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  • Three Times the Love

    Finding Answers and Hope for Our Triplets with Autism

    The powerfully moving story of one family's journey toward healing their triplet sons with autismLynn and Randy Gaston were overjoyed to discover they were having triplets after many arduous years of trying to conceive. But at eighteen months, the boys began exhibiting odd new behaviors-among them, toe-walking, arm-flapping, and in Nicholas, a sudden muteness. Terrified and dumbfounded, Lynn began ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Expecting Adam

    A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic

    by Martha Beck ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A candid and moving memoir of how one woman’s pregnancy forced her to confront her definition of how to live a successful life“Slyly ironic, frequently hilarious, [Martha] Beck’s memoir charts the journey from being smart to becoming wise.”—TimeThis edition includes a new afterword about Adam.From the moment Martha and her husband, John, accidentally conceived their ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Advanced Parenting

    Advice for Helping Kids Through Diagnoses, Differences, and Mental Health Challenges

    by Kelly Fradin ...
    “An invaluable resource for parents and caregivers,” this important, empathetic guidebook offers practical steps for managing children's health (Emily Oster, PhD, New York Times bestselling author of Cribsheet and Expecting Better).Any parent who has ever walked out of a concerning appointment with their child's doctor or teacher has experienced a heady mix of emotions--fear, love, confusion, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • A Parent's Guide to High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder

    How to Meet the Challenges and Help Your Child Thrive

    Over 100,000 parents have found the facts they need about high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including Asperger syndrome, in this indispensable guide. Leading experts show how you can work with your child's unique impairments--and harness his or her capabilities. Vivid stories and real-world examples illustrate ways to help kids with ASD relate more comfortably to peers, learn the ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Awakening Ashley

    Mozart Knocks Autism on Its Ear

    by Sharon Ruben ...
    At eighteen months, Ashley Ruben still didnt talk. She wouldnt respond when her name was called; she didnt appear to hear either. She fixated on tiny pieces of dirt and ate only crunchy foods. She was enveloped in a thick fogimpenetrable by everyone except Barney the Dinosaur. She worked puzzles like a kindergartener and was computer-savvy before she was two years old. Her mothers late-night ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Ain’t That A Mother

    Postpartum, Palsy, and Everything in Between

    From pasties to postpartum and everything in betweenNo one said motherhood would be easy. For Adiba Nelson, the journey to parenthood started with a big bang and continues with a breakdown (or two) and several “why?” questions for God.Witty and bold, Afro-Latina Adiba grew up in survival mode. Her sometimes complicated relationship with her strong-willed, vibrant, religious mother marked her views ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Scientist In The Crib

    Minds, Brains, And How Children Learn

    This exciting book by three pioneers in the new field of cognitive science discusses important discoveries about how much babies and young children know and learn, and how much parents naturally teach them.It argues that evolution designed us both to teach and learn, and that the drive to learn is our most important instinct. It also reveals as fascinating insights about our adult capacities and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The ADHD Parenting Handbook

    Practical Advice for Parents from Parents

    Practical advice for parents from parents, and proven techniques for raising hyperactive children without losing your temper. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Bipolar Handbook for Children, Teens, and Families

    Real-Life Questions with Up-to-Date Answers

    by Wes Burgess ...
    The most practical and current resource for children and teens affected by bipolar disorder.A practicing psychiatrist specializing in bipolar disorder for nearly twenty years, Dr. Burgess has helped countless children and teens navigate the minefield of mania and depression and lead successful, happy lives. Drawing on the real questions asked by patients and parents and families of affected ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Being the Other One

    Growing Up with a Brother or Sister Who Has Special Needs

    by Kate Strohm ...
    When there's a disabled child in the family, how are normally developing siblings affected? According to Kate Strohm, a counselor and health educator, siblings of the disabled face particular emotional challenges that are often overlooked. Able siblings commonly struggle with feelings of isolation, grief, anger, and anxiety—and these and other emotional issues can have lifelong effects.Being the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Baby Sign Language Simplified

    A Natural Way to Start Communicating with Your Child

    A fresh new beginner's guide to American Sign Language!Baby Sign Language Simplified book makes it fun and straightforward to communicate with your child long before they can talk.From clapping their hands in excitement to lifting their arms to be carried, babies are naturally inclined to use gestures to communicate. With Baby Sign Language Simplified, you’ll discover useful, everyday signs that ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Autism Mom's Survival Guide (for Dads, too!)

    Creating a Balanced and Happy Life While Raising a Child with Autism

    by Susan Senator ...
    Given the daily challenges of raising a child with autism, it’s easy for parents to lose themselves and for their overall quality of life to plummet. Susan Senator interweaves the voices of autism parents, researchers, and professionals to offer guidance and encouragement on how to find happiness and fulfillment in the midst of the struggles of raising an autistic child. Topics include: how to ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Autism Experience: International Perspectives on Autism Parenting

    by Valerie Foley ...
    Have you ever found yourself frantically Googling at 3am, wondering why your child is doing things differently to other kids? All the contributors to this book have ... a lot. We all have at least one child with autism, and we are all driven by a desire to make sure they have the best life possible. The Autism Experience is a collection of advice we shared with each other stories, answers, ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • How We Keep Spinning...! The Journey of a Family in Stories

    Kevin Thaddeus Fisher-Paulson is beloved all over the San Francisco Bay area, and beyond, for the stories of family he has told as a weekly columnistfor the San Francisco Chronicle. While telling his stories, Kevin has stumbled over more than a few truths about foster care, gay marriage, interracial family, rescue dogs, and cupcakes. Many thousands of print readers in northern California, as well ... Read more

    $7.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Horse Boy

    A Father's Quest to Heal His Son

    When his son Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson was devastated, afraid he might never be able to communicate with his child. But when Isaacson, a lifelong horseman, rode their neighbor's horse with Rowan, Rowan improved immeasurably. He was struck with a crazy idea: why not take Rowan to Mongolia, the one place in the world where horses and shamanic healing intersected?The Horse Boy ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The ADHD Advantage

    What You Thought Was a Diagnosis May Be Your Greatest Strength

    Why ADHD could be the key to your successFor decades physicians delivered the diagnosis of ADHD to patients as bad news and warned them about a lifelong struggle of managing symptoms. But The ADHD Advantage explodes this outlook, showing that some of the most highly successful entrepreneurs, leaders, and entertainers have reached the pinnacle of success not in spite of their ADHD but because of it ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Deliverance Prayer For Last Born

    Daily Devotional for Teen and Adult

    by Tella Olayeri ...
    Series Book 1 - Last Born
    This book is an eye opener prayer book to all last born children ready to run a winning race that will make him/her a gallant man or woman in the house. The phrase, “mistakenly born child”, is not your portion. You are not born to fill a vacuum but to play wonderful role in the home front.It is on record, many gallant men and women are last born of the family. The fact is, you are not a bench ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Raising Adventurous Eaters

    Practical Ways to Overcome Picky Eating and Food Sensory Sensitivities

    Help kids develop a positive relationship with food, so they can become healthy and adventurous eaters for life!Is your child a picky eater? Do they insist on having the same foods served over and over again? Be it chicken nuggets, pizza, pancakes, or French fries—if your child is only eating a few foods regularly, their diet may be seriously lacking in the nutrition and vitamins they need to grow ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Raising Cubby

    A Father and Son's Adventures with Asperger's, Trains, Tractors, and High Explosives

    The slyly funny, sweetly moving memoir of an unconventional dad’s relationship with his equally offbeat son—complete with fast cars, tall tales, homemade explosives, and a whole lot of fun and troubleJohn Robison was not your typical dad. Diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome at the age of forty, he approached fatherhood as a series of logic puzzles and practical jokes. Instead of a speech about the ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Bridging the Gap

    Raising A Child With Nonverbal Learning Disorder

    “A special-needs guide that comes to the rescue” (Carol Stock Kranowitz, author of The Out-of-Sync Child) of those who struggle with an increasingly common condition.Millions of children suffer from Nonverbal Learning Disorder, a neurological deficit that prevents them from understanding nonverbal cues like tone of voice and facial expressions. Though they can be exceptionally bright and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Shooting Out the Lights

    A Memoir

    by Kim Fairley ...
    Kim Fairley was twenty-four when she fell in love with and married a man who was fifty-seven. Something about Vern—his quirkiness, his humor, his devilish smile—made her feel an immediate connection with him. She quickly became pregnant, but instead of the idyllic interlude she’d imagined as she settled into married life and planned for their family, their love was soon tested by the ghosts of ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Moonrise

    One Family, Genetic Identity, and Muscular Dystrophy

    by Penny Wolfson ...
    Moonrise is Penny Wolfson's first-person account of her family, her son Ansel, and his progressive disability, caused by the genetic disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The journey begins when he is born and deemed a particularly beautiful and magical baby, continues with the alarming possibility, at the age of two, of "wrongness," takes us through the diagnosis of disease and prognosis of early ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Mike File

    Clues to a Life

    Series series Little Bound Books Essay Series
    In The Mike File, Stephen Trimble grapples with his brother's heartrending life and death and looks behind doors he’s barricaded in himself.In 1957, when “Stevie” was six and Mike 14, psychosis overwhelmed Mike. He never lived at home again and died alone in a Denver boarding home at 33. Journalists used Mike’s death to expose these “ratholes” warehousing people with mental illness.Detective story ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Rosemary

    The Hidden Kennedy Daughter

    The revelatory, poignant story of Rosemary Kennedy, the eldest and eventually secreted-away Kennedy daughter, and how her life transformed her family, its women especially, and an entire nation."[Larson] succeeds in providing a well-rounded portrait of a woman who, until now, has never been viewed in full."—The Boston Globe“A biography that chronicles her life with fresh details . . . By making ... Read more

    $15.99 USD