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by Osborn, Susan; Mitchell, Janet

Parents of special needs children are offered encouragement and insight from others who are in the midst of the struggles and victories that accompany raising unique children. More

After The Tears

by Simons, Robin

Parents talk about raising a child with a disability More

Chicken Soup for the Soul Children with Special Needs

by Canfield, Jack; hansen, Mark; McNamara, Heather & Simmons, Karen

Raising a child with special needs is a lifelong commitment that is as unique as each person who embarks on it. Written by a variety of authors who share in this ... More

Dancing in the Rain

by Stehli, Annabel

Dancing in the Rain is a guide to the world of learning disabilities, developmental delay and autism. An inspiring and riveting selection of stories, they are written with candor and intelligence ... More

Miles From the Sideline (2)

by Weis, Maura

In Miles from the Sideline, Maura Weis, wife of Charlie Weis, the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame, bravely shares the challenges--as well as the profound joys--of raising ... More

My Baby Rides the Short Bus

by Yandra Bertelli; Jennifer Silverman & Sarah Talbot

The stories in this collection provide parents of special needs kids with a dose of both laughter and reality. Featuring works by so-called alternative parents who have attempted to move away ... More

Parents Speak Out Then and Now

by Turnbull lll, Rutherford H. & Turnbull, Ann

A collection of powerful stories that describe how those who sought help for persons with disabilities and their families, and those who tried to provide it, met with a mixture of ... More

Raising Tiffany - Portrait of a Special Girl (Paperback)

by Deborah Trenchard

This is a story of anguish and fear, enduring hope, determination and admiration, inspired by a girl who often stopped short of slipping over the edge. One who blossomed and developed ... More

Shut Up About… Your Perfect Kid!

by Gallagher, Gina & Konjoian, Patricia

From trips to self-centered therapists, to mothers experimenting with Ritalin, to the harsh reality of school calls, Shut Up About . . . Your Perfect Kid! bravely ventures where other books ... More

The Elephant in the Playroom

by Brodey, Denise

In The Elephant in the Playroom, moms and dads from across the country write intimately and honestly about the joyful highs and disordered lows of raising children who are not quite ... More

This Lovely Life

by Vicki Forman

“It would be difficult not to be stirred by Vicki Forman's story; but what makes This Lovely Life so good goes well past story and into idea, with which her book ... More

Through the Eyes of a Child: the First 120 Years of the Boys & Girls Aid Society of Oregon

by David Peterson Del Mar

Uncommon Fathers

by Meyer, Donald J.

Nineteen fathers talk about the life-altering experience of having a Child with special needs and offer a welcome, seldom-heard perspective on raising kids with disabilities, including autism, cerebral palsy, and Down ... More

Unfolding the Tent (1)

by Anne Addison

Advocating for Your One-of-a-Kind ChildThis book, directed to the parents of children with neurological and related disorders, introduces the concept of life mapping as a systematic approach to developing goals and ... More

Unfolding the Tent (2) (Central Oregon)

by Anne Addison

Unfolding the Tent (3) (Coast)

by Anne Addison

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