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The Autism Puzzle
Connecting the Dots Between Environmental Toxins and Rising Autism Rates
Written by Brita Belli
Foreword by Caroline Cox
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: April 30, 2013
Price: $13.95
Connecting the Dots Between Environmental Toxins and Rising Autism Rates
Written by Brita Belli
Foreword by Caroline Cox
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: April 30, 2013
Price: $13.95
"The Autism Puzzle unlocks many alarming truths about this worldwide epidemic and raises the deeper question: What are you going to do about it?”
—Dr. Bob Sears, author of The Autism Book (Sears Parenting Library)
With 1 in 88 American children now affected by autism, The Autism Puzzle is the first book to move...
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Raising Cubby
A Father and Son's Adventures with Asperger's, Trains, Tractors, and High Explosives
Written by John Elder Robison
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2013
Price: $26.00
The slyly funny, sweetly moving memoir of an unconventional dad’s relationship with his equally offbeat son—complete with fast cars, tall tales, homemade explosives, and a whole lot of fun and trouble
Misfit, truant, delinquent. John Robison was never a model child, and he wasn’t a model dad either. Diagnosed... Read more >
A Father and Son's Adventures with Asperger's, Trains, Tractors, and High Explosives
Written by John Elder Robison
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2013
Price: $26.00
The slyly funny, sweetly moving memoir of an unconventional dad’s relationship with his equally offbeat son—complete with fast cars, tall tales, homemade explosives, and a whole lot of fun and trouble
Misfit, truant, delinquent. John Robison was never a model child, and he wasn’t a model dad either. Diagnosed... Read more >
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Raising Cubby
A Father and Son's Adventures with Asperger's, Trains, Tractors, and High Explosives
Written by John Elder Robison
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2013
Price: $12.99
The slyly funny, sweetly moving memoir of an unconventional dad’s relationship with his equally offbeat son—complete with fast cars, tall tales, homemade explosives, and a whole lot of fun and trouble
Misfit, truant, delinquent. John Robison was never a model child, and he wasn’t a model dad either. Diagnosed... Read more >
A Father and Son's Adventures with Asperger's, Trains, Tractors, and High Explosives
Written by John Elder Robison
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2013
Price: $12.99
The slyly funny, sweetly moving memoir of an unconventional dad’s relationship with his equally offbeat son—complete with fast cars, tall tales, homemade explosives, and a whole lot of fun and trouble
Misfit, truant, delinquent. John Robison was never a model child, and he wasn’t a model dad either. Diagnosed... Read more >
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Raising Cubby
A Father and Son's Adventures with Asperger's, Trains, Tractors, and High Explosives
Written by John Elder Robison
Read by John Elder Robison
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: March 12, 2013
Price: $40.00
The slyly funny, sweetly moving memoir of an unconventional dad’s relationship with his equally offbeat son—complete with fast cars, tall tales, homemade explosives, and a whole lot of fun and trouble
Misfit, truant, delinquent. John Robison was never a model child, and he wasn’t a model dad either. Diagnosed... Read more >
A Father and Son's Adventures with Asperger's, Trains, Tractors, and High Explosives
Written by John Elder Robison
Read by John Elder Robison
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: March 12, 2013
Price: $40.00
The slyly funny, sweetly moving memoir of an unconventional dad’s relationship with his equally offbeat son—complete with fast cars, tall tales, homemade explosives, and a whole lot of fun and trouble
Misfit, truant, delinquent. John Robison was never a model child, and he wasn’t a model dad either. Diagnosed... Read more >
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Raising Cubby
A Father and Son's Adventures with Asperger's, Trains, Tractors, and High Explosives
Written by John Elder Robison
Read by John Elder Robison
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: March 12, 2013
Price: $20.00
The slyly funny, sweetly moving memoir of an unconventional dad’s relationship with his equally offbeat son—complete with fast cars, tall tales, homemade explosives, and a whole lot of fun and trouble
Misfit, truant, delinquent. John Robison was never a model child, and he wasn’t a model dad either. Diagnosed... Read more >
A Father and Son's Adventures with Asperger's, Trains, Tractors, and High Explosives
Written by John Elder Robison
Read by John Elder Robison
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: March 12, 2013
Price: $20.00
The slyly funny, sweetly moving memoir of an unconventional dad’s relationship with his equally offbeat son—complete with fast cars, tall tales, homemade explosives, and a whole lot of fun and trouble
Misfit, truant, delinquent. John Robison was never a model child, and he wasn’t a model dad either. Diagnosed... Read more >
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The Autism Puzzle
Connecting the Dots Between Environmental Toxins and Rising Autism Rates
Written by Brita Belli
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: March 27, 2012
Price: $23.95
The alarming spike in autism in recent years has sent doctors and parents on a search for answers. And while many controversies have erupted around the issue, none have gotten us any closer to a definitive explanation, and many key concerns remain unexplored. Moving beyond the distractions of the vaccine debate, The... Read more >
Connecting the Dots Between Environmental Toxins and Rising Autism Rates
Written by Brita Belli
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: March 27, 2012
Price: $23.95
The alarming spike in autism in recent years has sent doctors and parents on a search for answers. And while many controversies have erupted around the issue, none have gotten us any closer to a definitive explanation, and many key concerns remain unexplored. Moving beyond the distractions of the vaccine debate, The... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
The Autism Puzzle
Connecting the Dots Between Environmental Toxins and Rising Autism Rates
Written by Brita Belli
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 27, 2012
Price: $23.95
The alarming spike in autism in recent years has sent doctors and parents on a search for answers. And while many controversies have erupted around the issue, none have gotten us any closer to a definitive explanation, and many key concerns remain unexplored. Moving beyond the distractions of the vaccine debate, The... Read more >
Connecting the Dots Between Environmental Toxins and Rising Autism Rates
Written by Brita Belli
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 27, 2012
Price: $23.95
The alarming spike in autism in recent years has sent doctors and parents on a search for answers. And while many controversies have erupted around the issue, none have gotten us any closer to a definitive explanation, and many key concerns remain unexplored. Moving beyond the distractions of the vaccine debate, The... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Be Different
My Adventures with Asperger's and My Advice for Fellow Aspergians, Misfits, Families, and Teachers
Written by John Elder Robison
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $14.00
“I believe those of us with Asperger’s are here for a reason, and we have much to offer. This book will help you bring out those gifts.”
In his bestselling memoir, Look Me in the Eye, John Elder Robison described growing up with Asperger’s syndrome at a time when the diagnosis didn’t exist... Read more >
My Adventures with Asperger's and My Advice for Fellow Aspergians, Misfits, Families, and Teachers
Written by John Elder Robison
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $14.00
“I believe those of us with Asperger’s are here for a reason, and we have much to offer. This book will help you bring out those gifts.”
In his bestselling memoir, Look Me in the Eye, John Elder Robison described growing up with Asperger’s syndrome at a time when the diagnosis didn’t exist... Read more >
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The Parents' Guide to Teaching Kids with Asperger Syndrome and Similar ASDs Real-Life Skills for Independence
Written by Patricia Romanowski
Foreword by Peter Gerhardt
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: October 25, 2011
Price: $11.99
The definitive resource for teaching kids with Asperger syndrome the life skills that build independence, confidence, and self-esteem.
Children with autism spectrum disorders learn differently. Our kids' choices are too often limited and their paths to success restricted, not by a lack of intellectual ability but by deficits in acquiring, applying, and... Read more >
Written by Patricia Romanowski
Foreword by Peter Gerhardt
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: October 25, 2011
Price: $11.99
The definitive resource for teaching kids with Asperger syndrome the life skills that build independence, confidence, and self-esteem.
Children with autism spectrum disorders learn differently. Our kids' choices are too often limited and their paths to success restricted, not by a lack of intellectual ability but by deficits in acquiring, applying, and... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Parents' Guide to Teaching Kids with Asperger Syndrome and Similar ASDs Real-Life Skills for Independence
Written by Patricia Romanowski
Foreword by Peter Gerhardt
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: October 25, 2011
Price: $16.00
The definitive resource for teaching kids with Asperger syndrome the life skills that build independence, confidence, and self-esteem.
Children with autism spectrum disorders learn differently. Our kids' choices are too often limited and their paths to success restricted, not by a lack of intellectual ability but by deficits in acquiring, applying, and... Read more >
Written by Patricia Romanowski
Foreword by Peter Gerhardt
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: October 25, 2011
Price: $16.00
The definitive resource for teaching kids with Asperger syndrome the life skills that build independence, confidence, and self-esteem.
Children with autism spectrum disorders learn differently. Our kids' choices are too often limited and their paths to success restricted, not by a lack of intellectual ability but by deficits in acquiring, applying, and... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Expecting Adam
A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic
Written by Martha Beck
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: August 2, 2011
Price: $15.00
A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic
Written by Martha Beck
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: August 2, 2011
Price: $15.00
“A wonderful book, funny unbelievably tender, and smart. It shimmers.”--Anne Lamott
Includes an all-new afterword about Adam.
John and Martha Beck had two Harvard degrees apiece when they conceived their second child. Further graduate studies, budding careers, and a growing family meant major stress--not that they'd have admitted it to anyone...
Also available as an
eBook.
Expecting Adam
A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic
Written by Martha Beck
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 2, 2011
Price: $10.99
"He says you'll never be hurt as much by being open as you have been by remaining closed."
The messenger is a school janitor with a master's in art history who claims to be channeling "from both sides of the veil." "He" is Adam, a three-year-old who has never spoken an intelligible... Read more >
A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic
Written by Martha Beck
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 2, 2011
Price: $10.99
"He says you'll never be hurt as much by being open as you have been by remaining closed."
The messenger is a school janitor with a master's in art history who claims to be channeling "from both sides of the veil." "He" is Adam, a three-year-old who has never spoken an intelligible... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Your Hyperactive Child
Written by Barbara Ingersoll
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: May 4, 2011
Price: $14.99
The authoritative handbook provides a wealth of urgently needed information to help parents of a hyperactive child understand and cope with their child's baffling behavior. Read more >
Written by Barbara Ingersoll
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: May 4, 2011
Price: $14.99
The authoritative handbook provides a wealth of urgently needed information to help parents of a hyperactive child understand and cope with their child's baffling behavior. Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Be Different
Adventures of a Free-Range Aspergian with Practical Advice for Aspergians, Misfits, Families & Teachers
Written by John Elder Robison
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: March 22, 2011
Price: $9.99
“I believe those of us with Asperger’s are here for a reason, and we have much to offer. This book will help you bring out those gifts.”
In his bestselling memoir, Look Me in the Eye, John Elder Robison described growing up with Asperger’s syndrome at a time when the diagnosis didn’t exist... Read more >
Adventures of a Free-Range Aspergian with Practical Advice for Aspergians, Misfits, Families & Teachers
Written by John Elder Robison
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: March 22, 2011
Price: $9.99
“I believe those of us with Asperger’s are here for a reason, and we have much to offer. This book will help you bring out those gifts.”
In his bestselling memoir, Look Me in the Eye, John Elder Robison described growing up with Asperger’s syndrome at a time when the diagnosis didn’t exist... Read more >
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Be Different
Adventures of a Free-Range Aspergian with Practical Advice for Aspergians, Misfits, Families & Teachers
Written by John Elder Robison
Read by John Elder Robison
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: March 22, 2011
Price: $32.00
The author of the New York Times bestselling Look Me in the Eye returns to help Aspergians, and even ordinary geeks, embrace being different and fix the things that hold them back in life.
With his usual honesty, dry wit, and unapologetic eccentricity, John Robison argues that Asperger's is about difference, not... Read more >
Adventures of a Free-Range Aspergian with Practical Advice for Aspergians, Misfits, Families & Teachers
Written by John Elder Robison
Read by John Elder Robison
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: March 22, 2011
Price: $32.00
The author of the New York Times bestselling Look Me in the Eye returns to help Aspergians, and even ordinary geeks, embrace being different and fix the things that hold them back in life.
With his usual honesty, dry wit, and unapologetic eccentricity, John Robison argues that Asperger's is about difference, not... Read more >
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Be Different
Adventures of a Free-Range Aspergian with Practical Advice for Aspergians, Misfits, Families & Teachers
Written by John Elder Robison
Read by John Elder Robison
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: March 22, 2011
Price: $17.50
The author of the New York Times bestselling Look Me in the Eye returns to help Aspergians, and even ordinary geeks, embrace being different and fix the things that hold them back in life.
With his usual honesty, dry wit, and unapologetic eccentricity, John Robison argues that Asperger's is about difference, not... Read more >
Adventures of a Free-Range Aspergian with Practical Advice for Aspergians, Misfits, Families & Teachers
Written by John Elder Robison
Read by John Elder Robison
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: March 22, 2011
Price: $17.50
The author of the New York Times bestselling Look Me in the Eye returns to help Aspergians, and even ordinary geeks, embrace being different and fix the things that hold them back in life.
With his usual honesty, dry wit, and unapologetic eccentricity, John Robison argues that Asperger's is about difference, not... Read more >
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The Match
"Savior Siblings" and One Family's Battle to Heal Their Daughter
Written by Beth Whitehouse
Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: March 8, 2011
Price: $16.00
My Sister’s Keeper in nonfiction: a family’s real-life struggle to cure their daughter by creating her genetic match
Katie Trebing was diagnosed at three months old with Diamond Blackfan anemia, a rare form of anemia that prevents bone marrow from producing red blood cells. Even with a lifetime of monthly blood... Read more >
"Savior Siblings" and One Family's Battle to Heal Their Daughter
Written by Beth Whitehouse
Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: March 8, 2011
Price: $16.00
My Sister’s Keeper in nonfiction: a family’s real-life struggle to cure their daughter by creating her genetic match
Katie Trebing was diagnosed at three months old with Diamond Blackfan anemia, a rare form of anemia that prevents bone marrow from producing red blood cells. Even with a lifetime of monthly blood... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid
A Survival Guide for Ordinary Parents of Special Children
Written by Gina Gallagher and Patricia Konjoian
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: August 3, 2010
Price: $13.99
AUTHORS’ DISCLAIMER:
We are not in any way experts on parenting children with disabilities. Our goal is simply to share strategies that have worked for each of us in the event it may help those in a similar situation. If you’re different from us (i.e., you are bright or of the perfect... Read more >
A Survival Guide for Ordinary Parents of Special Children
Written by Gina Gallagher and Patricia Konjoian
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: August 3, 2010
Price: $13.99
AUTHORS’ DISCLAIMER:
We are not in any way experts on parenting children with disabilities. Our goal is simply to share strategies that have worked for each of us in the event it may help those in a similar situation. If you’re different from us (i.e., you are bright or of the perfect... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid
A Survival Guide for Ordinary Parents of Special Children
Written by Gina Gallagher and Patricia Konjoian
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: August 3, 2010
Price: $15.00
AUTHORS’ DISCLAIMER:
We are not in any way experts on parenting children with disabilities. Our goal is simply to share strategies that have worked for each of us in the event it may help those in a similar situation. If you’re different from us (i.e., you are bright or of the perfect... Read more >
A Survival Guide for Ordinary Parents of Special Children
Written by Gina Gallagher and Patricia Konjoian
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: August 3, 2010
Price: $15.00
AUTHORS’ DISCLAIMER:
We are not in any way experts on parenting children with disabilities. Our goal is simply to share strategies that have worked for each of us in the event it may help those in a similar situation. If you’re different from us (i.e., you are bright or of the perfect... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Where We Going, Daddy?
Life with Two Sons Unlike Any Other
Written by Jean-Louis Fournier
Translated by Adriana Hunter
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $12.00
Jean-Louis Fournier did not expect to have a disabled child. He certainly did not expect to have two. But that is precisely what happened to this wry French humorist, and his attempts to live and cope with his Mathieu and Thomas, both facing extremely debilitating physical and mental challenges, is the... Read more >
Life with Two Sons Unlike Any Other
Written by Jean-Louis Fournier
Translated by Adriana Hunter
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $12.00
Jean-Louis Fournier did not expect to have a disabled child. He certainly did not expect to have two. But that is precisely what happened to this wry French humorist, and his attempts to live and cope with his Mathieu and Thomas, both facing extremely debilitating physical and mental challenges, is the... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Where We Going, Daddy?
Life with Two Sons Unlike Any Other
Written by Jean-Louis Fournier
Translated by Adriana Hunter
Format: eBook, 120 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $12.00
Jean-Louis Fournier did not expect to have a disabled child. He certainly did not expect to have two. But that is precisely what happened to this wry French humorist, and his attempts to live and cope with his Mathieu and Thomas, both facing extremely debilitating physical and mental challenges, is the... Read more >
Life with Two Sons Unlike Any Other
Written by Jean-Louis Fournier
Translated by Adriana Hunter
Format: eBook, 120 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $12.00
Jean-Louis Fournier did not expect to have a disabled child. He certainly did not expect to have two. But that is precisely what happened to this wry French humorist, and his attempts to live and cope with his Mathieu and Thomas, both facing extremely debilitating physical and mental challenges, is the... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Is Your Child Hyperactive? Inattentive? Impulsive? Distractable?
Helping the ADD/Hyperactive Child
Written by Stephen W. Garber, Ph.D., Marianne Daniels Garber and Robyn Freedman Spizman
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2010
Price: $15.99
Evan, five years old, hardly stands, much less sits, still for more than a few moments. Jessie is eight -- she's adorable...she never finishes anything on time...she's a dreamer. Cal is fifteen -- he is so impulsive that his parents worry he'll try drugs on a whim.
What do these kids have... Read more >
Helping the ADD/Hyperactive Child
Written by Stephen W. Garber, Ph.D., Marianne Daniels Garber and Robyn Freedman Spizman
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2010
Price: $15.99
Evan, five years old, hardly stands, much less sits, still for more than a few moments. Jessie is eight -- she's adorable...she never finishes anything on time...she's a dreamer. Cal is fifteen -- he is so impulsive that his parents worry he'll try drugs on a whim.
What do these kids have... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Match
Savior Siblings and One Family's Battle to Heal Their Daughter
Written by Beth Whitehouse
Format: eBook
On Sale: April 1, 2010
Price: $24.95
My Sister’s Keeper in nonfiction: a family’s real-life struggle to cure their daughter by creating her genetic match
Katie Trebing was diagnosed at three months old with Diamond Blackfan anemia, a rare form of anemia that prevents bone marrow from producing red blood cells. Even with a lifetime of monthly blood... Read more >
Savior Siblings and One Family's Battle to Heal Their Daughter
Written by Beth Whitehouse
Format: eBook
On Sale: April 1, 2010
Price: $24.95
My Sister’s Keeper in nonfiction: a family’s real-life struggle to cure their daughter by creating her genetic match
Katie Trebing was diagnosed at three months old with Diamond Blackfan anemia, a rare form of anemia that prevents bone marrow from producing red blood cells. Even with a lifetime of monthly blood... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Autism Mom's Survival Guide (for Dads, too!)
Creating a Balanced and Happy Life While Raising a Child with Autism
Written by Susan Senator
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: March 30, 2010
Price: $16.95
Given the daily challenges of raising a child with autism, it’s easy for parents to lose themselves and for their overall quality of life to plummet. Susan Senator interweaves the voices of autism parents, researchers, and professionals to offer guidance and encouragement on how to find happiness and fulfillment in the... Read more >
Creating a Balanced and Happy Life While Raising a Child with Autism
Written by Susan Senator
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: March 30, 2010
Price: $16.95
Given the daily challenges of raising a child with autism, it’s easy for parents to lose themselves and for their overall quality of life to plummet. Susan Senator interweaves the voices of autism parents, researchers, and professionals to offer guidance and encouragement on how to find happiness and fulfillment in the... Read more >
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Facing Autism
Giving Parents Reasons for Hope and Guidance for Help
Written by Lynn M. Hamilton
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 30, 2009
Price: $11.99
Don't Let Autism Have the Last Word in Your Child's Life.
Perhaps one of the most devastating things you can learn as a parent is that your child has been diagnosed with autism. A multifaceted disorder, autism has long baffled parents and professionals alike. At one time, doctors gave parents virtually no... Read more >
Giving Parents Reasons for Hope and Guidance for Help
Written by Lynn M. Hamilton
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 30, 2009
Price: $11.99
Don't Let Autism Have the Last Word in Your Child's Life.
Perhaps one of the most devastating things you can learn as a parent is that your child has been diagnosed with autism. A multifaceted disorder, autism has long baffled parents and professionals alike. At one time, doctors gave parents virtually no... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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