Beyond the Label: A Guide to Unlocking a Child's Educational Potential
This book provides 'roadmaps' for parents to develop a practical plan to allow their child to succeed in the educational setting and in life.  The book assists parents in developing both short and long-term plans for success as well as providing valuable information regarding obtaining necessary accommodations for special needs children in educational settings and in critical standardized testing situations. This is a valuable resource for parents to reduce their anxiety regarding their child, determine if issues are significant enough to warrant intervention, and to obtain the information necessary to develop an appropriate plan for addressing their issues in a manner that will optimize their chances of success. -- Roger Light, Ph.D., Clinical Neuropsychologist, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA"Overall, the message of the book is important, and it is written in a way that is very accessible, encouraging, and validating for parents who are coming to realize that their children require additional support in their educational environment. Because of the breath of chapters on specific functional deficits, this book would be a great resource for teachers as well. Parents are most likely to find only one or two of the chapters to be relevant to their child, but teachers may use the full breath of the book over the course of their careers to find guidance for whether a referral for assessment is appropriate." -- Jodene Goldenring  Fine,  Michigan state University.Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology"I foundBeyond the Labelto be a very practical, informative, and thorough guide. The information it contained is applicable to teachers, school administrators, parents, therapists, and anyone who is involved with helping a child with special accommodations be successful in school... this book is going on my bookshelf. It is already ear-marked, highlighted and annotated. As I read through it, I thought of several of my past and present students and their families. This book is a fabulous resource for many students, parents, therapists and teachers as it provides everything from basic information to specific treatment techniques. I am pleased to have it as a part of my personal library." -- Aimee E. Ketchum, OTR/L CNMI, Pediatric Occupational Therapist, Aimee's Babies: Aimiee's Blog