News from the Border : A Mother's Memoir of Her Autistic Son by Jane Taylor McDonnell,Ticknor & Fields Publication, 1993. The author explains the complexity, heartbreak, and drama of raising and attempting to understand a developmentally disabled child, while her son, a high-functioning autistic, provides a look into his own troubled world.
The Broken Cord : A Family's Ongoing Struggle With Fetal Alcohol Syndrome by Michael Dorris, Harpercollins, July 1989. A skilled writer and expert on Native Americans tells the deeply moving story of his adopted son Abel, who suffers from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
The Cerebral Palsy Handbook by Marion Stanton, published by Vermillion who are part of Ebury Press. It is recommended by Scope UK with their logo on the front covor.
D.P.T.-A Shot in the Dark by Harris Coulter and Barbara Loe Fisher; Warner Books, 1986.
Coping with cerebral palsy : answers to questions parents often ask by Jay Schleichkorn; University Park Press.
Charlsie's Chuckle by Clara Widess Berkus, Margaret Dodd (Illustrator); Woodbine House, 1992.
Helping the Fearful Child : A Parents' Guide to Everyday and Problem Anxieties by John Kellerman; Warner Books, 1986.
The Balancing Girl by Berniece Rabe, Lillian Hoban (Illustrator); Demco Media, 1988
What Do You Mean I Have Attention Deficit Disorder? by Kathleen M. Dwyer, Gregg M. Flory (Illustrator); Walker & Co, 1996.
Don't Feel Sorry for Paul by Thomas Bergaman; Lippincott-Raven Publishers, 1988.
We Laugh, We Love, We Cry : Children Living With Mental Retardation (Dont Turn Away) by Thomas Bergman; Gareth Stevens, 1989
Going Places : Children Living With Cerebral Palsy (Don't Turn Away) by Thomas Bergman; Gareth Stevens, 1991
How It Feels to Live With a Physical Disability by Jill Krementz;Simon & Schuster, 1992.Essays by kids age 6 - 16.
Move Over, Wheelchairs Coming Through! by Ron Roy; Houghton Mifflin Co, 1985. Tells the stories of about a dozen differnt kids, all with differnt disabilities, that use wheelchairs.
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