Perspectives on Disability audiobooks

Blind Man's Bluff

By: James Tate Hill

Narrated by: Curtis Armstrong

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

At age sixteen, James Tate Hill was diagnosed with Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy, a condition that left him legally blind. After high-school friends stopped calling and a disability counselor advised him to aim for Cs in his classes, he used his remaining blurry peripheral vision to pretend he could still see. Feigning eye contact,... Read more

If You Fall

By: Tracey Litfin

Narrated by: Tracey Litfin

Length: 4 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

If you fall off, get straight back on again …

Tracey had been told this so often as a child. Yet, two months after the horse-riding accident, Tracey was still not able to fulfil it. In fact, at that stage, she couldn’t do anything for herself. You’d think that after nearly losing her life and her abilities to live life as it was before because of... Read more

I Live a Life Like Yours

By: Jan Grue

Narrated by: Graham Halstead

Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Jan Grue was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at the age of three. Shifting between specific periods of his life—his youth with his parents and sister in Norway; his years of study in Berkeley, St. Petersburg, and Amsterdam; and his current life as a professor, husband, and father—he intersperses these histories with elegant, astonishingly... Read more

My Doctor is Looking at Me

By: Florence Ramorobi

Narrated by: Claire Glover

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Six-year-old Milan is on a visit to her doctor for a routine checkup and it turns into a fun-filled conversation and lessons that make her so excited to know more about staying healthy.She sees numbers pop up and learn what they mean. She gets to have fun conversations with her doctors and even gets a bribe from the nurse.See how brave Milan... Read more

A Sporting Chance

By: Lori Alexander

Narrated by: Neil Hellegers

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Telling the inspiring human story behind the creation of the Paralympics, this young listener's biography showcases a riveting narrative to honor the life of Ludwig Guttmann, whose work profoundly changed so many lives. Dedicating his life to helping patients labeled ""incurables,"" Ludwig Guttmann fought for the rights of paraplegics to live a... Read more

On the Spectrum

By: Daniel Bowman Jr.

Narrated by: Adam Verner

Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Nearly everyone knows someone on the autism spectrum, whether it's a niece or nephew, a student in their classroom, a coworker, or a sibling, spouse, or child. One in fifty-four children have autism, according to the CDC, and autism is reported across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. Yet most of what people think they know about autism... Read more

The Amazing Edie Eckhart

By: Rosie Jones

Narrated by: Joanne Froggatt & Rosie Jones

Length: 4 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

A sparky middle-grade series from TV comedian Rosie Jones. Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson and DORK DIARIES.

'Fresh, funny and ultra cool' - Jacqueline Wilson

Hello! My name is Edie Eckhart and I'm eleven years old. I'm a little bit different. I have a disability called cerebral palsy, so I talk slowly and fall over a lot. It's never really... Read more

We're Not Broken

By: Eric Garcia

Narrated by: Eric Garcia

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

“This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doctors showing what life is like on the spectrum. It’s also my love letter to autistic people. For too long, we have been forced to navigate a world where all the road signs are written in another language.”

With a reporter’s eye and an insider’s... Read more

Committed

By: Susan Burch

Length: 5 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Between 1902 and 1934, the United States confined hundreds of adults and children from dozens of Native nations at the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians, a federal psychiatric hospital in South Dakota. But detention at the Indian Asylum, as families experienced it, was not the beginning or end of the story. For them, Canton Asylum was one of many... Read more

The Behavior Code

By: Jessica Minahan & Nancy Rappaport, MD

Narrated by: Gina Rogers

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

The Behavior Code unlocks a wealth of proven practices to help teachers, counselors, and parents identify the messages underlying challenging student behaviors and respond in supportive ways.



The authors guide listeners through their FAIR Behavior Intervention Plan, a systematic approach to decoding the causes and patterns of difficult behaviors... Read more

The Invisible Life of Us

By: Kate Jones & Mandy Hose

Narrated by: Kate Jones & Mandy Hose

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Kate Jones and Mandy Hose have experienced the highs and lows of parenting - and they wouldn't change a thing. The pair met a decade ago and bonded over their premature twins with additional needs, and their remarkable capacity for love, laughter and swearing like a trooper. As the mothers grew closer, however, they confided that they felt... Read more

Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Diets That Can Help Control Behavior

By: Susan Zeppieri

Narrated by: David Van Der Molen

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Book DescriptionLooking for a book to help you demystify autism? You've found it! This book handles the subject of autistic spectrum disorder with the care and clarity that it deserves.Finally, you will learn how to discern facts from myths regarding this heavily stereotyped disorder. Even more, you will know the best diets and supplements for... Read more

Anxiety

By: Leah Whitman

Narrated by: Abigail Reno

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you ever worry that your children may struggle from anxiety, but you are unsure of how to approach such a delicate subject with them?Good news. Anxiety will offer you all of the tips and tools that you need to tackle this pesky issue head on, and make sure that your child lives a happy, carefree childhood, as all children are meant to!Modern... Read more

Aggressionsbewältigung

By: Owen Jones

Narrated by: Désirée Singson

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Viele Menschen glauben, dass die Wut in der Weltbevölkerung insgesamt in alarmierendem Maße zunimmt. Es werden verschiedene Gründe vorgeschlagen, von denen einige sind: Gewalt im Fernsehen und in Filmen; Chemikalien und E-Nummern in verarbeiteten Lebensmitteln; das Besprühen von Pflanzen; Chemtrails von Flugzeugen; Alkohol- und Drogenmissbrauch;... Read more

Play to Progress

By: Allie Ticktin

Narrated by: Allie Ticktin

Length: 2 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A game-changing book on child development--and the importance of physical play--for this digital and screen age.

For children to develop to their fullest potential, their sensory system—which, in addition to the big five of sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell, includes movement and balance (vestibular), body awareness (proprioception), and... Read more

The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and More

By: Elaine Taylor-Klaus, PCC, CPCC

Narrated by: Bex Taylor-Klaus

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Guide kids of all ages on their path to independence and success!



The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids is a wake-up call, a clear path for action, and a message of inspiration, providing a reality-based recipe for raising complex kids, while not making yourself (or your family) crazy in the process.



Parenting expert Elaine Taylor-Klaus of... Read more

Speaking of Apraxia

By: Leslie A. Lindsay

Narrated by: Leslie A. Lindsay

Length: 18 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Does your child seem to understand much more than he can say? Does he struggle to say words that other kids his age say effortlessly? If so, he may have childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), a neurological, motor-based speech disorder which is characterized by difficulty planning and organizing the speech movements necessary for intelligible... Read more

Snow Blind

By: William M. Johnson

Narrated by: Nick Tecosky

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

On a beautiful July day in Atlanta, Bill Johnson was walking to the subway station with two colleagues when a lone gunman jumped out of the shadows and shot all three of them. Bill was the lucky one. The bullet that struck him entered one temple and exited the other, destroying his optic nerve. The other two men were killed. Now profoundly... Read more

Connecting with the Autism Spectrum

By: Casey "Remrov" Vormer

Narrated by: Liam Gerrard

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

For a friend, family member, or coworker with autism, communication can be challenging. But Connecting with the Autism Spectrum can help you find common ground with expert tips and helpful insights about talking (and listening) to neurodiverse adults so you can make your interactions more transparent, meaningful, and rewarding for all.



This... Read more

Views from the Spectrum

By: Ron Sandison

Narrated by: Bob Souer

Length: 7 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Raising a child with autism is both a challenge and an adventure—and sometimes parents need to know there can also be wonderful potential for blessings. Views from the Spectrum shares the inspiring stories of twenty amazing young adults with autism and how each of their family's unwavering support and faith in God led them to accomplish what was... Read more

Hope Heals

By: Katherine Wolf & Jay Wolf

Narrated by: Katherine Wolf & Jay Wolf

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

When all seems lost, where can you find hope?Katherine and Jay Wolf married right after college and sought adventure far from home in Los Angeles, CA. As they pursued their dreams--she as a model and he as a lawyer--they planted their lives in the city and their church community. Their son, James, came along unexpectedly in the fall of 2007, and... Read more

At Home with Dyslexia

By: Sascha Roos

Narrated by: Zara Ramm

Length: 5 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Recommended by Toe by Toe

'This is by far the best resource I have found as the parent of two dyslexic children. Out of all the documentaries, websites, seminars, podcasts and of course other books I have studied trying to educate myself on how best to support my little ladies, this provides the most relevant and necessary information in the... Read more

Understanding Autism in Adults and Aging Adults 2nd Edition

By: Theresa Regan

Narrated by: Meryl Goldsmith

Length: 7 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW EDITION 2021 with updated research, additional insight and strategies for communication, information about autism in special populations (such as the gender diverse, those with problematic internet use and gaming addictions, females, and more), and a new chapter on aging and dementia.Autism is a childhood condition ... right? Not right.... Read more

Drama Queen: One Autistic Woman and a Life of Unhelpful Labels

By: Sara Gibbs

Narrated by: Sara Gibbs

Length: 7 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

'It has taken me several years of exploration, but I am at a place now where I see autism as neither an affliction nor a superpower. It's just the blueprint for who I am. There is no cure, but that's absolutely fine by me. To cure me of my autism would be to cure me of myself.'

During the first thirty years of her life, comedy script writer Sara... Read more