"Unexpected Blessings helps special-needs families move past the pain and confusion of their circumstances and slowly, firmly face the future with hope. Speaking honestly about struggles that accompany a variety of disabilities, Sandra Peoples shows readers how to: let go of false beliefs that hold them back; work through the cycles of grief; focus on self-care and healthy routines; understand disability based on what the Bible says; rebuild a strong...

In a world of divisions and margins, those who act, look, and grow a little differently are all too often shoved aside. Scoot Over and Make Some Room is part inspiring narrative and part encouraging challenge for us all to listen and learn from those we're prone to ignore. Heather tells hilarious stories of her growing kids, spontaneous dance parties, forgotten pants, and navigating the challenges and joys of parenthood. She shares heartbreaking moments...

If you see a kid with autism on the street, don't yell at her if she's doing something wrong. She can't help it. Autism is really challenging, explains Christian, who tells about life with his sister, Mary Gwen, a beautiful girl who loves to swim. In these moving essays, Christian and many other kids tell what it's like to live with siblings who have autism. Sometimes they can't talk much. Sometimes they have tantrums. It can be tough for a family,...

An upbeat account of a mother's journey parenting twins with different disabilities. It is a tale of advocacy outlining the strategies used, when working with doctors, teachers and neighbors. It describes how a mother explored options available to her family, looking for the right "fit" and how as a family they worked on the life skills that helped her son and daughter become independent. The importance of communities and the role they play in supporting...

Project on the History of Black Writing.Parenting can be a struggle; especially parenting a disabled child. In this flawlessly written memoir, Kramar describes championing her son, diagnosed with Sotos syndrome, through his short life. Searching For Spenser: a Mother's Journey Through Grief examines the experience of loving and losing a child and reminds us that there is a way forward through the pain and suffering. The wounds, although soul deep,...

The purpose of the Resource Series is to provide therapists, teachers or families a easy reference for various activities and therapeutic interventions. In this Resource Series, activities focus on language and motor skill acquisition. These activities are a result of years of developing lessons and interventions for students with various motor and language as a teacher and therapist. Care and consideration has been taken to ensure that activities...

Are you struggling with an entitled child? Are you living in regret that your teenager's outbursts are a result of you not letting them "cry it out" as a baby? Are you trying not to ever be that parent strangers gawk at in the mall, due to your kid's bad behavior? Wherever you are along your journey, this book will arm you with strategies to transform your parenting style and your child for the better. The principles shared in this book are not for...

Shane and Brinny had everything they could have wished for when they unexpectedly fell pregnant for the third time. They were thrust into a world of disability as Joshua was born profoundly disabled, a world that is both scary and unknown but their love for their boys pulls them through. They must embark on a new journey, one they wouldn't have chosen, on an unbelievable path spanning the next 20-years. There is heartache along the way but more than...

Joshua 1:9 says, "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." This Bible verse has stood strong with Joshua since birth. Now fourteen years old, he has overcome many obstacles in life due to cerebral palsy and autism. Find out why and how he and his family have been overcoming CP and autism.

"Ah Jeeeze, not another book about Autism." But this one is different! It's not all rainbows, unicorns and blessings. The Dark Side of Autism puts raising a child with special needs into perspective with no sugar coating of the reality. With firsthand experience raising a nonverbal child with autism and epilepsy, Angela talks openly and honestly about the true challenges parents face raising a child on the spectrum. With contentious opinions and...