Jubilee
By: KT Johnston
Narrated by: Piper Goodeve
Length: 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Lis Hartel became paralyzed after contracting polio in 1944. Her dreams of riding horses and competing in the sport of dressage were shattered. After months in the hospital, doctors told her she'd never ride again. Lis tried anyway. But how do you stay on a horse without using your legs? How do you give the subtle cues needed in dressage with... Read more
View audiobookAli and the Sea Stars
By: Ali Stroker
Narrated by: Ali Stroker
Length: 10 minutes
Abridged: No
Tony Award-winning actress Ali Stroker captures the magic and community of theater in her debut book, about a spirited girl in a wheelchair who stages a show for her hometown. Based on the pivotal summer Ali performed in her first musical by the Jersey Shore! Ali loves to dance, sing, and act. But she had never thought of putting on her own show... Read more
View audiobookBreathe and Count Back from Ten
By: Natalia Sylvester
Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
Length: 9 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
In this gorgeously written and authentic novel, Verónica, a Peruvian-American teen with hip dysplasia, auditions to become a mermaid at a Central Florida theme park in the summer before her senior year, all while figuring out her first real boyfriend and how to feel safe in her own body.Verónica has had many surgeries to manage her disability.... Read more
View audiobookCriar niños con Autismo
By: Samantha Neel
Narrated by: Sonia De Juana
Length: 11 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
Establecer una conexión visual con nuestro hijo, hacer que nos escuche, demostrarle nuestro amor... son cosas que en otras circunstancias son naturales e inherentes al instinto humano. Pero en este caso, todo cambia. Entre las crisis, las obsesiones, la rigidez, a menudo nos sentimos impotentes y nos preguntamos cómo ayudar a nuestros... Read more
View audiobookPositive Parenting for Autism
By: Samantha Neel
Narrated by: Samantha Neel
Length: 10 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
Establishing a visual connection with our child, making them listen to us, showing them our love... these are things that in other circumstances are natural and inherent in human instinct. But in this case, everything changes.Between crises, obsessions, and rigidity, we often feel powerless and wonder how to help our children. With this book, I... Read more
View audiobookAin’t That A Mother
By: Adiba Nelson
Narrated by: Adiba Nelson
Length: 9 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
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... Read more
View audiobookA Different Way of Seeing
By: Lois Strachan
Narrated by: Julie Norman
Length: 6 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
Have you ever wondered how a blind person pours a cup of coffee? Or how they and their guide dog know when it's safe to cross a busy road?When Lois Strachan lost her sight at the age of 21 years she had to learn the answers to these and countless other questions of how to live as a blind person in a sighted world.In this delightfully quirky and... Read more
View audiobookAutism: Parents’ Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorder: autism books for children
By: Charlie Mason
Narrated by: Dr. Michelle Carabache
Length: 1 hour 52 minutes
Abridged: No
This book is a highly informative, easy-to-read, clear and simple summary of what parents need to know about Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asperger's, and the behavioral and emotional challenges that come along with themAutism awareness is at an all-time high, and the concepts presented in major works are summarized and discussed here. There... Read more
View audiobookRaising Kids with Hidden Disabilities
By: Naomi Simmons
Narrated by: Julie Teal
Length: 10 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
A reassuring and relatable guide for parents of children with a hidden disability, including autism, ADHD, bipolar and OCD.
When it comes to parenting a child with a hidden disability, everyone seems to have an opinion. Here, Naomi Simmons writes from experience, offering new solutions for when conventional parenting strategies just don't... Read more
The #ActuallyAutistic Guide to Advocacy
By: Jenna Gensic & Jennifer Brunton
Narrated by: Lucie McNeil
Length: 7 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
The #ActuallyAutistic Guide to Advocacy takes an in-depth look at the key elements of effective, respectful, inclusive advocacy and allyship. Every topic was chosen, shaped, and informed by #ActuallyAutistic perspectives.
The step-by-step guide discusses various aspects of how autism is perceived, explores how best to speak up for individual... Read more
Not Even Wrong
By: Paul Collins
Narrated by: Tim Getman
Length: 6 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
When Paul Collins’s son Morgan was two years old, he could read, spell, and perform multiplication tables in his head … but not answer to his own name. A casual conversation—or any social interaction that the rest of us take for granted—will, for Morgan, always be a cryptogram that must be painstakingly decoded. He lives in a world of his own:... Read more
View audiobookA Light Beyond the Trenches
By: Alan Hlad
Narrated by: Peter Noble
Length: 12 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
April 1916, Germany: Anna Zeller, whose fiancé, Bruno, is fighting on the western front, works as a nurse at an overcrowded hospital in Oldenburg, trying to comfort men broken in body and spirit. But during a visit from Dr. Stalling, the director of the Red Cross Ambulance Dogs Association, she witnesses a rare spark of optimism: as a German... Read more
View audiobookQue medino de sorte!
By: Lawrence Schimel
Narrated by: Zezinho Cote
Length: 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Tenho um bom amigo, o Carlos. Ele tem uma iguana de estimação e eu adoro ir brincar em casa dele. Também tenho um irmão maravilhoso, o José. O José é um menino de sorte, deram-lhe um cão só para ele, ele consegue ler no escuro e conta-me muitas estórias. Que menino de sorte que sou! Read more
View audiobookDeaf Utopia
By: Nyle DiMarco & Robert Siebert
Narrated by: Dan Bittner
Length: 10 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
A heartfelt and inspiring memoir and celebration of Deaf culture by Nyle DiMarco, actor, producer, two-time reality show winner, and cultural icon of the international Deaf communityBefore becoming the actor, producer, advocate, and model that people know today, Nyle DiMarco was half of a pair of Deaf twins born to a multi-generational Deaf... Read more
View audiobookUniquely Human: Updated and Expanded
By: Barry M. Prizant
Narrated by: Barry M. Prizant
Length: 11 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
Winner of the Autism Society of America’s Dr. Temple Grandin Award for the Outstanding Literary Work in Autism
A groundbreaking book on autism, by one of the world’s leading experts, who portrays autism as a unique way of being human—this is “required reading....Breathtakingly simple and profoundly positive” (Chicago Tribune).
Autism therapy... Read more
This Boy We Made
By: Taylor Harris
Narrated by: Iesha Nyree
Length: 8 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
A Black mother bumps up against the limits of everything she thought she believed—about science and medicine, about motherhood, and about her faith—in search of the truth about her son.One morning, Tophs, Taylor Harris’s round-cheeked, lively twenty-two-month-old, wakes up listless, only lifting his head to gulp down water. She rushes Tophs to... Read more
View audiobookChallenges of Special Children
By: Amelia Starlight
Narrated by: Daniel Mills
Length: 2 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
Are you frustrated by your child’s odd behavior? Does it often leave you feeling defeated, crushed, and questioning your parental skills? As a loving parent would you like to use natural, enjoyable, and effective resources that will assist your child with special needs? The truth is, you’re not alone. The best news is that you’ve found the... Read more
View audiobookListen
By: Shannon Stocker
Narrated by: Elle Newlands
Length: 17 minutes
Abridged: No
* Schneider Family Book Award Winner *
A gorgeous and empowering picture book biography about Evelyn Glennie, a deaf woman, who became the first full-time solo percussionist in the world. (Cover may vary)
"No. You can't," people said.
But Evelyn knew she could. She had found her own way to listen.
From the moment Evelyn Glennie heard her first note,... Read more
Generation lebensunfähig
By: Rüdiger Maas
Narrated by: Peter Wolter
Length: 8 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
Emma ist erst vier Jahre alt, aber ihre Datenspur im Internet reicht schon viel weiter zurück. Bereits das erste Ultraschallbild haben ihre Eltern bei Instagram gepostet. Der Kinderwagen hat 2000 Euro gekostet. Museum, Zoo, Kindertheater, Frühenglisch und Karatekurs – all das muss Emma mit vier schon erlebt haben. Statt ihr Kind zu erziehen,... Read more
View audiobookShe Persisted: Temple Grandin
By: Lyn Miller-Lachmann & Chelsea Clinton
Narrated by: Whitney Johnson & Chelsea Clinton
Length: 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Temple Grandin!
In this chapter book biography by beloved author Lyn Miller-Lachmann, STEMinist readers learn about the amazing life of Temple Grandin--and... Read more
The Scenic Route
By: Leigh Merryday Porch
Narrated by: Leigh Merryday Porch
Length: 9 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
Reflections on autism, parenting, and embracing destinations unknown.
In The Scenic Route, Leigh Merryday Porch offers insight into how parents of children with autism can redefine hope in a world that often has a narrow view of what hope is supposed to look like for their kids. As an educator and expert on autism spectrum disorders as well as... Read more
The Dolphin House
By: Audrey Schulman
Narrated by: Alex Picard
Length: 8 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
Based on the true story of the 1965 “dolphin house” experiment, this spellbinding novel captures the tenor of the social experiments of the 1960s in award-winning author Audrey Schulman’s tightly paced and evocative style. It is 1965, and Cora, a young, hearing impaired woman, buys a one-way ticket to the island of St. Thomas, where she... Read more
View audiobookForever Boy
By: Kate Swenson
Narrated by: Kate Swenson
Length: 9 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
With her popular blog, Finding Cooper's Voice, Kate Swenson has provided hope and comfort for hundreds of thousands of parents of children with Autism. Now, Kate shares her inspiring story in this powerful memoir about motherhood and unconditional love
When Kate Swenson’s son Cooper was diagnosed with severe, nonverbal autism,... Read more
All Our Families
By: Jennifer Natalya Fink
Narrated by: Emily Lawrence
Length: 8 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
A provocation to reclaim our disability lineage in order to profoundly reimagine the possibilities for our relationship to disability, kinship, and carework
Disability is often described as a tragedy, a crisis, or an aberration, though 1 in 5 people worldwide have a disability. Why is this common human experience rendered exceptional? In All Our... Read more