Coping with Disability

The bestselling guide, fully revised and updated, offering practical information and tips to help every child with ADHD succeed The ADD/ADHD Check...

The idea that some people think differently, though no less humanly, is explored in this inspiring book. Temple Grandin is a gifted and successful ...

"I always thought I'd rather be dead than paralysed: One slip, one moment and everything changes..." Most of us live life in a safe zone but some i...

Why do I have to go to school before the show that I am watching is over? Why do I have to wear shoes and a jacket when I go outside? Rules like th...

Fathers of disabled children can feel overlooked when the focus of much parenting support is aimed at mothers. Different Dads is a collection of in...

This co-authored text critically explores the key findings of the Living Life to the Fullest project – a project that has explored the lives, thoug...

Children enter the school doors today with many diverse needs: mental health problems, ADHD, anxiety, victims of physical or sexual abuse, homeles...

Children enter the school doors today with many diverse needs: mental health problems, ADHD, anxiety, victims of physical or sexual abuse, homeles...

Tools for People with Disabilities from a Person with a Disability"Access Your Drive and Enjoy the Ride is fun, practical, and no-nonsense."—Stepha...

Ten years after the results of the Cash and Counseling Demonstration and Evaluation were released, this book assesses the impact of this study, whi...

Take a tour of ten national parks in this overview of the ways in which they can be accessed by those with physical, sensory and learning limitatio...

The first book showing how, in easily followed steps, you can treat your own back pain. Unlike the author's previous book Back In Action, which giv...

At least one child in five experiences some form of learning difficulty, but:* Learning difficulties as we understand them DO NOT exist* They are n...

One of the perennial political/philosophical questions concerns whether it is ever justifiable for a third party to paternalistically restrict an a...

Comprised of chapters written by notable experts in the field, Organizational Behavior Management Approaches for Intellectual and Developmental Dis...

While much has been written about dyslexia and literacy, little has been written about dyslexia and counselling. Good counselling remediates proble...

How can I enjoy my hot disabled body whilst dealing with internalised ableism?How can I best navigate my sex life with mobility issues or a carer?W...

This book will be one of the first of its kind to combine financial planning knowledge with a focus on families who have members with disabilities....

“Alex Lemon is a brave, headlong writer, and he captures the life of the body with vivid and memorable intensity.”—Mark DotyBrain surgery. Assault ...

'I was born on 31 January 1979 - a Wednesday. I know it was a Wednesday, becasue the date is blue in my mind and Wednesdays are always blue, like t...

When the beloved Alabama football coach Gene Stallings's son was born with Down syndrome and a serious heart defect, doctors predicted he wouldn't ...

From getting started choosing a career, tips on job interviews to information on life in employment, starting from induction onwards, daily manag...

There should be no shame in the fact that parenting a child with Autism can be difficult and sometimes dark. There are how to “cure” your child of...

This volume analyzes representations of disability in art from antiquity to the twenty-first century, incorporating disability studies scholarship ...

Embodying Youth: Exploring Youth Ministry and Disability seeks to help close the gap between disability theology and youth ministry education. What...

‘Locked-in syndrome: paralysed from head to toe, the patient, his mind intact, is imprisoned inside his own body, unable to speak or move. In my ca...

Candia McWilliam had just joined the judging panel of the Man Booker Prize for fiction in 2006 when she started to lose her sight. The gradual onse...

Author Marilyn Martin's daughter Sara was diagnosed with Nonverbal Learning Disability (NLD). Marilyn offers a comprehensive developmental profile ...

Like the swallows, our son Ollie came in the spring and left in the autumn. Dancing, singing, swooping - there was something birdlike about his ene...

This informative, practical book is intended to help parents and teachers with innovative ideas that they can use to encourage and support childr...