emotionally disturbed children

Introduces readers to what autism is, how it affects people, and what they can do to be a good friend to someone living with autism.

Bobby recklessly smokes, drinks, and steals cars in Dublin, and when his mother relocates the family to a small cottage in the countryside, Bobby believes a certain spookiness lurks in the corners of the new home.

A series of essays that express various perspectives on different types of behavior disorders.

Charlie Proud has an anger problem. When he is involved in one too many fights at school, his principal, Mr. Dewitt offers him a choice, either take a job as a handyman for an old woman the community considers a little crazy, or get out of his school. Fearing the wrath of his father, the boy begins his work with Mrs. Ritchie. Along with her sons, Mrs. Ritchie takes Charlie on a journey through the harvest season in her backyard where friendship and trust are built.

Julie grows very suspicious of the strange happenings at a dude ranch for emotionally disturbed teenagers in Montana.

An English translation of Yasmina Reza's play about four self-absorbed adults who meet to deal with their children's unruly behavior.

This book offers concrete suggestions for creating environments in which all young people can grow and flourish.

Discusses a six-year-old boy who had been described by a psychiatrist as "a feral child, as wild as if he'd been raised by animals.".