Perspectives on Disability audiobooks

Mon royaume est silence

By: Marie Landon

Narrated by: Emmanuelle Lemée

Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

L'auteur, atteint d'une surdité dès l'âge de six ans, décide après ses études de travailler comme éducatrice auprès des enfants sourds. Ce témoignage brise le silence imposé par la surdité et réveille les mots pour leur rendre la parole. Read more

The Mission Walker

By: Edie Littlefield Sundby

Narrated by: Jaimee Paul

Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Audie Award Finalist for best inspirational book!IMAGE AWARD (Native Daughters of the Golden West)"The Mission Walker is a marvelous book, a moving meditation on the relationships between courage and faith, endurance and transcendence." Randall Sullivan, Creator, The Miracle Detective, Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN)Have you ever wanted to just... Read more

Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8

By: Naoki Higashida

Narrated by: David Mitchell & Thomas Judd

Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the bestselling The Reason I Jump, an extraordinary self-portrait of a young adult with autism

“Essential reading for parents and teachers of those with autism who remain nonverbal.”—Temple Grandin

Naoki Higashida was only thirteen when he wrote The Reason I Jump, a revelatory account of autism from the inside by a nonverbal... Read more

What to Say Next

By: Julie Buxbaum

Narrated by: Abigail Revasch & Kirby Heyborne

Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

"What to Say Next reminds readers that hope can be found in unexpected places." –Bustle

From the New York Times bestselling author of Tell Me Three Things comes a story about two struggling teenagers who find an unexpected connection just when they need it most. Nicola Yoon, the bestselling author of Everything, Everything, calls it "charming,... Read more

The Defiant Child: A Parent's Guide to Oppositional Defiant Disorder

By: Douglas A. Riley

Narrated by: Braden Wright

Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A much-needed tool that parents of children with O.D.D. can use to identify the source of this turmoil and take back parental control. Dr. Douglas Riley teaches parents how to recognize the signs, understand the attitudes, and modify the behavior of their oppositional child. Read more

Healing the New Childhood Epidemics

By: Kenneth Bock & Cameron Stauth

Narrated by: Chris Sorensen

Length: 17 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Leading medical innovator Kenneth Bock, MD, has helped change the lives of more than a thousand children, and in this important book he offers help to children everywhere. This is the book that finally puts hope within reach.



Doctors have generally overlooked the connections among the 4-A disorders, despite their concurrent rise and the presence... Read more

Wo der Regenbogen badet - Kindergeschichten

By: Gisela Ilk

Narrated by: Florian Fischer

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Florian Fischer erzählt von einem Jungen der ein Seepferdchen besucht, einem Regenbogen, der im Meer badet, erklärt, wo der Himmel ist, erzählt von einem kleinen Engel der Misstöne im Engelschor singt, von einer Ringelnatter, die den Osterhasen rettet und einem kleinen Engel, der einem Weihnachtshund begegnet. Schöne Geschichten für Kinder. Read more

Iris Grace

By: Arabella Carter-Johnson

Narrated by: Anna Bentinck

Length: 9 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Iris Grace is a beautiful little girl who, from a very young age, barely communicated, avoided social interaction with other people, and rarely smiled. Both before her diagnosis of autism and after, she seemed trapped in her own world, unable to connect with those around her. One day, her mother brought home a Maine Coon kitten for Iris. Thula... Read more

Talk to Me

By: Heather Jones

Narrated by: Heather Jones

Length: 4 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

The award-winning book on engaging in more meaningful conversations with your child on the Autism spectrum.

If your child finds talking to people a struggle, this is the book to get the conversation started.

In this hands-on guide, Heather Jones offers practical advice, born of experience with her own son, which will help you teach your child the... Read more

Asperger Syndrome and Anxiety

By: Nick Dubin

Narrated by: Major W. Garrison

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Many people suffer from feelings of stress and anxiety in their everyday lives. For people with Asperger Syndrome (AS), this stress can be particularly difficult to manage. On a daily basis people with AS must fit into a world that seems totally foreign to them and this can increase feelings of alienation and anxiety, making life's challenges... Read more

Penguin the Magpie

By: Cameron Bloom & Bradley Trevor Greive

Narrated by: Richard Roxburgh & Edwina Wren

Length: 1 hour 49 minutes

Abridged: No

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE NETFLIX FILM PENGUIN BLOOM

“A triumph that will make your heart soar” (Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus), this true story follows a family’s journey of recovery, hope, and courage as they nurse an injured magpie back to health—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Blue Day Book.

When Sam Bloom... Read more

I Funny: School of Laughs

By: James Patterson

Narrated by: Adam McCarthur

Length: 3 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

To save his school library, Jamie Grimm teaches other kids how to tell jokes in a comedy class -- but it's tougher than he expects in this funny book for kids of all ages.
Teaching other kids how to be funny is the toughest gig that Jamie Grimm has ever had, and with the highest stakes. If he fails, his school library will be shut down for... Read more

Hip, Hop, Hooray for Brooklyn Bunny

By: Jill Harold & Betsy Miller

Narrated by: Casey Holloway

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

This upbeat story is about Brooklynn, a little bunny who loves to hop. Brooklynn wears a brace at night, but she is determined to learn how to hop rope in time for the Hippity Hop Games. Armed with hop rope rhymes and a can-do attitude, Brooklynn shows that persistence pays off and can be a lot of fun. Read more

We're All Wonders

By: R. J. Palacio

Narrated by: Kivlighan de Montebello

Length: 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestseller that celebrates kindness, belonging, and friendship. Inspired by the unforgettable blockbuster book and movie Wonder, this is the perfect graduation gift for kids of all ages, plus a great choice for baby showers, birthdays, and other new beginnings!

Over 15 million people have fallen in love with Wonder and have... Read more

Why is job opportunity still lagging for people with disabilities?

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The unemployment rate for people with a disability is more than double than for those without. Even though the law bars such discrimination, it can be difficult for these Americans to get hired. But that’s not the full story: Some employers are seeing how the special abilities of workers on the autism spectrum can boost their bottom lines.... Read more

Hello, Universe

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

Narrated by: Ramon de Ocampo & Amielynn Abellera

Length: 5 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the Newbery Medal“A charming, intriguingly plotted novel.” —Washington PostAcclaimed and award-winning author Erin Entrada Kelly’s Hello, Universe is a funny and poignant neighborhood story about unexpected friendships.Told from four intertwining points of view—two boys and two girls—the novel celebrates bravery, being different, and... Read more

A Boy Called Bat

By: Elana K. Arnold

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 2 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

The first book in a funny, heartfelt, and irresistible young middle grade series starring an unforgettable young boy on the autism spectrum, from acclaimed author Elana K. Arnold and with illustrations by Charles Santoso.For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life tends to be full of surprises—some of them good, some not so good. Today,... Read more

Autism: A Family's Journey

By: Michael Terrill

Narrated by: Laural Merlington

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

How would you feel if your two-year-old child was diagnosed as autistic and mentally retarded? That he would go into his room and never come out, and would be institutionalized by age seventeen? This was the grim life sentence handed down to Lori and Jim Cairns regarding their son, JR. This diagnosis was made in 1996 - when little was known... Read more

The Power of Different

By: Gail Saltz, M.D.

Narrated by: Gail Saltz, M.D.

Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A powerful and inspiring examination of the connection between the potential for great talent and conditions commonly thought to be “disabilities,” revealing how the source of our struggles can be the origin of our greatest strengths.

In The Power of Different, psychiatrist and bestselling author Gail Saltz examines the latest scientific... Read more

The Verbal Behavior Approach

By: Mary Lynch Barbera

Narrated by: Jen Gosnell

Length: 6 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

A step-by-step guide on how to help children develop language and speaking skills.

The Verbal Behavior (VB) approach is a form of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), that is based on B.F. Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior and works particularly well with children with minimal or no speech abilities. In this book Dr. Mary Lynch Barbera draws on... Read more

Blue Bottle Mystery

By: Kathy Hoopmann

Narrated by: Renee Schlim

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: No

The well-loved adventure story about a boy with Asperger's who finds a mysterious magic bottle...

This is a warm, fun-filled fantasy story for children with a difference: the hero is Ben, a boy with Asperger Syndrome. When Ben and his friend Andy find an old bottle in the school yard, they little realize the surprises about to be unleashed in... Read more

1001 Great Ideas for Teaching & Raising Children with Autism

By: Ellen Notbohm & Veronica Zysk

Narrated by: Stephanie Cozart

Length: 13 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

"Anyone browsing autism books might question that two authors could amass this many ideas and that all of them would be ‘great,’ but this book delivers."—From the Foreword by Dr. Temple GrandinOver 1800 try-it-now tips, eye-opening perspectives, and time-saving strategies abound in this revised edition of the 2004 multi-award-winning book that... Read more

I Know What You Are

By: Taylor Edison & Jane Smith

Narrated by: Jessica Ball

Length: 5 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The moving true story of a little girl with Asperger syndrome, controlled and abused by the one person she called her friend. Taylor had always struggled to make friends – she felt ‘different’. Taylor never knew her father and her mother wasn’t around much. She just didn’t understand people, and was alone and scared most of... Read more

Children of color with autism face disparities of care and isolation

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

African-American children are often diagnosed with autism at older ages than white children, missing years of potential intervention and treatment. Special correspondent John Donvan and producer Karen Zucker meet a black family who struggled to find community and resources for their son with autism, but are now helping others who need answers... Read more