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One Family's Journey Through the Maze of Learning Disabilities
by Dana Buchman
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by Taylor Harris
Published Jan 2023
Read ReviewsA Black mother bumps up against the limits of everything she thought she believed - about science and medicine, about motherhood, and about her faith - in search of the truth about her son.
by Judith Newman
Published Aug 2018
Read ReviewsFrom the author of the viral New York Times op-ed column "To Siri with Love" comes a collection of touching, hilarious, and illuminating stories about life with a thirteen-year-old boy with autism that hold insights and revelations for us all.
by Elizabeth Weil
Published Feb 2012
Read ReviewsWritten with charm and wit, No Cheating, No Dying investigates one of the most universal human institutions--marriage. Elizabeth Weil and her husband Dan have two basic ground rules for their marriage: no cheating, no dying. For ten years its worked fine, but Elizabeth started to wonder if it could be better.
by Andrea Gillies
Published Oct 2011
Read ReviewsKeeper is a fiercely honest "glimpse into the dementia abyss" - an endlessly engrossing meditation on memory and the mind, on family, and on a society that is largely indifferent to the far-reaching ravages of this baffling disease.
by Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop
Published Jul 2009
Read ReviewsA spellbinding novel about a troubled young girl and a family in crisis, and a gripping, astonishing portrait of recovery and self-determination.
by Marti Leimbach
Published May 2007
Read ReviewsA moving, deeply absorbing story of a family in crisis. What sets it apart from most fiction about difficult subjects such as autism, is the author's ability to write about a sad and frightening situation with a seamless blend of warmth, compassion and humor.
by Patricia Stacey
Published Oct 2004
Read ReviewsA compelling and inspiring read which should be of interest to anyone who cares about the lives of children; and especially for parents and professionals who care for children with autism and other special needs.
by Dr. Mel Levine
Published Jan 2003
Read ReviewsDifferent minds learn differently - Dr. Levine shows parents and others who care for children how to identify these individual learning patterns in order to focus on the child's learning strengths.
by Phyllis J. Green
Published Jan 1999
Read ReviewsThe story of a family in crisis as they struggle to cope with their son's SIB attacks (self-injury), and find help for this otherwise incredibly happy, loving child.
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