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Books in Living with Health Challenges series

  • Living With Scoliosis

    L E Carmichael

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Speculates on the origins of scoliosis, discusses how it is diagnosed and treated, and examines how people suffering from scoliosis manage the condition.
  • Living with Celiac Disease

    Dale-Marie Bryan

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Discusses aspects of the autoimmune disorder, including its causes, risk factors, and complications, and describes the gluten-free diet, a lifestyle change which sufferers traditionally adopt to treat the illness.
  • Living with Autism

    Megan Atwood

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Living with Autism features fictional narratives paired with firsthand advice from a medical expert to help preteens and teenagers feel prepared for dealing with autism during adolescence.
  • Living with Substance Addiction

    Melissa Higgins

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Describes the issues surrounding substance abuse including symptoms of addiction, risk factors for substance abuse, detox, and relapse.
  • Living With Dyslexia

    Chris Eboch

    Library Binding (Abdo Group, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Discusses how dyslexia is diagnosed and treated, as well as how dyslexics can overcome challenges faced at school, at home, and on the job.
  • Living With Eating Disorders

    Racquel Foran

    Library Binding (Abdo Group, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Discusses the causes and risk factors of eating disorders, as well as their warning signs, symptoms, and complications, and suggests lifestyle changes and treatment options for regaining health.
  • Living with Depression

    Carol Hand

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Discusses the causes of depression, how it is diagnosed and treated, and lifestyle changes that can be adopted to cope with it.
  • Living With Asthma

    Christine Zuchora-Walske

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Living with Asthma features fictional narratives paired with firsthand advice from a medical expert to help preteens and teenagers feel prepared for dealing with asthma during adolescence. Topics include causes and risk factors, complications, tests and diagnosis, treatment methods, coping strategies, and giving and getting support. Throughout the book, Ask Yourself This questions encourage discussion. Features include a selected bibliography, further readings, Just the Facts summary of medical facts about asthma, Where to Turn summary of key advice that includes contact information for helpful organizations, a glossary, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
  • Living with Epilepsy

    Sara Cohen Christopherson

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Describes different aspects of epilepsy including risk factors, diagnosis, types of seizures, and treatment.
  • Living with Obesity

    L E Carmichael

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Discusses obesity's causes, risk factors, and complications, and suggests lifestyle changes that can be made to treat obesity.
  • Living with Diabetes

    MK Ehrman

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Describes what diabetes is, its causes and risk factors, how it is treated and managed, and how to mentally and emotionally deal with the disease.
  • Living with ADHD

    Tad Kershner

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Explains what ADHD is, how it is diagnosed, treatment methods, and coping strategies.