The Adolescent and Adult Neuro-diversity Handbook: Asperger Syndrome, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Related Conditions. Sarah Hendrickx, $19.95

The Adolescent and Adult Neuro-Diversity Handbook is a handy first-reference point guide to the full range of developmental conditions as they affect adolescents and adults. Each chapter focuses on a different condition, describing its history, causes and characteristics, its implications for the individual, diagnosis and assessment, treatments and approaches, and strategies for providing support and self-support. A wide range of conditions are covered, including Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD, OCD, Tourette's and Anxiety Disorders.

Amen, Amen, Amen: Memoir of a Girl Who Couldn’t Stop Praying (Among Other Things). Abby Sher, $32.99

Until the age of ten, Abby Sher was a happy child in a fun-loving, musical family. But when her father and favorite aunt pass away, Abby fills the void of her loss with rituals: kissing her father's picture over and over each night, washing her hands, counting her steps, and collecting sharp objects that she thinks could harm innocent pedestrians. Then she begins to pray. At first she repeats the few phrases she remembers from synagogue, but by the time she is in high school, Abby is spending hours locked in her closet, urgently reciting a series of incantations and pleas. If she doesn't, she is sure someone else will die, too. The patterns from which she cannot deviate become her shelter and her obsession.

In college Abby is diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and while she accepts this as an explanation for the counting and kissing and collecting, she resists labeling her fiercest obsession, certain that her prayers are not an illness but the cure. She descends into darker compulsions, starving and cutting herself, measuring every calorie and incision. It is only when her earliest, deepest fear is realized that Abby is forced to examine and redefine the terms of her faith and her future.

Anxious Annie: the World’s Greatest Thinker. Jill Bobula & Katherine Bobula, $16.95

Annie thinks about a lot of things — maybe a little too much. But Annie learns how to keep her thoughts under control and learns that there are many benefits to being ‘the world’s greatest thinker’.

Breaking Free from OCD: a CBT Guide for Young People and Their Families. Jo Derisley, Isobel Heyman, Sarah Robinson and Cynthia Turner, $23.95

Written by leading experts on OCD, this step-by-step guide is written for adolescents with OCD and their families, to be used in home treatment or as a self-help book. Using the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which is the proven method for helping those with OCD, it offers teenagers a structured plan of treatment which can be read alone, or with a parent, counselor or mental health worker. The guide provides useful advice and worksheets throughout. This self-help book for young people aged 10-16 is an invaluable resource for adolescents who have suffered from, or know someone who has suffered from, OCD, their families, teachers and mental health professionals.

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for OCD. David Clark, $29.50

This authoritative book reviews current cognitive-behavioral models of OCD and delineates an innovative, theoretically and empirically grounded approach to assessment and treatment. Leading scientist-practitioner David Clark first elaborates and refines existing theories of obsessions and compulsions. He then spells out effective strategies for assessing client needs, developing a clear case formulation, implementing an array of cognitive and behavioral interventions, and troubleshooting potential difficulties.

Coping with OCD offers a brief yet comprehensive and effective approach to dealing with the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). A great book for people recently diagnosed with OCD and a source of in-the-moment strategies for managing symptoms for those already receiving treatment.

Disorganized Children: a Guide for Parents and Professionals. Edited by Samuel Stein &Uttom Chowdhury, $27.95

Disorganized children may display a range of behaviours symptomatic of, for example, ADHD, autism and conduct disorders, but they often fail to meet all the criteria for a clear diagnosis. In this book, psychiatrists, speech, family and occupational therapists and neurodevelopment specialists present a range of behavioural and psychological strategies to help disorganized children improve concentration and performance in the classroom and deal with a variety of behaviour and social interaction difficulties … The combination of information, exercises and case studies makes this a valuable tool for use by parents, health care and teaching professionals, and the authors provide an insight into the mind of disorganized children and practical guidance on how best to help them achieve their full potential.

Find a Way or Make a Way: Checklists of Helpful Accommodations for Students with ADHD, Executive Dysfunctions, Mood Disorders, Tourette's Syndrome, OCD and Other Neurological Challenges. Leslie Packer, $23.95

Find a Way or Make a Way is designed to provide lots of practical ideas to incorporate into a student's plan, with sections on accommodations for homework, tests, sleep problems, and handwriting problems.

Forms for Helping Children with O.C.D. E. Katia Moritz, $49.95

Featuring reproducible forms to be used by clinicians during treatment with children with OCD. This volume focuses on parent and child psycho-education, targeting OCD symptoms, and building hierarchies. All forms and activities include a brief description of their therapeutic value.

Getting Over OCD: a 10-Step Workbook for Taking Back Your Life. Jonathan Abramowitz, $25.50

Based on cognitive-behavioral therapy — the most effective treatment for OCD — this workbook is built around carefully sequenced exercises that are designed to help confront and master the obsession thoughts and compulsive behaviors that affect adults with OCD.

Learn how to recognize your child's specific OCD symptoms, understand causes of and treatment options for OCD, and teach your child the tools and techniques they need to deal with their OCD behaviour. Fill-ins, assessments and progress charts encourage you to get involved with your child's recovery with personalized strategies.

Is a Worry Worrying You? Ferida Wolff & Harriet May Savitz, illustrated by Marie Le Tourneau, $8.95

“Suppose, just suppose, one hundred elephants come to tea and you discover you don't have any tea bags. Uh, oh. What will you do with a herd of thirsty elephants? Now that's a worry! But you can get rid of that worry by offering the elephants lemonade instead…”

Adults think of childhood as a carefree time, but the truth is that children worry, and some children worry a lot. This book addresses children's worries with humor and imagination, and teaches kids the use of perspective and the art of creative problem-solving.

Just Another Day. Shadi Srour, $17.95 (fiction)

Josh appears to be a normal, intelligent college student. He has a girlfriend, a typical social life and excels in his classes. However, Josh is suffering from severe Obsessive Compulsive disorder. Just Another Day goes beyond the ‘hand washing’ image so many people have and compassionately follows 24 hours in the chaotic and secret life of someone with OCD, presenting both common and obscure aspects of the illness.

Marni. Marni Bates, $9.95

Marni pulls. Her hair, that is. Struggling with the stress disorder trichotillomania, Marni’s compulsion to yank out her eyebrows, eyelashes — even the hair from the top of her head — makes surviving high school no easy feat.

Tigers, Too: Executive Functions/Speed of Processing/Memory. Marilyn Dornbush & Sheryl Pruitt, $71.95

From the authors of Teaching the Tiger comes this practical, detailed and insightful look at executive functions, speed of processing and memory and the impact these have on the academic, behavioral and social functioning of students with ADHD, Tourette Syndrome and OCD.

Washing My Life Away: Surviving Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Ruth Deane, $25.95

In this frank and personal account of an OCD sufferer, Ruth Deane takes the reader on a moving, honest and at times light-hearted journey. From the first innocuous signs of onset to the devastating effect of the condition on her relationships with her family and friends, her self-esteem and her marriage, her hospital admission and eventual management and recovery from OCD, this book offers hope, support and insight into mysteries of OCD.

What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: a Kid’s Guide to Overcoming OCD. Dawn Huebner, $17.95 (ages 6-12)

What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck guides children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat obsessive compulsive disorder. This interactive self-help book turns kids into super-sleuths who can recognize and more appropriately respond to OCD's tricks. With engaging examples, activities, and step-by-step instructions, it helps children master the skills needed to break free from OCD's sticky thoughts and urges, and live happier lives.

What to Do When Your Child Has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Strategies and Solutions. Aureen Pinto Wagner, $22.50

This companion guide for parents to the children’s OCD book Up and Down the Worry Hill offers practical guidance and hope for children, adolescents and families affected by OCD. Author Aureen Wagner brings the latest scientific advances in the treatment of this beguiling disorder along with her many years of experience in treating children and teenagers. Using the metaphor of the Worry Hill, for which she has received international recognition, Dr. Wagner presents a powerful step-by-step approach that countless children have used successfully to regain control by providing parents and children with the blueprint for taking charge of and mastering OCD.