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Your child's voice : a caregiver's guide to advocating for kids with special needs, disabilities, or others who may fall through the cracks / by Lockrey, Cynthia,author.;
Subjects: Caregivers; Parents of children with disabilities.; Parents of developmentally disabled children.; Child rearing.; Children with disabilities;
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My own blood : a memoir / by Bristowe, Ashley,author.;
"When their second child, Alexander, is diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, doctors tell Ashley Bristowe and her husband that the boy won't walk, or even talk--that he is profoundly disabled. Stunned and reeling, Ashley researches a disorder so new it's just been named--Kleefstra Syndrome--and she finds little hope and a maze of obstacles. Then she comes across the US-based 'Institutes, ' which have been working to improve the lives of brain-injured children for decades. Recruiting volunteers, organizing therapy, juggling a million tests and appointments, even fundraising as the family falls deep into debt, Ashley devotes years of 24/7 effort to running an impossibly rigorous diet and therapy programme for their son with the hope of saving his life, and her own. The ending is happy: he will never be a 'normal' boy, but Alexander talks, he walks, he swims, he plays the piano (badly) and he goes to school. This victory isn't clean and it's far from pretty; the personal toll on Ashley is devastating. 'It takes a village, ' people say, but too much of their village is uncomfortable with her son's difference, the therapy regimen's demands and the family's bottomless need. The health and provincial services bureaucracy set them a maddening set of hoops to jump through, showing how disabled children and their families languish because of criminally low expectations about what can be done to help. My Own Blood is an uplifting story, but it never shies away from the devastating impact of a baby that science couldn't predict and medicine couldn't help. It's the story of a woman who lost everything she'd once been--a professional, an optimist, a joker, a capable adult--in sacrifice to her son. An honest account of a woman's life turned upside down."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Biographies.; Bristowe, Ashley; Bristowe, Ashley.; Children with disabilities; Children with disabilities; Children with disabilities; Children with disabilities; Families.; Mothers of children with disabilities; Parents of children with disabilities;
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Navigating autism : 9 mindsets for helping kids on the spectrum / by Grandin, Temple,author.; Moore, Debra(Psychologist),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Empowering strategies for anyone who works with children and teens on the spectrum. International best-selling writer and autist Temple Grandin joins psychologist Debra Moore in presenting nine strengths-based mindsets necessary to successfully work with young people on the autism spectrum. Examples and stories bring the approaches to life, and detailed suggestions and checklists help readers put them to practical use. Temple Grandin shares personal experiences and anecdotes from the thousands of parents and professionals who have sought her advice, while Debra Moore draws on more than three decades of work as a psychologist with kids on the spectrum and those who love and care for them. So many people support the lives of these kids, and this book is for all of them: teachers; special education staff; mental health clinicians; physical, occupational, and speech therapists; parents; and anyone interacting with autistic children or teens. Readers will come away with new, empowering mindsets they can apply to develop the full potential of every child"--
Subjects: Autistic children; Autistic children.; Parents of autistic children.; Social work with children with mental disabilities.;
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I am Sam [videorecording (DVD)] Je suis Sam / by Nelson, Jessie.; Penn, Sean,1960-; Pfeiffer, Michelle,1957-; Wiest, Dianne.;
Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianne Wiest, Dakota Fanning, Richard Schiff.A mentally challenged father enlists the aid of a high-powered attorney to help him regain custody of his daughter.CHV rating: PG.DVD, NTSC 1. DTS surround.
Subjects: People with mental disabilities; Parents with disabilities; Fathers and daughters; Custody of children; Feature films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired;
© c2002., New Line Home Entertainment ; Distributed in Canada by Alliance Atlantis,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The long ride home / by Hubler, Marsha,1947-;
Thirteen-year-old Skye, who lives at Keystone Stables with her foster parents and wheelchair-bound foster sister, has been wondering about her real parents, and, with God's help, she is finally able to meet them.LSC
Subjects: Foster home care; Parents; Horses; People with disabilities; Christian life;
© c2009., Zonderkidz,
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Parenting through the storm : how to handle the highs, the lows, and everything in between / by Douglas, Ann,1963-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Child psychology.; Children with mental disabilities; Developmentally disabled children; Families of the mentally ill.; Parenting.;
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Remedies for sorrow : an extraordinary child, a secret kept from pregnant women, and a mother's pursuit of the truth / by Nix, Megan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An inspiring memoir and work of fierce advocacy by a mother whose child is born deaf, leading her to investigate and expose a preventable virus that causes more childhood disabilities than any other--but is kept quiet by the medical community. One virus causes more birth defects and disabilities in children than any other infectious disease, yet 93% of Americans don't know it exists. In 2015, after an outwardly uneventful pregnancy, Megan Nix's second daughter, Anna, was born terribly small and failed her newborn hearing test. Megan and her husband learned that Anna is completely deaf and could have lifelong delays due to an infection in the womb with cytomegalovirus, or CMV, a disease Megan unknowingly contracted from her toddler during pregnancy. While doctors warn pregnant women against the risks of saunas, sushi, and unpasteurized cheese, they don't mention that CMV is contagious in the saliva of one out of three toddlers, spread through a kiss, a shared cup, a bite of unfinished toast. Anna's diagnosis led Megan to years of in-depth research, uncovering a shocking fact: obstetricians in the United States are advised not to mention CMV to women during their pregnancies. Unfolding across the dramatic landscape of Sitka, Alaska, where Megan's husband makes his living as a salmon fisherman, Remedies for Sorrow is lyrically written and a searing critique of the paternalistic practice of "benevolent deception" in medicine"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Nix, Megan.; Abnormalities, Human; Cytomegalovirus infections; Maternal health services; Parents of children with disabilities; Prenatal diagnosis; Virus diseases in pregnancy;
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A dog named Christmas [videorecording] / by Beal, Jeff,1963-; Beatty, David.; Emond, Linda.; Fisher, Noel,1982-; Gottlieb, Andrew,1966-; Greenwood, Bruce,1956-; Kincaid, Gregory D.,1957-Dog named Christmas.Videorecording.; Noman, Eric Van Haren.; Pogue, Ken.; Shields, Brent.; Werner, Peter H.; Willett, John.; Wingfield, Jenny.; Entertainment One (Firm); Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Inc.;
Music by Jeff Beal ; edited by David Beatty ; production designer, John Willett ; director of photography, Eric Van Haren Noman ; teleplay by Jenny Wingfield.Bruce Greenwood, Linda Emond, Ken Pogue, Noel Fisher.When Todd, a developmentally-challenged 20 year-old with an affinity for animals, hears the animal shelter is looking for families to foster a dog for the holidays, he's eager to sign up. But his father, George, says "no adoptions" -- even temporary ones -- claiming he wants to protect Todd from disappointment. His wife, Mary Ann, knows better. Something else is troubling her husband -- something he doesn't want to face.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 Dolby surround.
Subjects: Christmas television programs.; Dogs; Families; Fathers and sons; Human-animal relationships; Made-for-TV movies.; Parent and adult child; Youth with mental disabilities;
© c2011., Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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Beyond the Pale : folklore, family, and the mystery of our hidden genes / by Urquhart, Emily.;
Includes bibliographical references.Like any new mother, Emily is thrilled when her first child, a daughter, is born. The baby, Sadie, is healthy and stunningly beautiful, with snow white hair and fair skin. Even the doctors and nurses can't help a second look at this magical child. But soon a darker current begins to emerge--something is amiss. After three months of testing, Sadie is diagnosed with albinism, a rare genetic condition. Emily, a folklore scholar and an award-winning journalist, is accustomed to understanding and processing the world through stories. With Sadie at her side, Emily researches the cultural beliefs surrounding albinism and finds a curious history of outlandish tales of magic, and of good and evil reaching back through time, along with present-day atrocities. In some parts of the world, people with albinism are stalked; their condition is seen to bring luck and health as well as danger and death. Investigating the different reactions, in different cultures, to those with albinism, Emily begins to see her child as a connection between worlds. Part memoir, part cultural critique, and part genetic travelogue, Beyond the Pale is a brave, intimate investigation into the secret histories that each of us carries in our genes and an inspiring and beautiful memoir about parenting a child with a disability--and building a better future for that child.
Subjects: Urquhart, Emily.; Urquhart, Sadie.; Albinos and albinism; Albinos and albinism; Albinos and albinism; Genetic disorders in children; Parents of children with disabilities;
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Ableism : deal with it and appreciate everyone's abilities / by Maich, Kimberly,1969-; Nau, Kay.;
Includes bibliographical references."Ableism: Deal with it is an educational resource intended for students, teachers and parents to learn about and prevent ableism in their own lives. This text offers historical and social context and applicable advice for real life situations that children come across."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Discrimination against people with disabilities; People with disabilities; People with disabilities;
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