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Here’s an excerpt from a very nice Publisher’s Weekly profile:

“Jessica Kingsley Publishers (in the U.K., but distributes worldwide) has an armful of special needs titles coming up, including Coach Yourself Through the Autism Spectrum by Ruth Knott Schroeder, Grandparenting a Child with Special Needs by Charlotte E. Thompson, M.D., 
Art as an Early Intervention Tool for Children with Autism by Nicole Martin and First Steps in Intervention with Your Child with Autism by Phil Christie et al. The Imprinted Brain: How Genes Set the Balance Between Autism and Psychosis by Christopher Badcock, who teaches at the London School of Economics and blogs forPsychology Today, presents “a revolutionary new theory about what could be causing autism,” says marketing manager Tony Schiavo. Targeted for the “informed general reader,” the book delves into the genetic dimension of the disorder.“

Alphabet Kids—from ADD to Zellweger Syndrome by Robbie Woliver (9781843108801, $29.95, Hardcover, 11/08)

• PW “Making the List” Gift Giving Guide, 12/08: For a parent friend: “Robbie Woliver’s Alphabet Kids—from ADD to Zellweger Syndrome (Jessica Kingsley Publishers), a guide to developmental, neurobiological and psychological disorders of childhood and adolescence. It’s surprisingly unscary. Really.”