Resources

New Resource: Friendship Circle Special Needs Ebooks!

Over the last few years we been quite busy making the place called the internet a friendly, welcoming place for families of a child with Special Needs and Special Educators. The last four years have seen us launch:

• Special Needs Resource Blog which has over 250,000 monthly readers.
• Special Needs App Directory that lists over 300 special needs apps.
• Great Bike Giveaway which gives away adaptive bikes to children and young adults with special needs.
• FC Giveaways, A weekly giveaway of a special needs product

Introducing Friendship Circle ebooks

Today I would like to introduce you to our newest project: Special Needs Ebooks. We have numerous articles on this blog that provide essential resources on many topics. However many times an article cannot cover the scope of a topic in its entirety. For this reason we will be creating ebooks that will provide detailed information on a specific topic. Ranging from 30-100 pages, these ebooks will give you the in-depth special needs resources that may have been hard to find.

How to get the ebooks

There are two ways you can get an ebook:

For Purchase

You can purchase an ebook by visiting www.friendshipcircle.org/blog/ebooks. On this page you will see our available ebooks.

Become a Subscriber

Friendship Circle offers you the ability to subscribe to a daily email that provides you with the latest special needs blog posts. All subscribers will receive a coupon code to download the latest special needs ebook. You can subscribe by entering your email in the subscribe box on the top right side of this page.

Current and upcoming Ebook Topics

Currently Friendship Circle is offering  two ebooks; The Special Needs Toy Guide and A Crash Course in Meltdown Management (see below for details) In the next few months we will be publishing more ebooks. Future titles include:

• 101 ADHD Resources you should know about
• A Complete Guide to a Sensory Friendly Home
• The Special Needs Travel Guide

If you have more topics you would like us to write about please let us know in the comments below.

A Crash Course In Meltdown Management

Meltdowns can possess an almost mythological quality: it’s hard to believe that they even exist unless you've seen or experienced one firsthand. Behavior is communication, and every meltdown happens for a reason. Sometimes the stimulus is external, such as a change in routine or environment, and sometimes internal, such as physical or emotional discomfort.  It can take quite a bit of detective work to uncover the cause for a meltdown, especially when a person is nonverbal or has limited use of language. Misinformation about meltdowns is plentiful, but with practice, meltdowns can become less frequent, less intense and shorter in duration.  The chapters collected in this e-book represent the research and personal experience that I’ve gathered over the years in my efforts to help my son.

The Special Needs Toy Guide

“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” ― Fred Rogers If play is the work of childhood, then toys are the tools of the trade.  All children learn through play, but play does not come naturally to all children. Sometimes the right toy can spark enough interest to start something new. To help you find the right the right toy for your child with special needs Friendship Circle has launched an e-book called Toys: A comprehensive guide to finding the right toy for your child with special needs. The purpose of this e-book is to narrow down the field of infinite toys to those which successfully target special interests and emerging skills. Here you’ll find tried-and-true toys and activities recommended by experienced therapists and parents – yes, even toys for children who refuse to play with toys, or children who prefer to spend hours each day watching objects spin.