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Autism diagnosis can be an overwhelming time for many families. This is an accessible, easy to navigate guide for parents, answering the questions they may have before, during and after diagnosis. W……続きを見る

This book combines moving accounts of the lived experience of dyslexic adults with tips and strategies for surmounting the challenges you or a loved one or family member may face. Drawing on in-dept……続きを見る

Autistic girls can be frequently misunderstood, underestimated and therefore anxious in a school environment. This practical book offers an innovative life skills curriculum for autistic girls aged ……続きを見る

"A young man named Eric Marshall goes to Prince Edward Island to teach, and meets a mute girl that has perfect hearing named Kilmeny. He visits her for a long time until he falls in love with her. W……続きを見る

A story for every misfit who ever thought they were the only ones without all the answers. Robert O’Brien loves cars. Growing up in Dublin, they provided a welcome refuge from the human interaction ……続きを見る

Are you living away from home for the first time, graduating from school or perhaps getting a new job? These transitions can be especially overwhelming to deal with as a young autistic adult. This s……続きを見る

Your face, and your life, has been radically altered. Accident, military injury, medical condition...the result is the same. You are now having to confront the world with a "different" face, and und……続きを見る

Take a tour of ten national parks in this overview of the ways in which they can be accessed by those with physical, sensory and learning limitations and their companions. The National Parks of the ……続きを見る

Eliza Fricker gets it. Describing her perfectly imperfect experience of raising a PDA child, with societal judgements and family pressures, she knows how easy it is to feel overwhelmed, resentful an……続きを見る

Almost 80% of autistic people have a co-occurring mental health condition, and this powerful book puts their voices front and centre, showcasing the human experience beyond the medicalised language ……続きを見る

This honest, to-the-point guide illuminates the experience of young Autistic girls and explores the situations they can easily fall victim to. Powerful case studies show how easily misunderstandings……続きを見る

Autistic people often feel they have to present as neurotypical or perform neurotypical social behaviours in order to fit in. So-called 'masking' is a social survival strategy used by autistic peopl……続きを見る

Are you a health professional who wants to feel confident about the manual handling solutions you offer people with disabilities and their caregivers? At long last there is a book that provides a fr……続きを見る

Have you ever been told you are chatty or fidgety at school? ***Do you have a constantly whirring mind? Do you 'tune out' and daydream or find it hard to pay attention?*** ADHD can impact your life ……続きを見る

Em muitos casos de hemianopsia, é possível tratar e amenizar os efeitos, através de terapias e a utilização de sistemas expansores do campo visual. Entender quais os tipos e variações das hemianopsi……続きを見る

Un récit sensible et simple, pour évoquer et surtout expliquer de manière douce et claire le syndrome du bébé secoué aux enfants concernés par ce drame. Tom, grand garçon de 6 ans fait son premier j……続きを見る

While the disability rights movement of recent decades has a rich and well-documented history, it is a history mostly focused on the Global North. Disability in Africa presents an interdisciplinary ……続きを見る

Funny Peculiar Zsa Zsa, Raquelle, Blanche and Cuba are in quarantine – four disabled women locked down, locked in, shut up and shouted down. While the rest of the nation is in meltdown, it takes a l……続きを見る

"Mi chiamo Bruno Pisani, sono venuto al mondo il 21 giugno del 1976, ma sono rinato più volte. Quando me ne sono andato dal mio paese. Quando sono sceso dal treno dell'azienda in cui lavoravo per di……続きを見る

«Sei degno di un rispetto quasi sacro, figlio mio!» È l’espressione stupita e commossa di Benedetta di fronte alla forza e all’ostinata voglia di vivere di suo figlio Samuele, 4 anni, ipovedente. Sa……続きを見る

Meet Jamie, a young boy with ADHD and a tic disorder called Tourette Syndrome. He's not being fidgety or naughty - he really can't help it! Jamie explains how he was diagnosed and what having tics a……続きを見る

Forfatteren led av smertefulle hemoroider i mer enn 25 år. Disse ble til og med operert en gang, men kom tilbake etter kort tid. Smertene og symptomene var allestedsnærværende. I 2016 oppdaget han d……続きを見る

She was loving her life as a healthy, young professional and fitness instructor. But one day while teaching an aerobics class, she collapsed-and spiraled into a life-threatening health crisis. Krist……続きを見る

On the morning of September 5, 2010, Dr. Lincoln Krochmal experienced a severe hemorrhagic stroke that, by all accounts, should have killed him. Having had no pre-existing risks, this incredibly une……続きを見る

Sometimes life gets complicated. Your doctor has informed you that you have cancer. Or fibromyalgia. Or perhaps lupus. When you receive a serious health diagnosis, you can do one of three things: ac……続きを見る

Dieses Buch soll Patienten in einer einfachen Sprache über verschiedene über Bronchiektasen, Lungenfibrose & Sarkoidose über die Krankheit selbst aber auch über die Entstehung und die verschiedenen ……続きを見る

Was bedeutet Schwerbehinderung? Das ist, wenn man die Rechtsprechung bemüht, relativ einfach. Schwerbehindert ist, wer einen GdB von mindestens 50 oder mehr hat. GdB bedeutet Grad der Behinderung. D……続きを見る

Candia McWilliam had just joined the judging panel of the Man Booker Prize for fiction in 2006 when she started to lose her sight. The gradual onset of blindness seemed especially cruel to someone w……続きを見る

In Neck and Back Problems Jan de Vries deals with many of the most common problems relating to the spine. Drawing on his own vast experience of helping patients overcome their suffering and on vario……続きを見る

Lance Corporal Martyn Compton's life was changed beyond recognition when he was blown up in a Taliban ambush that killed three of his colleagues. His survival was described as a 'miracle', as he suf……続きを見る