Learning Center - New Books - April 2023 | Westchester Library System

1) Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia

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From Hadley Freeman, bestselling author of House of Glass, comes a "riveting" (The New York Times) memoir about her experience as an anorexic and her journey to recovery.
In 1995, Hadley Freeman wrote in her diary: "I just spent three years of my life in mental hospitals. So why am I crazier than I was before????"

From the ages of fourteen to seventeen, Freeman lived in psychiatric wards after developing anorexia...

2) Malady of the mind: schizophrenia and the path to prevention

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Lieberman, Jeffrey A

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"This brilliant portait of schizophrenia-the most malignant and least understood mental illness-by renowned psychiatrist Jeffrey Lieberman, Chair of Columbia's legendary Psychiatry department, interweaves cultural and scientific history with dramatic patient portraits and clinical experiences to impart a revolutionary message of hope: that for the first time in human history, schizophrenia can not just be effectively treated, but even prevented. Of...

3) Zig-zag boy: a memoir of madness and motherhood

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Frank, Tanya

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"A compassionate, heartrending memoir of a mother's quest to accept her son's journey through psychosis. One night in 2009, Tanya Frank finds her nineteen-year-old son, Zach--gentle and full of promise--in the grip of what the psychiatrists would label a psychotic break. Suddenly and inexplicably, Tanya is thrown into a parallel universe: Zach's world, where the phones are bugged, his friends have joined the Mafia, and helicopters are spying on his...

4) The dyslexic advantage: unlocking the hidden potential of the dyslexic brain

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Eide, Brock

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"In this revolutionary book, the Eides use new brain science and their expertise in neurology and learning disorders to explain how individuals with dyslexia not only perceive the written word differently but also conceive space more intuitively, see connections between unrelated objects, and are able to make great leaps creatively that others simply miss. Presenting a variety of case studies and true stories to support the science, The Dyslexic Advantage...

5) Born extraordinary: empowering children with differences and disabilities

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Zucker, Meg

6) Autism & education: the way I see it : what parents and teachers need to know

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Grandin, Temple

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"Dr. Temple Grandin discusses the real issues that parents, teachers, and kids face every day. Here is a concise handbook that illustrates what Temple has found to work in the field of education. Topics include: The importance of early intervention, teaching for different types of thinking, developing talent, motivating students, keeping high expectations, and much more! In these helpful pages, Dr. Grandin offers do's and don'ts, practical strategies,...

7) The anxiety coach: every parent's guide to building resilience in their child

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Hawton, Michael

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Childhood anxiety is much more prevalent these days, and parents and carers need to be able to help their kids to prevent dangerous escalation. With 18 years of expert, qualified experience, the author shows how to help children and tweens build up the necessary brain architecture and perspective, and create the emotional reserves and balance needed throughout life. Parent-led strategies for managing child anxiety based in cognitive behavioral approaches...

8) The Science of Reading: Information, Media, and Mind in Modern America

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Johns, Adrian

9) Hide and Shh!: A Not-so-sneaky Sister Story About Inclusion

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Dendy, Christina/ Takeyama, Nathalia (ILT)

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Dinah, a young girl with Down Syndrome, loves to play games with her older sister, Chloe, but she' s not very good at the still and quiet kind. When her not-so-sneaky efforts to get into the big kids' game backfire, Dinah realizes she might need to adapt a few of her own behaviors. In the process, she shows Chloe and her friends that there' s more than one way to play.

10) Whatever Comes Tomorrow

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Levington, Rebecca Gardyn/ Cabassa, Mariona (ILT)

11) Scattered minds: the origins and healing of attention deficit disorder

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Maté, Gabor

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"From renowned mental health expert and speaker Dr. Gabor Maté, 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." -- Amazon.com