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Approximately 1 in 7 women suffer from postpartum depression after having a baby. Many more may experience depression during pregnancy, postpartum anxiety, OCD, and other mood disorders. Postpartum depression is, in fact, the most common pregnancy-related complication-yet confusion and misinformation about this disorder are still widespread. And these aren't harmless myths: the lack of clarity surrounding mothers' mental health challenges can have...
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Do you know too well the struggles of a child on the autism spectrum who can't seem to fit into the molds of traditional society? Do you identify with the grief of parents who don't understand why their child screeches like a pterodactyl or bear-crawls through the hallways? Do you feel the frustration and sadness from parents who mourn the simplicity of going to birthday parties and out to dinner? Do you recognize this story?
Author Amanda Irtz recognizes...
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Are you a mother struggling to cope?
Are you constantly overwhelmed and anxious?
Do you long for better mental health to be able to care for yourself and your family?
When storms engulf you and everything is dismal and grey, Encouraging Mums With Hope: Light in the Darkness of Maternal Depression will bring you back into the sunshine.
Australian author Nicki Jeffery and a large group of mothers, health professionals and pastoral care workers address...
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A son's story of the debilitating illness, anorexia nervosa, that his single mother suffered from throughout his childhood. The mother and son formed a close bond and the boy's description of their life together is, filled with both joy and sadness. Damian Cooper has written a straightforward, honest and loving account of his boyhood, set against a poignant parallel story of his mother's excessive focus on body image, food, diet and exercise.
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"Reading Scratched gave me the feeling of standing very close to a blazing fire. It is that brilliant, that intense, and one of the finest explorations I know of what it means to be a woman and an artist."-Sigrid Nunez, author of The Friend and Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction
In a bold and brilliant memoir that reinvents the form, the acclaimed author of the novel Museum Pieces and the collection Mendocino Fire explores the ferocious...
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Prehab Before Postpartum: A Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Guide for a Happier Postpartum prepares parents for the "fourth trimester"-the first three months after delivery, when the commonly experienced but rarely discussed postpartum depression and anxiety arrives. Combining personal experiences and clinical knowledge, Dr. Raushanah Hud-Aleem, a double board-certified adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist, helps mothers and fathers (as paternal...
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One day a teenage boy gets on his bike and rides forty miles up California's Pacific Coast Highway to avoid causing an earthquake he fears will endanger his mother and sister. But the quake he is experiencing is not coming from beneath the earth; it's the onset of bipolar illness.
Blinded by Hope describes what it's like to have an unusually bright, creative child-and then to have that child suddenly be hit with an illness that defies description...
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Have you ever thought you may be drinking too much?
How many times have you sworn off alcohol only to return to it after the hangover wore off? Most of us! As moms, we have this unique ability to influence the life of another human being in ways that are both impossibly profound and jarringly serious. It's no wonder alcohol sneaks in to help us cope!
This book is filled with real-life stories from moms of all ages and stages who got sober and stayed...
10) Managing Your ADHD Child: How to Improve Your Listenings Skills, Be a Positive Parent and Lovingly
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If your child has recently been diagnosed with ADHD, or you have read other books on the subject without finding practical solutions, then read on."Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder" is one of the most discussed and misinterpreted topics in child development, both in education and parenting.Compared to the past, in recent years, great strides have been made in pediatric and psychiatric studies, going to unravel many secrets still unknown when...
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Tells the true story of how, through diet, applied behavior analysis, consistent and rigorous medical treatment, and more, Ryan's family was able to overcome autism. It took a lot of trial and error, but today Ryan is an aerospace engineer, has friends, and lives a happy "typical" life. His recovery wasn't miraculous, but instead the result of getting proper medical care, and his parents never taking "no" for an answer. Includes examples and actionable...
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Well-received on initial publication, The Mind Tree is truly an enthralling read. Although he is severely autistic and nearly nonverbal, Tito's ability to communicate through his extraordinary writing is astonishing. At the age of three, Tito was diagnosed with severe autism. But his mother, with boundless hope and determination, read to him and taught him to write in English. She also challenged him to write his own stories. The result of their efforts...
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The Autism Job Club is a groundbreaking book for bringing adults with autism and other neuro-diverse conditions into the work world. The book has its basis in the autism job club that the authors have been part of in the San Francisco Bay Area, the job-creation and job-placement efforts the club has undertaken, and similar efforts throughout the United States. The authors review the high unemployment rates among adults with autism and other neuro-...
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