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Mighty JackMavir, Heidi
Summary: ""Your Child Is Not Broken" is THE book for parents who need permission to do things differently. Heidi Mavir almost died working out why that was necessary. Part autobiography, part parenting manual, "Your Child Is Not Broken" is a no-holds-barred account of Heidi Mavir's discovery of her child's neurodivergence. It is the funny, irreverent and brutally honest story of Heidi's fight to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bluebird 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.152 MAVWoodcock, Linda.
Contents: Understanding autism -- Understanding challenging or distressed behaviour -- The low arousal approach -- Using video -- Relationships : keeping it together! -- Medical issues -- Other common problems -- Looking after your health.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2010
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Summary: When Mikey is young, the Sullivans are a closely knit unit, all of them devoted to caring for her. But as Mikey grows older, she also grows increasingly violent. By the time she's twelve, institutionalization is the only available option--and without the shared purpose of caring for Mikey, the family begins to unravel. As her family falls apart, Teresa searches for relief and connection during...
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Publisher / Publication Date: She Writes Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SULTobe, Keiko.
Summary: A little effort goes a long way--that's what Sachiko Azuma, her fellow parents, and the teachers learn as they struggle to work together to make life easier for the children in the Special Education class. With the help of innovative gadgets and the support of more people than meet the eye, the autistic Hikaru and Miyu become better able to communicate with the world around them. but when a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 WITGilpeer, Valerie
Summary: A remarkable memoir by a mother and her autistic daughter who'd long been unable to communicate--until a miraculous breakthrough revealed a young woman with a rich and creative interior life, a poet, who'd been trapped inside for more than two decades.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow & Company, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GILCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GILPEER, VALERIE GILSuskind, Ron.
Summary: "Imagine being trapped inside a Disney movie and having to learn about life mostly from animated characters dancing across a screen of color. A fantasy? A nightmare? This is the real-life story of Owen Suskind, the son of the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind and his wife, Cornelia. An autistic boy who couldn't speak for years, Owen memorized dozens of Disney movies, turned them...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SUSKIND, OWEN SUSIsaacson, Rupert.
Summary: Describes the author's attempts to help his autistic son, Rowan, by taking the family to a remote area of Mongolia in order to consult shamans and allow Rowan to interact with horses and other animals in a quiet, accepting environment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Audio 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 ISAACSON, RUPERT ISAWiseman, Nancy D.
Summary: An essential guide for managing all aspects of a child's autism in the crucial stage after diagnosis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Life Long 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85882 WISSummary: Follows one Texas couple and their autistic son as they trek on horseback through Outer Mongolia in an attempt to find healing for him. When two-year-old Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson, a writer and former horse trainer, and his wife Kristin sought the best possible medical care, but traditional therapies had little effect. They discovered that Rowan has a profound affinity...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2010
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Summary: A brother of an autistic child profiled in the trilogy that began with A Boy Called Noah describes the challenges he faced growing up in his brother's shadow, in an account that interweaves the social history of autism and its related research with the author's sideline experiences in childhood and adulthood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GREENFELD, KARL TAROGRESummary: Profiles five children with autism, their parents, and acting coach Elaine Hill as they take on the enterprise of a full-length stage production.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama Films 2008
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AUTStone, Wendy L.
Summary: Offers parents practical advice on how they can determine whether their child's development is normal or whether he or she has an Autism Spectrum Disorder, describing the most common signs of Autism Spectrum Disorders and explaining how to obtain an accurate diagnosis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jossey-Bass 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85882 STOTobe, Keiko.
Summary: "Born during the sunrise - an auspicious beginning - the Azumas' newborn son is named Hikaru, which means "light." But during one play date, his mother notices that her son is slightly different from the other children. In this alternately heartwarming and bittersweet tale, a young mother tries to cope with both the overwhelming discovery of her child's autism and the trials of raising him...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen 2008
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 WITTobe, Keiko.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen 2010
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 WITTobe, Keiko.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen 2010
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 WITTobe, Keiko.
Summary: "When staffing changes at Masato's company get him transferred to a dead-end job in the middle of nowhere, more suffering and despair seem imminent for the Azuma family. However, Masato approaches the situation with aplomb and comes up with new ways to pave the way for Hikaru and those like him to become "cheerful working adults"--With surprising results. Hikaru himself seems to be getting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 WITYejide, Morowa.
Summary: " . . . A novel about an autistic boy whose drawings represent something much deeper than even the doctors who study can grasp; his father, serving 25 to life for murder; his mother, trying to hold herself together and fix her broken child. It's a supernatural journey of crime and punishment, retribution and redemption that ultimately leads to a father saving his son, a mother connecting with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC YEJMoorer, Allison
Summary: "Grammy-nominated musician Allison Moorer's lyrical memoir, a testament to love and resilience through the lens of parenting her young son, John Henry, who has nonverbal autism"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MOORER, ALLISON MOOTobe, Keiko.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen 2011
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 WITHatke, Ben
Summary: Prompted by his sister, Jack trades his mom's car for a box of mysterious seeds, but soon their normal garden turns into a wild jungle filled with magical creatures and one night changes into a dragon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 HATCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 HATCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC HATBrown, Rebecca L. (Rebecca Lynn)
Summary: "An emotionally charged novel about family -- the slow accumulation of wrongs that drive us apart and the unlikely paths that lead us home again. Piper Hart has poured all her energy into raising her son, Fred, while her often-absent husband, Isaac, has poured all his energy into a career defending the wrongly accused. She's always told herself her son is perfectly normal, but somewhere deep...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BROMcGovern, Cammie
Summary: A heartfelt companion novel to the critically acclaimed Chester and Gus about inclusivity, autism, friendship, and family, perfect for fans of Sara Pennypacker and Kate DiCamillo. After being separated from his family, Franklin becomes an independent cat, until he meets a goofy dog named Chester. Chester is a service dog to his person, a boy named Gus, and Chester knows just the girl to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021