Disabled Child

The honest, relatable, actionable roadmap to the practicalities of parenting a disabled child, featuring personal stories, expert interviews, and the foundational information parents need to know about topics including diagnosis, school, doctors, insurance, financial planning, disability rights...

A guide to navigating the emotional experience of caring for and raising disabled children with high-support needs, from a therapist and parent of a disabled child. Amanda Griffith-Atkins, a therapist who is also one of the millions of people raising a disabled child with high-support needs...

“Funny and poignant... Craig Thomas is a big-hearted, empathetic writer who knows his characters inside and out." —Tom Perrotta, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Mrs. Fletcher and The Leftovers “Funny, real and moving all at once...[A] wonderful, heartfelt debut.”...

No way back to Earth. No ability to speak. Just one warrior who loves her for who she is… Lucy (Chloe) After being sold to slavers and getting caught up in a planet’s invasion, Lucy just wants to be left alone. She’s come to Affinia to heal, to find that part of herself she lost since leaving Earth as a mail order bride. But she’s trapped within herself. She lost her ability to speak and she never learned to read or write, thanks to the strict coalition rules on Earth. As Lucy tries to deal with her fears and frustrations, she catches the eye of a handsome zyanthan warrior. Melikk ...

This program includes a bonus conversation with the author. Nat Cassidy is at his razor-sharp best again with his horror novel Nestlings, which harnesses the creeping paranoia of Rosemary's Baby and the urban horror of Salem's Lot, set in an exclusive New York City residential building. “This...

The Woman Lady Henrietta Maclellan longs for the romantic swirl of a London season. But as a rusticating country maiden, she has always kept her sensuous nature firmly under wraps -- until she meets Simon Darby. Simon makes her want to whisper promises late at night, exchange kisses on a balcony...

Disabled Children Need Inclusion, Empathy, and Friendship Every child deserves to feel, be seen, heard, and valued in a world full of wonder and uniqueness. Different Yes, Not Less discusses the types of disabilities and the needs of disabled individuals. Some are born with disabilities, others are disabled in accidents, and some become disabled through the thoughtless actions of others—Yes, they may move, speak, or act differently as a result; however, they are no less human beings than everyone else. Like all children, these children deserve to be seen, heard, and valued. They deserve ...

An approachable guide to being a thoughtful, informed ally to disabled people, with actionable steps for what to say and do (and what not to do) and how you can help make the world a more inclusive place ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, Booklist “A candid, accessible cheat sheet for...

It is 1968. Lynnie, a young white woman with a developmental disability, and Homan, an African American deaf man, are locked away in an institution, the School for the Incurable and Feebleminded, and have been left to languish, forgotten. Deeply in love, they escape, and find refuge in the...

With exemplary biographies of Angela Covadonga Bachiller, Andrea Bocelli, Jim Abbott, Franklin Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, Temple Grandin, Annie Jump Cannon, Frida Kahlo and Ray Charles, and an insightful introduction written by authors who overcame their own disabilities and handicaps, this book provides meaningful, practical guidance and resources for parents of children with disabilities, their teachers - and the children themselves - to understand how to transform a disability into “this-ability.” Ultimately a challenge against ableism, the authors astutely observe everyone will ...

Growing up disabled can be an isolating experience. As much as you might be surrounded by loving and well-meaning friends and family, chances are no one close to you is going through this alongside you . . . until now! From navigating sports at school, to facing the confusion of getting given free stuff all the time, to juggling hospital trips alongside your social life, this anthology of firsthand experiences of childhood disability will be a welcome companion for disabled children.

Quick Practical Guide — From Problem to Solution. Simple. Actionable. Transformative. You are stronger than you think—and your child is more capable than they’re often told. Parenting a child with disabilities brings unique challenges, but also extraordinary opportunities to lead with love, patience, and resilience. 💙 Parenting a Child with Disabilities is a practical, compassionate guide for moms, dads, and caregivers who want to raise a happy, emotionally secure child in a world that may not always understand them. Inside, you’ll discover: 🏥 How to navigate diagnosis, ...

You have read the articles. You have a folder on your laptop with forty-one things in it, nine of which are the same article saved four times. And you feel further from acting than you did two years ago, which you have quietly filed as evidence of some flaw in yourself. It is not a flaw. Nobody has ever given you the order. Every guide to special needs financial planning explains what a special needs trust is, from the beginning, as though you had never heard of one. None of them is written to be second. So you have a pile of correct answers to questions asked in no particular order, and no...

"Wanted...a mail order GROOM, who loves children, 2 boys and 1 adorable little girl. Their mother wouldn't mind if you loved her too. I am a 33-year-old woman with long strawberry-blonde hair. I have a home and farm that could use a man's touch. We need you to be honest, loving and caring, and I can't think of a better Christmas gift than YOU for me and the kids. We are in Laramie, Wyoming...and need a commitment as soon as possible!" Christmas was only three weeks away, and Duane Wilson had sent a telegram back to Ellen explaining that he had been injured in the Civil war and walked with a...

National Book Award Longlist * Bank Street Children's Book Committee Best Book of the Year ""Beautifully written and elegantly structured, this fantasy is as real as it gets.""—Franny Billingsley, author of Chime The Real Boy, Anne Ursu's follow-up to her widely acclaimed and beloved middle...

Step by step guideline for getting started homeschooling your gifted and/or learning disabled child. Includes how to schedule your day and your year, buy curricula, find help in your community, and record keeping.

One summer's day could change both their lives... Catriona Maclean is determined to give the special needs children in her Edinburgh church a seaside day out. She’s a nurse, her older brother is disabled, and she knows just how tough that can be for a family. But when a last minute hitch means she must call on the man she’s been secretly in love with since her teens for help, only her promise to God will carry her through. Alistair Murray has seen Catriona almost every day for the last twenty years. She’s a work colleague, his best friend’s little sister, one of the guys. They even ...

What do we owe future generations? And how do we act now to support them? One way is to think – hard – about the damage our obsession with longevity is wreaking on the economy, our society and our future. Australia’s aged care crisis is escalating as Baby Boomers grow old. According to...

In Lost and Found, I use my expertise to provide a behind-the-scenes experience and a firsthand account of the vulnerabilities presented for caregivers raising an intellectually disabled child when information is not readily accessible. In this book you will learn how to determine the level of intellectual disability for your child and understand what this may mean for your family.

Tim Richmond, a widower, is left to raise his young disabled son. Separated from his three sisters at a tender age and raised by an unloving aunt, Tim longs to find his missing siblings as well as give his son a home filled with unconditional love. Further, he is drawn to capable and independent Julie Gardner, though he knows there is no hope for a relationship; she doesn’t need him. Or does she? Then, at Christmas, a gift he never imagined possible proves faith, love and blessings can make his life whole again.