Kingsley, Jason
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Book Reviewed: Count Us In (with Mitchell Levitz)
Bio from the Back Cover: "Jason Kingsley graduated from high school in 1994. A television actor, he has received many awards recognizing his contributions toward better understanding and inclusion of people with developmental disabilities. He lives in Hartsdale, New York."
Kirk, Sally
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Book Reviewed: Hope for the Autism Spectrum
Bio from the Book Jacket: "Sally Kirk lives with her husband and their three boys in Midlothian, Virginia. Over the years, the diagnosis of her son Will worsened from motor delay to ADHD to Asperger's syndrome despite numerous therapies, special education, and medications to reduce inattention and anxeity. It was not until biomedical interventions began three years ago at age eleven that Will's life improved dramatically."
Klein, Stanley
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Book Reviewed: Reflections from a Different Journey (edited, with John D. Kemp)
Bio from the Book Jacket: "Stanley D. Klein, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and frequent speaker to parents and health care and education professionals, has worked with children with disabilities and their parents for fifty years and has received numerous national awards for his work. A cofounder and former editor in chief of Exceptional Parent magazine, Dr. Klein has coedited four books. He lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts."
Kolari, Jennifer
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Book Reviewed: Connected Parenting
Bio from the Book Jacket: "Jennifer Kolari, MSW, RSW, is a child and family therapist who has been based in Toronto for twenty years. In addition to coaching parents on how to develop and use connected parenting skills, she teachers children's social skills groups and parenting workshops. A sought-after lecturer, Kolari speaks to schools, organizations, and agencies throughout Ontario and California. She lives in Toronto with her husband and their three children."
Author's Site: www.connectedparenting.com
Konjoian, Patricia
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Books Reviewed: Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid (with Gina Gallagher)
Bio from Back Cover: "Patricia Konjoian is a freelance videographer who lives in Andover, Massachusetts, with her husband and three children. She has been on a diet since 1978."
Author's Site: www.shutupabout.com/
Kranowitz, Carol
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Books Reviewed: The Out-of-Sync Child, The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun, and Growing an In-Sync Child.
Bio from the Back Cover of Has Fun: "Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A., a preschool teacher for over twenty-five years, has a special interest in children with Sensory Integration Dysfunction. She collaborated with leading SI authority Lynn A. Balzer-Martin, Ph.D., O.T.R., to develop an innovative program to screen young children for this disorder. Ms. Kranowitz writes and speaks regularly about the subject and is a consultant to schools wishing to provide SAFE activities for strengthening all children's healthy neurological development."
Author's Site: www.out-of-sync-child.com/
Kreger, Randi
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Book Reviewed: Stop Walking on Eggshells! (with Paul T. Mason)
Bio from the Back Cover: "Randi Kreger is a professional writer and public relations and marketing executive. Unable to find sufficient information about the effects of BPD behavior on non-borderlines, she began researching the issue on the Internet, eventually collecting more than 1,000 stories detailing the devastating effects of the disorder. Kreger moderates two e-mail discussion groups for non-BPs and maintains a comprehensive Web site about BPD."
Author's Site: www.bpdcentral.com/index.php
Kuebelbeck, Amy
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Book Revieweds: Waiting with Gabriel and A Gift of Time
Bio from the Book Jacket: "Amy Kuebelbeck is a former reporter and editor for the Associated Press in Minneapolis and has also written for newspapers including the Los Angeles Times and the Seattle Times. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with her husband, Mark Neuzil, and their daughters, Elena and Maria."
Author's Site: perinatalhospice.org/
Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy
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Books Reviewed: Raising Your Spirited Child and Sleepless in America.
Bio from the Author's Site: "Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, M.A., has more than twenty years' experience as a teacher, an award-winning parent educator, and an international trainer. The founder of the Spirited Child and Power Struggles workshops, Kurcinka is also the bestselling author of Raising Your Spirited Child and Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles. She lives in Minnesota."
Author's Site: www.parentchildhelp.com/
Kurtin, Paul S.
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Book Reviewed: Optimizing Care for Young Children With Special Health Care Needs (with Elisa J. Sobo)
Bio from the Back Cover: "Paul S. Kurtin, M.D., is Chief Quality and Safety Officer, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego."
Kutscher, Martin L.
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Books Reviewed: ADHD: Living Without Brakes and Kids in the Syndrome Mix
Bio from the Back of Syndrome Mix: "Martin L. Kutshcher, MD is board certified in pediatrics and in neurology with special competency in child neurology. Dr. Kutscher received his B.A. from Columbia University and his M.D. from Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed a pediatric internship and residency at Temple University's St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. His neurology residency and pediatric neurology fellowship were completed at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is currently a member of the Department of Pediatrics and Neurology of New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. Dr. Kutscher is a partner of Pediatric Neurological Associates in White Plains, New York, where he has worked with special needs children for the past 17 years."
Author's Site: www.pediatricneurology.com/
