one in 150 children in the U.S. are autistic. In some cases, it's questionable whether a disorder really qualifies as a medical condition. Could a "disorder" merely be an excuse to prescribe medication and expand the market for the pharmaceutical industry?
These are issues worthy of another book. For what it is - a guide to provide clarity where confusion is the norm - "Alphabet Kids" is an exceptional and necessary tool for parents and educators alike.
Brian W. Fairbanks
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Not at all the book it could have been Nov 04, 2008
By Suzanne Amara
I really thought I would like this book. I have an autistic daughter and a son that at one point was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome, so I am a little familiar with what this book called Alphabet Kids---kids with diagnoses that run the alphabet gambit. However, I was quite disappointed with it.
First of all, like many survey books like this, it really doesn't have a clear use. If your child has one of the syndromes talked about here, you want much more in depth info. If you don't know WHAT your child has, this book is quite useless in figuring it out. It's just in alphabetical order and seems to include disorders mainly based on whether they are often referred to by initials. Even then, I think some were included just to have things starting with certain letters, like Zellweger Syndrome--I am sure there were other more common disorders that didn't make the cut.
Once you find a topic you want to read about, you still don't get much help here. Most topics start with a first person or third person account of someone with what is being talked about, like ADHD. These accounts are very uneven. Some are long and meandering and include details about small things that seem quite unimportant, some describe very untypical presentations of the disorders, and way too many describe adults, not kids. Often the accounts don't mention until near the end the main feature of a disorder, like with hyperlexia---the early reading. Another part of each section is a long list of signs and symptoms. These are totally unweighted---signs that are ALWAYS present are given just as much weight as signs that are rarely present. I think reading a list like this would be totally overwhelming if it was all the information you had.
I do think there is a need for a book parents could use as a reference source to various disorders. However, they need one that is more organized and less general than this one. With the internet, most of us can find out basics on-line. I don't know why people would buy a fairly expensive book to read the few pages that were relevant to them, when even those few pages aren't terribly helpful.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Excellent Resource for Any Parent Oct 23, 2008
By Jarucia Jaycox Nirula
"~A Pink American"
Alphabet Kids lives up to its promise. It delivers an easily digestible book on the most common and some highly uncommon childhood developmental disorders.
While the material itself can be found in any diagnostic manual, Mr. Woliver does a marvelous job of introducing each condition with at least one anecdotal account of or from a person afflicted by the disease. This is extremely valuable both emotionally and mentally for the parent reading about the disorder for the first time and realizing they aren't alone in dealing with it.
Having worked for many years with families struggling to understand these issues, I often thought to myself while reading this book, WHY wasn't this written a decade a go? Of course I know that our understanding of many of this afflictions was not nearly as comprehensive as it is now.
While most parents may not have to face any of the disorders listed in this text, I'd still recommend all new parents be given this to have on hand. The very best way to treat most of the issues that can be managed is by early detection.
I caution against folks using this text to make lay-diagnoses. However, as any parent knows, when you sense something wrong with your child you're probably right. This book is an invaluable reference for helping those confronting such matters seek more focused help early on.
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