Does anyone know of any good books written by parents of children with disabilities?

Question

Not books on how to deal with a child with a disability, but more like..about the experiences, emotions, etc...

Answer 1

Road Map to Holland by Jennifer Graf Groneberg is a most wonderful book about children with Down's Syndrome. My brother and sister-in-law were given this book before the birth of my neice. It helped them understand and know what was coming, and also helped them appreciate the joys and struggles before them.

Answer 2

chiocken soup for the soul: Special Needs..

Answer 3

"A Thorn in My pocket" by Eustacia Cutler on her daughter Dr. Temple Grandin's autism

"Pretending to be normal" by Liane Holliday Willey about her daughter being dx autistic and being dx herself

"Nobody Nowhere" biography by autistic Donna Williams

"Beyond the Wall" by Stephen Shore on his asperger's dx

Answer 4

there are a large number at barnes and nobles and borders---usually in a section such as children with special needs.

many on autism...

i personally like

You will dream new dreams by stanley D Klein phd and Kim Schive

it's a compliation of about 60 stories of children with various disabilities

Answer 5

I know of two.  One is about cerebral palsy and can be found on http://www.lulu.com/content/1224218

The other is about autism and can be found on http://www.lulu.com/content/1225081

Only buy one of the two though as there is a great deal of overlapping content.

hope this helps.

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