Disability Visibility (Adapted for Young Adults)
By: Alice Wong
Narrated by: Sarah Ann Masse, Anthony Michael Lopez & Alice ...
Length: 2 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
Disabled young people will be proud to see themselves reflected in this hopeful, compelling, and insightful essay collection, adapted for young adults from the critically acclaimed adult book, Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century that "sheds light on the experience of life as an individual with disabilities,... Read more
View audiobookNavigating Autism
By: Temple Grandin, Ph.D. & Debra Moore, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Laural Merlington
Length: 10 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
Empowering strategies for anyone who works with children and teens on the spectrum.
Internationally bestselling writer and autist Temple Grandin joins psychologist Debra Moore in presenting nine strengths-based mindsets necessary to successfully work with young people on the autism spectrum. Examples and stories bring the approaches to life,... Read more
The Autistic Brain
By: Temple Grandin & Richard Panek
Narrated by: Andrea Gallo
Length: 7 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, from the best-selling author and advocate
When Temple Grandin was born in 1947, autism had only just been named. Today it is more prevalent than ever, with one in 88 children diagnosed on the spectrum. And our thinking about it has undergone a transformation in her lifetime: Autism studies... Read more
Focused
By: Alyson Gerber
Narrated by: Cassandra Morris
Length: 6 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
From the author of the critically acclaimed Braced comes a story of a girl caught between her love of chess and her ADHD.Clea can’t control her thoughts. She knows she has to do her homework … but she gets distracted. She knows she can’t just say whatever thought comes into her head … but sometimes she can’t help herself. She know she needs to... Read more
View audiobookEl cannabis en el tratamiento de pacientes con trastornos del espectro autista
By: Pharmacology University
Narrated by: María Gallardo
Length: 1 hour 8 minutes
Abridged: No
¡Si eres un padre de familia o un profesional de la salud interesado en conocer cuál es la relación del cannabis en el tratamiento del trastornos del espectro autista, este audiobook es para ti!Según la tasa estadística de la OMS, se calcula que a nivel mundial uno de cada 160 niños tiene un trastorno del espectro autista. Esta estimación... Read more
View audiobookFifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers
By: Caela Carter
Narrated by: Hope Newhouse
Length: 8 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
From the critically acclaimed author of the ALA Notable and Charlotte Huck Honor Book Forever, or a Long, Long Time comes a moving own-voices story that shines a light on how one girl’s learning differences are neither right nor wrong…just perfectly individual. For fans of Alyson Gerber, Cammie McGovern, and Kathryn Erskine.No one can figure out... Read more
View audiobookA Kind of Spark
By: Elle McNicoll
Narrated by: Katy Townsend
Length: 4 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
Perfect for readers of Song for a Whale and Counting by 7s, a neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to burn witches simply because they were different.
"A must-read for students and adults alike." -School Library Journal, Starred Review
Ever since Ms. Murphy told us about the witch trials... Read more
Pain and Shock in America
By: Jan Nisbet
Narrated by: Margaret Strom
Length: 16 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
For more than forty years, professionals in the field of disability studies have engaged in debates over the use of aversive interventions (such as electric shock) like the ones used at the Judge Rotenberg Center. Advocates and lawyers have filed complaints and lawsuits to both use them and ban them, scientists have written hundreds of articles... Read more
View audiobookPrayers and Wishes
By: Francesca Agliata
Narrated by: Josh Perry
Length: 2 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Angelo Spinelli is thirty-eight years old when he decides to document his life in a journal. Angelo, who has Down syndrome, pens monthly entries about what he feels are significant events in his life that include details about his job as a busboy, his vocational program, his family, and his friends. Angelo eventually becomes love-struck by his... Read more
View audiobookI Dream He Talks to Me
By: Allison Moorer
Narrated by: Allison Moorer
Length: 5 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
From a Grammy-nominated musician comes a lyrical testament to love and resilience through the lens of parenting her young son, who has nonverbal autism. When Allison’s son, John Henry, stopped using his growing vocabulary just before his second birthday, she knew in her bones that something was shifting. In the years since his autism diagnosis,... Read more
View audiobookWelcome Back, Maple Mehta-Cohen
By: Kate McGovern
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
Length: 5 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
Maple is in fifth grade—again. Now everyone will find out she struggles with reading—or will they? An engaging read for anyone who has ever felt different.Maple Mehta-Cohen has been keeping a secret: she can’t read all that well. She has an impressive vocabulary and loves dictating stories into her recorder—especially the adventures of a daring... Read more
View audiobookCentered
By: Anthony Ianni & Rob Keast
Narrated by: Anthony Ianni
Length: 8 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
"They don't know me. They don't know what I'm capable of." Diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder, a form of autism, as a toddler, Anthony Ianni wasn't expected to succeed in school or participate in sports, but he had other ideas. As a child, Ianni told anybody who would listen, including head coach Tom Izzo, that he would one day play... Read more
View audiobookParenting The Highly Sensitive Child
By: Elena Jinkins
Narrated by: Emma Baumann
Length: 3 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
Do you know what it takes to raise well a highly sensitive child? Are you confident that you can help your child reach their maximum potential while also keeping them healthy and happy? If you are not quite sure about how to do so, then this book is the right choice for you.Highly sensitive children are often misunderstood not just by their... Read more
View audiobook1% Better
By: Chris Nikic & Nik Nikic
Narrated by: Tom Parks
Length: 5 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
What would life look like if you measured your success by improvements instead of victories? Nik Nikic shares the incredible story of his son Chris’s journey to become the first person with Down syndrome to ever complete an IRONMAN® triathlon, inspiring others to achieve their goals by getting 1 percent better every day.From the moment Chris... Read more
View audiobookTeach Kids to Become Mentally Strong
By: Frank Dixon
Narrated by: Shawn Lennox
Length: 1 hour 9 minutes
Abridged: No
Give Your Kids a Strong Mentality and They Will Go On to Do Amazing Things in the World…Do you want to prepare your children for the challenging situations that they will inevitably face throughout their lives?Then teach them how to become mentally strong...Life is hard. That’s the truth that all of us must face.However, what separates how we... Read more
View audiobookMy Life in the Fish Tank
By: Barbara Dee
Narrated by: Emily Eiden
Length: 5 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
From acclaimed author of Maybe He Just Likes You and Halfway Normal comes a powerful and moving story of learning how to grow, change, and survive.
When twelve-year-old Zinnia Manning's older brother Gabriel is diagnosed with a mental illness, the family's world is turned upside down. Mom and Dad want Zinny, her sixteen-year-old sister, Scarlett,... Read more
Understanding and Loving Your Child with ADHD
By: Stephen Arterburn & Michael Ross
Narrated by: Jim Denison
Length: 4 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
When most parenting books were written decades ago, they did not address—nor could they address—all the issues parents would face today in the era of technology and excess. Parents do not need another article that contradicts the last one they read; rather, they need insights, techniques, and strategies to tackle the issues of... Read more
View audiobookDifferent--A Great Thing to Be!
By: Heather Avis
Narrated by: Lily D. Moore
Length: 4 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This joyful rhyming book encourages children to value the “different” in all people, leading the way to a kinder world in which the differences in all of us are celebrated and embraced.
Macy is a girl who’s a lot like you and me, but she's also quite different, which is a great thing to be. With kindness, grace, and... Read more
Thunder Dog
By: Michael Hingson
Narrated by: Christopher Prince
Length: 6 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
Faith. Trust. Triumph."I trust Roselle with my life, every day. She trusts me to direct her. And today is no different, except the stakes are higher." ?Michael HingsonFirst came the boom?the loud, deep, unapologetic bellow that seemed to erupt from the very core of the earth. Eerily, the majestic high-rise slowly leaned to the south. On the... Read more
View audiobookWho Says I Can't
By: Rob Mendez
Narrated by: Zach Hoffman
Length: 4 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
On paper, Coach Rob Mendez sounds like any other football coach on any other field across America: passionate, authoritative, knowledgeable. But he’s unlike any other coach you know--in fact, he’s probably unlike any other person you know.Born with an extraordinarily rare condition called tetra-Amelia syndrome, Rob has no arms or legs. He moves... Read more
View audiobookChester and Gus
By: Cammie McGovern
Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin
Length: 4 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Critically acclaimed author Cammie McGovern presents a heartwarming and humorous middle grade novel about the remarkable bond that forms between an aspiring service dog and an autistic boy in need of a friend. “Joyful, inspiring, and completely winning, Chester and Gus is unforgettable,” proclaimed Katherine Applegate, #1 New York Times... Read more
View audiobookIt's Not a Rumour
By: Frederick Moore
Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
Length: 9 hours
Abridged: No
Frederick Moore spent his 1950s Minneapolis childhood obsessively teaching himself guitar and writing songs. In the 1960s his bands Skogie and the Flaming Pachucos reached local stardom. After, they put everything they had into their cars and caravanned to Los Angeles. From a garage in suburban Arleta, they evolved Skogie into a new band called... Read more
View audiobookDemystifying Disability
By: Emily Ladau
Narrated by: Emily Ladau
Length: 4 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
An approachable guide to being a thoughtful, informed ally to disabled people, with actionable steps for what to say and do (and what not to do) and how you can help make the world a more accessible, inclusive place
People with disabilities are the world’s largest minority, an estimated 15 percent of the global population. But many of... Read more
Positive Vision
By: Ken Brandt
Narrated by: Ken Brandt, Rob Youl, Gil Tucker & Joyce Agee
Length: 2 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
Author Ken Brandt presents a gloriously positive view of life’s challenges while riding his roller coaster of vision setbacks and improvements. An adventure and humor filled journey that includes: being dragged by galloping horses in Montana, helping firefighters combat an arson blaze, captaining his university parachuting team, and a long... Read more
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