 | "Aunt Katie's Visit"
"Aunt Katie's Visit" is a great first book on disabilities for children and adults to read and have a conversation about people with disabilities. |
| "Self Before Sex–Perspectives on Support, Self-Esteem and Sexuality" in Adults with Down Syndrome
This chapter appears in Dr. Sig Pueschel's newest book, Adults with Down Syndrome, to be released spring of 2006. The chapter is written from a parent point-of-view with invited contributions from five adults in Canada and the U.S. who have Down syndrome. |
| 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism or Asperger's - Expanded 2nd Edition
This book has many ideas on how to help children with Autism or Asperger's. |
| 2001 Exceptional Parent Resource Guide
This resource guide contains more than 2000 information sources on: different disabilities; parent support, and more....
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| 60 Social Situations and Discussion Starters to Help Teens on the Autism Spectrum Deal with Friendships, Feelings, Conflict and More
This book use real life examples to help people on the autism spectrum learn social skills. |
| A Client Called Noah
This is the third of three books about Noah and his family. This book tells about Noah's transition from living with his family to living in a variety of institutional and group home settings during his teenage and young adult years. |
| A Different Kind of Boy: A Father's Memoir About Raising a Gifted Child With Autism
A book about the joys, fears, frustration, and exhaustion involved in raising a gifted child with autism. |
| A Good Life - For You and Your Relative with a Disability
PLAN's (Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network) inspirational resource guide on long range planning for individuals with disabilities. A Good Life has been written for families, advocates, friends, professionals and care providers |
| A Process of Grief: The Reality of Grieving a Child with Complex Health Care Needs
This article is about parenting a child who is medically fragile. |
| A Spectrum of Light Inspirational Interviews with Families Affected by Autism
This book shares the stories of families that include a child with autism. |
| A Thorn in My Pocket: Temple Grandin's Mother Tells the Family Story
This book explains the experience of raising a child who had autism in the 1950's. |
| Abilities: Canada's Lifestyle Magazine for People with Disabilities
A quarterly magazine featuring many empowering and interesting articles
for people with disabilities.
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| Achieving Best Behavior for Children with Developmental Disabilities
A workbook made for the parents of children with disabilities. The book has many ideas to help kids control their behavior. |
| Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum: A Parent's Guide to the Cognitive, Social, Physical, and Transition Needs of Teenagers with Autism Spectrum Disorders
This book talks about the developmental stages of a teenager with Asperger Syndrome. |
| Alex the Boy: Episodes from a family's life with autism
A book written by the father of a boy who was born premature and has autism. He talks about how their family handles issues such as eating, sleeping, school, and public behavior. |
| An Asperger Marriage
This book is about a married couple in which one person has Asperger's syndrome.
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| Appreciating Asperger Syndrome
This book explains the traits of people who have Asperger's syndrome. It shows how they help these people get through the day, and also how people with Asperger's make the world a better place. |
| As We Grew Up with Barbara
This is a common sense book and personal account by a mother about her daughter's growth and their adult relationship. |
| Aspergers from the Inside Out: A Supportive and Practical Guide for Anyone with Asperger's Syndrome
This book is about a man with Asperger Syndrom who wasn't diagnosed until he was thirty six years old. His diagnosis came when his son was also found to be affected by the disorder. |
| Autism 24/7
This book tells what it is like to be the parent of a child with autism. It shows that this role needs attention 24 hours-a-day, seven days a week. |
| Autism and Asperger's Digest Magazine
This magazine has articles about the lives of people who have Autism or Asperger's Syndrome. It has many resources. |
| Autism Every Day: Over 150 Strategies Lived and Learned by an Autism Consultant and Mom
This book explains the joys and challenges of parenting a child who has autism. |
| Autism in the Family Caring and Coping Together
This book is about parenting a child with autism. |
| Becoming a Resilient Family: Child Disability and the Family System
This article gives ideas to help families grow closer and stronger when they find out their child has a disability. |
| Bringing up a challenging child at home: When love is not enough
A mother's story of having with a daughter with a learning disability and mental illness. |
| Can I tell you about Asperger Syndrome? A guide for friends and family
This is a book for 7 to 15 year olds. A young boy with Asperger Syndome explains his disability. |
| Carly's Voice: Breaking Through Autism
This book is about a young woman with autism. It was written by her dad with her help. |
| Catch a Falling Star: A tale from the Iris the Dragon Series
This book is written for children, from a child's viewpoint. It is about living with and rising above mental health problems.
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| Children with Tourette Syndrome: A Parents' Guide, Second Edition
This book provides information to the parents of children and teens with
Tourette Syndrome. |
| Circles of Support and Mutual Caring
This booklet is for people who know older families, and particularly those where a person with a disability and their older relative are giving essential support to each other. This is often known as ‘mutual caring’. |
| Coming Out Asperger: Diagnosis, Disclosure and Self-Confidence
This book is about whether or not to tell people that you have Asperger Syndrome. |
| Down Syndrome Families Aging Together as Life Expectancy Lengthens
This is a web-based article about aging and people who have Down syndrome. As people grow older, it is presenting new challenges for their families. |
| Down Syndrome Parenting 101 Must–Have Advice for Making Your Life Easier
This book is written for new parents of a child with Down Syndrome. |
| Everybody is Different - A Book for Young People Who Have Brothers or Sisters with Autism
This book is for siblings of those with autism. |
| Exiting Nirvana: A Daughter's Life with Autism
A mother's description of her amazing, multitalented autistic-savant daughter. |
| Expecting an Extraordinary Life: A New Parent’s Guide to Down Syndrome
This booklet is for new parents of a child with Down Syndrome. |
| Families of Adults with Autism: Stories and Advice for the Next Generation
This book has stories written by parents and siblings of people with autism. |
| Families, Infants, and Young Children at Risk: Pathways to Best Practice
A textbook about helping infants, preschool age children, up to age 8, grow to be healthy. |
| Family and the IFSP Process: Training in Family-Centered Approaches
This product is a video and facilitator's guide to provide training on the IFSP process. |
| Family Caregiver Handbook
A guide for family and other unpaid caregivers who care for an adult or senior with disabilities. |
| Family Quality of Life Survey
This is a survey that addresses family quality of life and helps families or family support personnel identifiy family strengths and priorities for support. |
| Grandparenting a Child with Autism
This is a book for grandparents, extended family members, and friends of children with autism. |
| Grandparenting a Child with Special Needs
This book talks about being a grandparent to a child with a disability. |
| Gravity Pulls You In Perspectives on Parenting Children on the Autism Spectrum
This book is about the experience of parenting children with autism. |
| Growing Up on the Spectrum: A Guide to Life, Love, and Learning for Teens and Young Adults with Autism and Asperger's
This book is about the concerns of, and for adolescents and young adults who are on the autism spectrum. |
| Just this side of normal
This is a powerful story of a parent's search for understanding in a world that sometimes makes no sense. It was one of the first books written by a parent about what it is like to raise a child with autism. |
| Learning Disabilities and Bereavement
This article has suggestions about how to help people with disabilities go through the grieving process. |
| Let's Talk Relationships: Activities for Exploring Love, Sex, Friendship and Family With Young People 2nd Edition
This book has activities to teach young people who have autism about relationships. |
| Letting Ruth Go
This is a story written by a mother. It tells about the challenges her family had in adopting a child with disabilities, the hard work and joy as her daughter grew given love and therapy, and the grief they all felt when the child died suddenly. |
| Life at the Edge and Beyond Living with ADHD and Asperger Syndrome
This book is about a mother's experiences with having a son who has Asperger's Syndrome and ADHD. |
| Life Landscapes: Siblings share their experiences of living with brothers and sisters with disabilities
This book has stories and photos of siblings of people with disabilities. |
| Life Planning for Adults with Developmental Disabilities: A Guide for Parents and Family Members
A book for families of children and adults with DD to help plan for the future. They will learn how to choose the best place for their loved ones to live when they leave home and how to find meaningful work and recreation activities for them. |
| Mapping the Future: A Workbook to Prepare for the Future of Your Loved One with Special Needs
This is a workbook for parents/guardians. It is a tool to help with planning for the future for their loved one with special needs. This workbook can be used as a "Letter of Intent." |
| Married with Special-Needs Children A Couples' Guide to Keeping Connected
This book is written for couples who have a child with special needs. It offers ideas on keeping a strong relationship through many challenges. |
| Meeting the Needs of Diverse Family Caregivers
This report is about the issues faced by African American and Hispanic family caregivers and how they can be supported. |
| More precious than gold: The fiery trial of a family's faith
True story about a mom and her two year old daughter who survived severe burns. |
| More Than a Mom: Living a Full and Balanced Life When Your Child has Special Needs
A book which explores how women can lead rich, fulfilling personal lives while parenting a child with special needs. |
| Moving On Without Parents Planning, Transitions and Sources of Support for Middle-Aged and Older Adults with Intellectual Disabilit
This book is about planning for the care of adults with disabilities. |
| My Life Book
This DVD, CD, and activity book use scrapbooking to help families think through and design a plan for the future. |
| My Son Fred - Living with Autism: How Could You Manage? I Couldn't. I Did It Anyway
This book is a mother's story about living with her son Fred. Fred has an intellectual disability and autism. |
| News from the Border: A mother's memoir of her autistic son
A true story of a boy with autism who went to college. |
| Optimistic Parenting :Hope and Help for You and Your Challenging Child
This book will help the parents of children with challenging behaviors and special needs learn how to best support them, and improve family harmony. |
| Ready, Set, Potty!
A book about toilet training and toddlers, children and adults who have disabilities. |
| Reflections From A Different Journey: What Adults With Disabilities Want All Parents to Know
This book is a collection of essays written by adults with various disabilities with advice for parents of children with disabilities. |
| Retarded Isn't Stupid Mom
True story about a young woman with intellectual disabilities told by her mother. |
| SAFE BEGINNINGS: Protecting Our Children from Sexual Abuse
SAFE BEGINNINGS is an inclusive parenting book to support parents and child care providers in the prevention of sexual abuse. |
| Safely Home, Profile of a Futures Planning Group
Is community inclusion possible? This book shows how a family found the Futures Planning method and made dreams happen for their son. They hope their story will show methods for effective planning for other families. |
| Scoop Essentials: Disclosing Disability, Tackling a Dicey Proposition
This article gives ideas on when, and how to talk about a family member's disability. |
| Sex education for children with intellectual disabilities - tips for parents
This helps parents when it is time to talk about sex with their son or daughter who has disabilities. |
| Sexuality and Disability: A Guide for Parents
This booklet is to help parents talk to their children about sex, sexuality and people with disabilities. |
| Sexuality: Your Sons and Daughters with Intellectual Disabilities
A book to help parents ensure their child develops healthy sexuality. |
| Siblings of Children with Autism A Guide for Families Third Edition
Written to parents, this book is about helping the siblings of children with autism. |
| Special Children, Challenged Parents The Struggles and Rewards of Raising a Child with a Disability, Revised Edition
This book explains a father's emotions around having a child with a disability. |
| Special Education: A Parent's Guide to a Child's Success
This book presents the complexities of the special education experience in a simple-to-understand way and offers practical tips, checklists and strategies on how to make the system work to insure the educational success of all children. |
| Supporting Families When Parents Have Intellectual Disabilities
This booklet is about helping parents who have disabilities. |
| The Autism Encyclopedia
A textbook about Autism. |
| The Boy in the Moon: A Father's Journey to Understand His Extraordinary Son
A book written by a father of a boy with disabilities. |
| The Child Preference Indicators
A tool to uncover the true preferences and abilities of children. |
| The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome (2nd Edition in Paperback)
This book explains Asperger Syndrome. It is a handbook and manual. |
| The Down Syndrome Issues and Information Adult Living Series
A series of books that deals with different parts of the adult life of someone with Down Syndrome. |
| The Horse Boy: A Father's Quest to Heal His Son
A story from a father who has a son with autism. His family travels to Mongolia to find a way to enter into their son's world. This story is available as a book, and as a documentary film. |
| The Power of the Powerless
De Vinck's true account of the life of his brother with severe handicaps. It is a powerful, inspirational statement on the value of life. |
| The Ride Together
This is a book about growing up with a brother who has Autism. It was written by a brother & sister who each tells the story in a different way. The sister uses words while the brother uses cartoons. |
| There's A Boy In Here: Emerging from the Bonds of Autism
This is an autobiography written by a young man and his mother. |
| Through the Eyes of Aliens
A rich and positive description of how it feels to be autistic, written by a woman with that label. Also, how friends, family, and the professionals that work with people with autism can be more sensitive to their needs. |
| Understanding Cerebral Palsy A Guide for Parents and Professionals 1st edition
This book explains cerebral palsy, and the support needs of people who have it. |
| Understanding Families Approaches to Diversity, Disability, and Risk
This book talks about the things that makes each family unique. It also covers how those differences matter when one family member has a disability. |
| Understanding Fragile X Syndrome A Guide for Families and Professionals
This book is about Fragile X Syndrome. |
| Views from Our Shoes: Growing Up with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs
A book of stories written by children who have a brother or sister who has disabilities. The book also contains easy to understand descriptions of many disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, and spina bifida. |
| Voices From the Spectrum: Parents, Grandparents, Siblings, People With Autism, And Professionals Share Their Wisdom
A collection of sixty personal accounts from people on the autism spectrum and those who care for them—parents, family members, and professionals. |
| Waisman Center Transition to Adult Health Care Resources
These guides help youth with disabilities learn how to manage their health care needs when they become adults. There are also guides for parents, all can be downloaded for free. |
| We Dance Together: A Painted Essay about My Education with Katie
A book about the story of the author’s education with her daughter Katie. The journey begins when Basford is told that her daughter has a disability and it continues for the next twenty-six years. |
| What About Me? Growing Up with a Developmentally Disabled Sibling
A compassionate and accessible guide on living with and caring for a sibling with developmental disabilities. |
| What I Wish I'd Known about Raising a Child with Autism: The First 5 Years
This book is coauthored by a mother and a psychologist. |
| When Down Syndrome and Autism Intersect: A Guide to DS-ASD for Parents and Professionals
This book is about people have both Down Syndrome and Autism. |
| X Stories: The Personal Side of fragile X syndrome
This book has writings from the families and caregivers of people with fragile X syndrome. |
| You And Your Disabled Child - a practical guide for parents
A practical guide written for parents who have recently been told that their child has, or is likely to have, a disability or developmental delay. It aims to help them cope on a day-to-day basis and gives ideas for encouraging the child's development. |
| 24/7
This film is about the challenges that families face when they provide care in the home for their loved ones who have developmental disabilities. |
| A Bit Missing Blog
A blog by a mother whose son has an intellectual disability. |
| AbilityPath.org
A website that has a lot of information for supporting the healthy development of children with disabilities. |
| Autism Asperger Publishing Company
This website has materials about autism spectrum disorders. |
| Autism Times Two
A DVD with the story of the Cauley family. They have two sons with autism. They have developed an enviable system of supports for school, home and community for their family. |
| Being A Special Needs Sibling
This short film shows the challenges of kids who have a brother or sister with disabilities. |
| Best Man
This movie follows Philly 20 years after he moves into a group home. Told by his cousin, Ira Wohl, this movie describes how Philly becomes more independent. It also shares Philly's integration into the Jewish community and religious life at age 70.
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| Beyond Fat City
In this DVD, Richard Lavoie, creator of the original F.A.T. City Workshop, reviews the history & philosophy of the project, the major trends & issues in the field of learning disabilities since 1987, and the challenges ahead for parents & educators.
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| Caregiver Guide to Special Needs
A guide for caregivers that provides information and advice about common disorders and conditions. |
| Children With Autism
A DVD for parents and foster parents about autism. Also included is information about develomental delay, Functional Behavior Assessment, Asperger syndrome, and medical issues. |
| Children's Disabilities Information: Essential articles and resources empower parents of children with disabilities and special needs.
A web site for families. It has many different types of information for parents of children with special needs or disabilities. |
| Cocktails with Ben
This movie tells the story of an amazing young man with Williams Syndrome named Ben Monkaba. It is narrated by his mother. |
| Coping with Disaster: A Second Guide for Parents and Other Caregivers of Children with Cognitive Disabilities
This webpage is about coping with disaster. It is meant for parents of children with cognitive disabilities. |
| Discover Camp!
A website for families preparing to select a summer camp for their child with disabilities. |
| Distinctively
This film is about identical twins, one who has Down syndrome and the other who does not. |
| District of Columbia activities web-site
To help integrate Washington, DC's residents with disabilities into the city's cultural life, MRDDA's website presents activities, events, and destinations as individually designed "invitations" along with access information. |
| Down Syndrome: For New Parents
This web site is for new parents of children with Down Syndrome. |
| DownSyndrome.com
This website gives parents who have a child with Down syndrome and others a place to share thoughts and make friends. |
| Drona & me
This film tells the story of Drona, a 9 year old boy who has Autism. The story is told by his brother, Arjun. Drona and Arjun live in the Netherlands. |
| Ed Roberts: Wheelchair Genius
A CD-ROM about Ed Roberts, an important civil rights leader for people with disabilities. The content is written for younger readers. |
| Epilepsy: Having A Life
This film is about epilepsy. |
| Expecting an Extraordinary Life: A New Parent’s Guide to Down Syndrome
This booklet is for new parents of a child with Down Syndrome. |
| Families Pinched By Cost of Special Needs Care
Article about cost of raising a child with disabilities. |
| Family and the IFSP Process: Training in Family-Centered Approaches
This product is a video and facilitator's guide to provide training on the IFSP process. |
| Family Life Cycle Families of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
This PowerPoint presentation talks about the stages that families go through with a family member who has disabilities. |
| Fathers' Voices (Film)
A film about men raising children with developmental disabilities. |
| Future Horizons, INC.
This organization shares information about Autism. It provides workshops, has a magazine and many publications. |
| Going to College
This website helps students with disabilities get ready for college. There are many activities and sections for parents and for professionals. |
| Her Name is Sabine
A documentary film aimed directly at the French government. It tells the story of two sisters - Sandrine, one of France's most successful actresses, and that of her severely autistic sister Sabine. |
| Honoring Choices Minnesota
This website is about talking with your family and making end of life care decisions. There are many short video clips, some featuring people who have disabilities. |
| How Come You Walk Funny?
This film presents parents who have chosen to enroll their non-disabled kids in a kindergarten program designed to promote inclusive behavior in able-bodied children and self-advocacy skills in those with disabilities. |
| iBelong
This website helps adults with intellectual disabilities build friendships. There is also information for families and educators. |
| Meeting the Needs of Diverse Family Caregivers
This report is about the issues faced by African American and Hispanic family caregivers and how they can be supported. |
| My Brother
This is a film about two boys from inner city, New York, one whom is developmentally disabled, and the bond of love they have for each other. |
| My Favorite Child
This film showcases footage from "Think of Me First as a Person," a film made in the 60’s and 70’s and narrated by a loving father about his son, a boy with Down syndrome. |
| My Flesh and Blood
"My Flesh and Blood" documents a year in the life of the Tom family--single mother Susan Tom, her two biological children, and her eleven adopted children with disabilities. |
| My Life Book
This DVD, CD, and activity book use scrapbooking to help families think through and design a plan for the future. |
| National FindFamily Registry
This web site helps families of people with disabilities who are separated find each other. |
| OASIS @ MAAP Website
A website with resources for families, individuals, and medical professionals who deal with the challenges of autism. |
| Our-Kids Listserv
An essential e-mail list for families of children with disabilities |
| Rachel is
A documentary film that follows a young woman with developmental disabilities as she seeks to live more independently. The filmmaker was her sister. |
| Raising Renee
This film is about Renee, who has an intellectual disability. |
| Refrigerator Mothers
"Refrigerator Mothers" is a video featuring the stories of mothers of their adult children with autism. |
| Rodney
A short film about Rodney, a man with disabilities who forces his family to understand how he sees things. |
| Siblings
A film about people who have grown up with a sibling who has a developmental disability. |
| The Children's Link
The Children's Link provides individual guidance and information to families who have a special needs child. |
| The Fathers Network
A website that provides current information and resources to assist all families and care providers involved in the lives of children with special needs, especially fathers. |
| The Horse Boy: A Father's Quest to Heal His Son
A story from a father who has a son with autism. His family travels to Mongolia to find a way to enter into their son's world. This story is available as a book, and as a documentary film. |
| The Other Sister
This Hollywood movie is about a woman with a developmental disability who moves out on her own and meets a boyfriend. It has ideas about self-determination and families. |
| The Teachings of Jon
A film about a 40-year old man with Down Syndrome who doesn't speak, and how a family allowed themselves to change, grow and succeed because of him. |
| The Third Parent
A short film about the relationship between an eleven-year-old girl and her noon-verbal five-year-old brother who has autism. |
| The Unplanned Journey: When You Learn That Your Child Has a Disability
This is a web article that talks about some of the feelings parents have after finding out that their child has a disability. |
| Toilet Training for Children with Special Needs
This DVD provides practical techniques and core principles for successful toilet training for children with special needs. |
| Waisman Center Transition to Adult Health Care Resources
These guides help youth with disabilities learn how to manage their health care needs when they become adults. There are also guides for parents, all can be downloaded for free. |
| When Parents Can't Fix It: Living With a Child's Disability
This moving and and important film looks at the lives of five families who are raising children with disabilities- the problems they face, and the rewards and stresses of adapting to their child's condition. |
| Without Apology
Documentary of a boy sent to an instution and the resulting impact on the family. |
