Books for Parents of Children With Disabilities

An approachable guide to being a thoughtful, informed ally to disabled people, with actionable steps for what to say and do (and what not to do) and how you can help make the world a more inclusive place. Authored by celebrated disability rights advocate, speaker, and writer Emily Ladau, this practical, intersectional guide offers all readers a welcoming place to understand disability as part of the human experience.

A parent’s guide to empowering children to embrace their visible and invisible differences. This book offers invaluable advice on raising confident, empathetic, and resilient children who succeed, not despite but because of their differences. Parents learn how best to empower their children to confront others’ assumptions, grow in confidence, and encourage dialogue — rather than silence, fear, and shame — around differences.

A witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author’s transition from sightedness to blindness and his quest to learn about blindness as a rich culture all its own.

A “tender, beautiful, and radiantly outraged” (The New York Times Book Review) novel that follows a year of seismic romantic, political, and familial shifts for a teacher and her students at a boarding school for the deaf, from the acclaimed author of Girl at War.

An essential primer based on a renowned new model of care that is comprehensive and research based, while honoring the uniqueness of every child. Demystifying a wide range of diagnostics and therapies, and offering new insights into the neurological, biochemical, behavioral, and social factors that play a role in successful outcomes, the book is an essential resource for understanding all of autism. It is also a celebration of what each autistic person brings to the world — and how parents can best nurture the remarkable uniqueness of their child while setting them up for a future they envision.

From renowned mental health expert and speaker Dr. Gabor Maté, Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) as genetically based — and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition.

In this honest, friendly, and shame-free guide, the creator of the award-winning YouTube channel How to ADHD shares the hard-won insights and practical strategies that have helped her survive, even thrive, in a world not built for her brain. With quotes from Jessica’s online community, chapter summaries, and reading shortcuts designed for the neurodivergent reader, How to ADHD will help you recognize your strengths and challenges, tackle “bad brain days,” and be kinder to yourself in the process.

A revolutionary new approach to ADD/ADHD featuring cutting-edge research and strategies to help readers thrive, by the bestselling authors of the seminal books Driven to Distraction and Delivered from Distraction. As inspiring as it is practical, ADHD 2.0 will help you tap into the power of this mercurial condition and find the key that unlocks its potential.

The New York Times bestselling author of Better Than Normal, esteemed psychiatrist Dale Archer, M.D., reveals how ADHD might be the key to your success. People with ADHD are restless, endlessly curious, often adventurous, willing to take smart risks, and unusually resilient, and their ranks include some of the greatest entrepreneurs of our time. Here, readers will learn to harness mental energy for greater creativity, embrace multitasking, and build a path to success. Armed with new science and research, and his own personal experience, he teaches readers to embrace their natural strengths and innate potential.

In Be Different, New York Times bestselling author of Look Me in the Eye shares a new batch of endearing stories about his childhood, adolescence, and young adult years, giving the reader a rare window into the Autistic mind. Every person has something unique to offer the world, and every person has the capacity to create strong, loving bonds with their friends and family. Be Different will help readers and those they love find their path to success.

You’ve never read a book like The Reason I Jump. Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. Parents and family members who never thought they could get inside the head of their autistic loved one at last have a way to break through to the curious, subtle, and complex life within.

Since it first appeared on bookshelves, The Bipolar Child has made an indelible mark on the field of psychiatry and has become the resource that families rely upon. Now, with more than 200,000 copies sold, the first book about early-onset bipolar disorder is completely revised and expanded.

An updated edition of Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide’s popular dyslexia book with a wealth of new material and improved dyslexic-friendly font. What if we viewed dyslexia as a learning and processing style rather than as a learning disorder? Through published research studies, clinical observations, and interviews with dyslexic individuals, the Eides prove that these challenges are not dyslexia’s main features but are instead trade-offs resulting from an entirely different pattern of brain organization and information processing that has powerful advantages. Blending personal stories with hard science, The Dyslexic Advantage provides empowering advice on how to identify, understand, nurture, and enjoy the strengths of the dyslexic mind.

Finally, a groundbreaking book that reveals what your dyslexic child is experiencing — and what you can do so that he or she will thrive. Packed with practical ideas and strategies dyslexic children need for excelling in school and in life, this empowerment guide provides the framework for charting a future for your child that is bright with hope and unlimited potential.