Perspectives on Disability audiobooks

Fifty-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

Prayers 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

Centered

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

I 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

Welcome 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

Parenting 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

1% 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

Teach 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

My 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

Different--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

Understanding and Loving Your Child with ADHD

By: Michael Ross & Stephen Arterburn

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

Chester 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

Who 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

Demystifying 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 inclusive place
 
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, Booklist • “A candid, accessible cheat sheet for anyone who wants to thoughtfully join the conversation... Read more

Thunder Dog

By: Michael Hingson

Narrated by: Christopher Prince

Length: 6 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

An instant New York Times bestseller, Thunder Dog tells the true story of a blind man, his guide dog, and the life-changing power of faith and trust in the face of terror.When one of four hijacked planes flew into the World Trade Center's North Tower on September 11, 2001, Michael Hingson, a district sales manager for a data protection and... 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

Fits and Starts

By: Franziska Thomas

Narrated by: Tracy Wiles & Franziska Thomas

Length: 5 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

"I understand this doesn't look good. Please trust me when I say it isn't as bad as it first appears. I'm not being ironical, facetious or glib. Physical pain is inevitable when you have a tendency to throw yourself around, suffering is optional."In 1992 Franziska Thomas had her first seizure and her whole world was turned upside down -... Read more

Jabberwocky

By: Steven Gardner

Narrated by: Scott Wallace

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

”This is a holy book” —Rabbi Lawrence KushnerGraham Hale Gardner died before turning twenty-three and never learned to walk or speak due to severe cerebral palsy complicated by epilepsy. Yet he left a legacy of love and compassion that deeply moved scores of people from widely different backgrounds.How was that possible?Graham’s story, written... Read more

Lucky

By: Ed Jackson

Narrated by: Ed Jackson

Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

‘What a story and what an inspirational human. Ed is a total legend.’ Joe Wicks ‘A life-affirming story . . . inspirational’ Tim Peake As seen in the Daily Mail From tragedy to triumph, one step at a time – an... Read more

Help Them Learn with their Strengths:

By: M. Susan Grogan Ph.D.

Narrated by: Leah Frederick

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Students with Dyslexia already have unique skills and talents outside of reading, writing, and spelling. These skills and talents are similar to successful and famous CEOs, engineers, surgeons, artists, musicians, dancers, athletes, architects, and others with Dyslexia. Confirming this are the dyslexia assessments and interviews of eighty-eight... Read more

Hard Landings

By: Cammie McGovern

Narrated by: Cammie McGovern

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A game-changing exploration of what the future holds for the first generation of mainstreamed neurodiverse kids that is coming of age.

After sleepless nights, intensive research, and twenty-one years of raising a child, Ethan, with autism and intellectual disability, Cammie McGovern is approaching a distinct catch-22. Once Ethan turns twenty-two,... Read more

What Men with Asperger Syndrome Want to Know About Women, Dating and Relationships

By: Maxine Aston

Narrated by: Samuel Jon

Length: 3 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Positive, practical and realistic, this book offers a wealth of information on women, dating and relationships for men with Asperger Syndrome (AS).
Many AS men are totally confused and bewildered by women and relationships and find it hard to know what to do, what to say and how to get it right. For these men, understanding the emotional side to... Read more

Love and Asperger's

By: Kate McNulty, LCSW

Narrated by: Holly Adams

Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Everyday techniques to strengthen empathy and connection in neurodiverse couples



Life with a partner whose neurotype is different than yours is filled with moments that are surprising, unique, and sometimes challenging. If one of you is on the Autism Spectrum and the other is neurotypical, this Aspergers books is a helpful and inclusive guide to... Read more

Shadow Siblings

By: Nicole Leinbach & Claire Reyhle

Narrated by: Nicole Leinbach, Claire Reyhle, Jackson Reyhle ...

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Some kids are born to stand out while others shine brightest in their shadows. Shadow Siblings: Discovering Your Unknown Superpower is about a young girl realizing that despite having a brother with a unique medical situation, she is grateful to be in a position that supports her brother and even makes her feel like it’s her superpower to help... Read more