Perspectives on Disability audiobooks

Raising 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

A 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

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

Que 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

Deaf 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

Uniquely 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

Listen

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.

"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, music held her... Read more

Challenges 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

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

Forever 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

She 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

Ellen Outside the Lines

By: A. J. Sass

Narrated by: Emma Galvin

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Rain Reign meets Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World in this heartfelt novel about a neurodivergent thirteen-year-old navigating changing friendships, a school trip, and expanding horizons.

Thirteen-year-old Ellen Katz feels most comfortable when her life is well planned out and people fit neatly into her predefined categories. She attends temple... 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

Perfectly Weird, Perfectly You

By: Camilla Pang

Narrated by: Camilla Pang

Length: 3 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

USE SCIENCE AS YOUR GUIDEBOOK FOR GROWING UP PERFECTLY WEIRD, AND PERFECTLY YOU.

Growing up, Dr. Camilla Pang loved patterns and ordering things. She was obsessed with Disney, infatuated by Stephen Hawking and the language she only really understood was science. Diagnosed with autism age 8, Camilla felt like an outsider - and kids often like... Read more

Driving Forwards

By: Sophie L Morgan

Narrated by: Sophie L Morgan

Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

'A book that'll change your perspective on life. You'll not be able to put it down.' Fearne Cotton

'Everyone should read this book. Sophie Morgan is the epitome of grit and determination. Her writing is thought provoking, honest and in parts hilarious.' Katie Piper OBE

'Wrenchingly honest...eye-opening and deeply moving. *****' Mail on Sunday

As... Read more

Fearlessly Different

By: Mickey Rowe

Narrated by: Mickey Rowe

Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Growing up, Mickey Rowe was told that he couldn’t enter the mainstream world. He was iced out by classmates and colleagues, infantilized by well-meaning theatre directors, barred from even earning a minimum wage. Why? Because he is autistic. Fearlessly Different: An Autistic Actor’s Journey to Broadway’s Biggest Stage is Mickey Rowe’s inspiring... Read more

Air

By: Monica Roe

Narrated by: Sandy Rustin

Length: 5 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Twelve-year-old Emmie is working to raise money for a tricked-out wheelchair to get serious about WCMX, when a mishap on a poorly designed ramp at school throws her plans into a tailspin. Instead of replacing the ramp, her school provides
her with a kind but unwelcome aide and, seeing a golden media opportunity, launches a public fundraiser for... Read more

Helen Keller

By: Kelly Mass

Narrated by: Chris Newman

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Helen Adams Keller was an American author, handicap rights champ, political activist, and speaker who lived from June twenty-seventh, 1880 to June 1st, 1968. She was born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, and following a bout of health problem at the age of 19 months, she lost her sight and hearing.Keller used home signals till she was 7 years of age,... Read more

Anger Management for Parents

By: Madeline Holden

Narrated by: Madeline Holden

Length: 3 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Do your kids often infuriate you? Do you find yourself getting angry over fairly minor incidents? Is this something you want to be able to bring under control and eradicate? Let us be honest, raising kids can be the most challenging time of our lives and nothing seems to get us annoyed and irritated more than an intransigent child who will not... Read more

Zuzu and the Colorful Feeling Buddies

By: Kate Krakowska

Narrated by: Kasey kamiracle

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Hey there, Big People! We are very glad that our book has found its way to you.Whether you’re a parent, caretaker, teacher or guardian, we understand the need for guidance in the area of emotions in young children.It is said that the human brain can only be considered fully-developed by age twenty-five. Everything a child learns before this age... Read more

The Grave Thief

By: Dee Hahn

Narrated by: Tim Campbell

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

A twelve-year-old grave thief gets caught up in a royal heist in this compelling middle-grade fantasy in the vein of Kelley Armstrong’s A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying.Twelve-year-old Spade is a grave thief. With his father and brother, he digs up the recently deceased to steal jewels, the main form of trade in Wyndhail.Digging graves works for... Read more

Love for a Deaf Rebel

By: Derrick King

Narrated by: Joe Vaz

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Love for a Deaf Rebel introduces readers to Pearl, a vivacious Canadian woman born into a silent world. With pathos and nostalgia, the hearing author recounts his roller-coaster ride with Pearl, a deaf maverick, who, unknown to him, had paranoid schizophrenia. We follow their encounters through conversations written before the author learned... Read more