 | Disability is Natural by Kathie Snow
Buy used from: $25.49 Must read for parents!!! This changed the course of my life and my approach to my son's disability. Kathy Snow is the been-there-done-that best friend every parent needs.
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 | Changed by a Child by Barbara Gill
Buy new: $11.86 / Used from: $3.83 I don't usually go for stuff like this, but Barbara Gill is smart not sappy. I've gone back to this one repeatedly.
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 | The Ride Together: A Brother and Sister's Memoir of Autism in the Family by Paul Karasik
Buy used from: $0.46 A beautiful family memoir that combines writing and comics.
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 | Aidan's Way: The Story of a Boy's Life and a Father's Journey by George T. Crane
Buy used from: $0.47 I just read this, an important book for anyone struggling with the meaning of life, but especially folks living with profound disability.
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 | Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic by Martha Beck
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.22 Martha Beck writes for O Magazine and is a life coach of sorts. This book is about her son Adam who happens to have Downs Syndrome.
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 | Ten Things I Learned from Bill Porter by Shelly Brady
Buy new: $15.60 / Used from: $0.01 Bill Porter has lived a life that all of us should aspire to.
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 | Uncommon Voyage 2 Ed: Parenting a Special Needs Child by Laura Kramer
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $1.97 Written by a fierce and determined mom who wouldn't accept the conventional approach to treatment for CP.
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 | Beyond Ramps: Disability at the End of the Social Contract by Marta Russell
Buy new: $14.78 / Used from: $1.54 From the forefront of the disability rights movement.
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 | No Pity : People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement by Joseph P. Shapiro
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $1.10 Disability rights primer.
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 | A Matter of Dignity: Changing the World of the Disabled by Andrew Potok
Buy used from: $0.01 Interesting profiles of various disability activists.
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 | Yoga for the Special Child: A Therapeutic Approach for Infants and Children With Down Syndrome, Cerabral Palsy, and Learning Disabilities by Sonia Sumar
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $9.43 The word "special" is on my NOT ALLOWED list in the context of disability. However, this book is great and the author is Brazilian so I'm cutting her a break.
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 | When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Shambhala Classics) by Pema Chodron
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $0.96 Buddhist self-help book for coping with some of life's harsher realities
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 | The Parent's Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents by William Martin
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $2.49 An accesible, to the point interpretation. You may also want to read the actual Tao Te Ching -- I like Stephen Mitchell's translation.
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 | I Ching Made Easy: Be Your Own Psychic Advisor Using the World's Oldest Oracle by Amy M. Sorrell
Buy new: $13.46 / Used from: $1.76 A fun, approachable version. Something to do when you don't know what else to do.
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