Books about people with disabilities

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I love reading these stories because it gives me some insight as to what it's like to be living with a disability or disorder, and what it's like for the family too. I want to learn and know all I can because it's my job to work with people and families to improve the areas that are challenging for them. The therapists and care team can never ever forget the powerful emotional impact of disability to individuals and families, and these books provide a lot of insight and information. :)

The following is a list of books I have read so far or am going to read soon. They're in no special order.



Finding Kansas - Aaron Likens

Schuyler's Monster - Robert Rummel-Hudson

The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy - Mark Logue, Peter Conradi

The Story of My Life - Helen Keller

God Isn't Finished With Me Yet - Kathy Huges

Out of My Mind - Sharon Draper

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly- Jean-Dominique Bauby

Making Rounds with Oscar - David Dosa

Where is the Mango Princess? - Cathy Crimmins

Summer of the Swans - Betsy Byars

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness - Susannah Calahan

So B. It - Sarah Weeks

Death Be Not Proud - John Gunther

Anything by Temple Grandin

Carly's Voice: Breaking Through Autism - Aurthur Fleishmann

The Talk-Funny Girl - Roland Merullo

Wide Awake and Dreaming: A Memoir of Narcolepsy - Julie Flygare

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