Family & Relationships, Children With Special Needs
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My Life in Institutions and My Way Out
by Michael Joseph Kennedy
This is the story of Michael Kennedy's life. Born in 1960 with significant disabilities, he describes his early experiences living in three different institutions for the mentally retarded and how he had to become his own advocate if he was going...
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ADHD is Not a Four Letter Word
Drug Free Strategies for Managing the Gift that is ADHD by Karen Ryan
In this groundbreaking guide, respected nutrition expert Karen Ryan shatters the stigma of ADHD and offers an eye-opening new look at this long-misunderstood condition. Dispelling the myths that have come to define ADHD as an irreversible...
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Infinite Resignation: The Art of an Infant Heart Transplant
by Ernest Kroeker
When the surgeons informed us that our unborn child had a fatal heart condition I was devastated. The only hope they offered was an infant transplant which was not only experimental but it was also unlikely that a donor organ would be found in...
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May I Be Excused, My Brain Is Full
Olivia’s Asperger’s Story by Krista Preuss-Goudreault
Imagine knowing you are different and not knowing why. . . this is Olivia’s story. Diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome at age 10, Olivia bravely invites us into her thoughts and mind as she copes with life as an “aspie”. Her story, colourfully...
