Perspectives on Disability audiobooks

Dyslexia - Escaping The Forest

By: Rhona MacDonald

Narrated by: Emma Newborn

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Rhona grows up with her collected labels of being lazy and immature. She spends her unhappy days, re-doing work, dreading reading sessions, dreaming of escaping it all. She is lost, she does not understand why her efforts results in poor marks, cementing her place in the retard class. She falls further behind in Primary School with a bully of a... Read more

Outsmarting Autism, Updated and Expanded

By: Patricia S. Lemer

Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King

Length: 26 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

A comprehensive resource for parents, therapists, caregivers, and educators, packed with lifelong strategies for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) management and support.



Newly revised and updated, this user-friendly guide addresses autism identification, treatment, and prevention from pre-conception through adulthood. Outsmarting Autism describes... Read more

Bright Not Broken

By: Rebecca S. Banks, Temple Grandin & Diane M. Ken...

Narrated by: Vanessa Hart

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Our future is in jeopardy and our gifted children are our best hope for solving the myriad problems humanity faces. Within the gifted world is a large population of children whose giftedness remains unrecognized and undeveloped because they are also diagnosed with one or more developmental or learning disorders. These children are known... Read more

Childhood Speech, Language, and Listening Problems, 3rd Edition

By: Patricia McAleer Hamaguchi

Narrated by: Darla Middlebrook

Length: 15 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

For parents of children who may have trouble speaking or listening, this essential, up-to-date, and revised guide explains what they can do to help their child. Read more

Up for Air

By: Laurie Morrison

Narrated by: Rachel L. Jacobs

Length: 6 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Dive into this middle-grade novel about competitive swimming, changing friendships, and finding your place.



Thirteen-year-old Annabelle struggles in school, no matter how hard she tries. But as soon as she dives into the pool, she's unstoppable. She's the fastest girl on the middle school swim team, and when she's asked to join the high school... Read more

Healing Your Child’s Brain

By: Matthew Newell & Carol Newell

Narrated by: Joe Hempel

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Diagnosis is not destiny.



Autism. ADHD. Learning difficulties. Epilepsy. Cerebral palsy. Traumatic brain injury. From the moment your child is diagnosed with a special-needs condition, you are plunged into a world of doctors, specialists, and therapists. But the most important person on your child's care team is you.



In Healing Your Child's Brain,... Read more

Anxiety Relief for Kids

By: Bridge Flynn Walker, PhD

Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

If you have a child with anxiety, you need quick, in-the-moment solutions you can easily use now to help your child face their fears and worries. Written by a psychologist and expert in childhood anxiety, this guide offers proven-effective cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and exposure skills you can use at home, in social settings, or anywhere... Read more

Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating

By: Katja Rowell, MD & Jenny McGlothlin, MS, SLP

Narrated by: Tina Wolstencroft

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Are you parenting a child with "extreme" picky eating? Having a child with "extreme" picky eating is frustrating and sometimes scary. Children with feeding disorders, food aversions, or selective eating often experience anxiety around food, and the power struggles can negatively impact your relationship with your child. But you don't have to... Read more

Mindful Parenting for ADHD

By: Mark Bertin, MD

Narrated by: William Sarris

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Written by a pediatrician and based in proven-effective mindfulness techniques, this book will help you and your child with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) keep calm, flexible, and in control.



If you are a parent of a child with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you probably face many unique daily challenges. Kids... Read more

The Forgotten Adoption Option

By: Marcy Bursac

Narrated by: Marcy Bursac

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you ever thought you’d adopt a child(ren), but finding out it costs thousands of dollars kicked that idea to the curb?Most people believe that all children in foster care return to their biological families.Many do not know that 50% of children in foster care need an adoptive family and that adopting children through foster care costs $0 -... Read more

Accelerated learning: Complete guide to sharp your memory, improve mental math, increase productivity while unlocking your unlimited potential

By: Mike Fuller

Narrated by: David Martin

Length: 3 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

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Schizophrenia

By: Dwayne Winstons

Narrated by: Ric Chetter

Length: 1 hour 32 minutes

Abridged: No

The following topics are included in this 2-book combo:  Book 1: In this guide, we’ll show you a brief history of schizophrenia. By understanding what has happened in the past, present analyses will become clearer. Also, the concept of synchronicity will become apparent, as well as the side effects of schizophrenia that relate to suicidal... Read more

Accelerated learing, Photographic Memory and Speed Reading.: Complete guide to improve your memory and concentration, stop overthinking and unlock your mind’s limitless potential. Brain training

By: Mike Fuller

Narrated by: David Martin

Length: 13 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

You are the type that find Learning Difficult and can't Comprehend what you have studied. Cheer! Because Accelerated Learning was Based on the Facts Discover on how Brain really works and how Facts can be spreedily and deeply Fixed in the Memory. Accelerated Learning (A.L) is from the U.S.A (Bulgarian Professor) Times Bestselling Author. How you... Read more

Schizophrenia

By: Dwayne Winstons

Narrated by: Ric Chetter

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: No

This book consists of two titles, which are the following: Book 1: Schizophrenia is more common than you think. And there are a lot of false myths about it. Some people it’s similar to multiple personality disorder, but this notion is far from the truth. Others say it’s only related to voices or addictions. But there is more to it than that. In... Read more

The Uncontrollable Child

By: Matis Miller, LCSW

Narrated by: Adam Lofbomm

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Is your child extremely irritable most of the time? Do they have difficulty interpreting social cues? Are they impulsive and prone to outbursts or explosive rages? Parenting a child who has emotional dysregulation can be a bumpy ride. You've probably received advice—some of it unsolicited—from friends, teachers, and family members. But... Read more

The Pattern Seekers

By: Simon Baron-Cohen

Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley

Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A groundbreaking argument about the link between autism and ingenuity.



Why can humans alone invent? In The Pattern Seekers, Cambridge University psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen makes a case that autism is as crucial to our creative and cultural history as the mastery of fire. Indeed, Baron-Cohen argues that autistic people have played a key role... Read more

Play to Progress

By: Allie Ticktin

Narrated by: Allie Ticktin

Length: 2 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A game-changing book on child development--and the importance of physical play--for this digital and screen age.

For children to develop to their fullest potential, their sensory system—which, in addition to the big five of sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell, includes movement and balance (vestibular), body awareness (proprioception), and... Read more

Who Says I Can't

By: Rob Mendez

Narrated by: Zach Hoffman

Length: 4 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

On paper, Coach Rob Mendez sounds like any other football coach on any other field across America: passionate, authoritative, knowledgeable. But he’s unlike any other coach you know--in fact, he’s probably unlike any other person you know.Born with an extraordinarily rare condition called tetra-Amelia syndrome, Rob has no arms or legs. He moves... Read more

The Last Tackle

By: James G. Wallgren

Narrated by: Jay Spaulding

Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The Last Tackle is an uplifting true story of resiliency and determination against incredible odds.At age fifteen, Jim Wallgren had life figured out, or he thought. He grew up in a middle-class suburban Texas town with dreams of playing football someday at the college ranks. Stable home life, gifted athlete, a very blessed and what seemed like... Read more

Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD

By: Eli R. Lebowitz

Narrated by: Barry Abrams

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Parenting an anxious child means facing constant challenges and questions: When should parents help children avoid anxiety-provoking situations, and when should they encourage them to face their fears? How can parents foster independence while still supporting their children? How can parents reduce the hold their child's anxiety has taken over... Read more

Can You Feel the Noise?

By: Stewart Foster

Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson

Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

A profound story about inner strength and perseverance in the face of a life-changing event, from the award-winning author of The Bubble Boy. Perfect for fans of R. J. Palacio's Wonder and Lisa Thompson's The Goldfish Boy.

‘A wonderful book about overcoming a life-changing event and the remarkable power of music.’ – Lisa Thompson, author of The... Read more

Hard Landings

By: Cammie McGovern

Narrated by: Cammie McGovern

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A game-changing exploration of what the future holds for the first generation of mainstreamed neurodiverse kids that is coming of age.

After sleepless nights, intensive research, and twenty-one years of raising a child, Ethan, with autism and intellectual disability, Cammie McGovern is approaching a distinct catch-22. Once Ethan turns twenty-two,... Read more

The Puzzle Solver

By: Tracie White

Narrated by: Hillary Huber

Length: 5 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A Father, His Son, and an Unrelenting Quest for a Cure
At the age of twenty-seven, Whitney Dafoe was forced to give up his life as a photographer who traveled the world. Bit by bit a mysterious illness stole away the pieces of his life: First, it took the strength of his legs, then his voice, and his ability to eat. Finally, even the sound of a... Read more

A Life Without Limits

By: Sir Bert Massie

Narrated by: Paul Broughton

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

As a boy, severely disabled after contracting polio as a baby in working class Liverpool, Bert Massie found himself wondering why disabled people were expected to adapt to the world around them, and not the other way round. In his teens, he began to campaign for rights for disabled people, and having battled his way through prejudice and the... Read more