Perspectives on Disability audiobooks

Say Hello

By: Carly Findlay

Narrated by: Carly Findlay

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

A forthright, honest and rousingly triumphant memoir from a woman who has to live with a highly visible different appearancedue to a rare skin condition. Say hello to Carly.
'In fairytales,the characters who look different are often castas the villain or monsters. It's only when they shed their unconventional skinthat they are seen as... Read more

If You Fall

By: Tracey Litfin

Narrated by: Tracey Litfin

Length: 4 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

If you fall off, get straight back on again …

Tracey had been told this so often as a child. Yet, two months after the horse-riding accident, Tracey was still not able to fulfil it. In fact, at that stage, she couldn’t do anything for herself. You’d think that after nearly losing her life and her abilities to live life as it was before because of... Read more

What Men with Asperger Syndrome Want to Know About Women, Dating and Relationships

By: Maxine Aston

Narrated by: Samuel Jon

Length: 3 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Positive, practical and realistic, this book offers a wealth of information on women, dating and relationships for men with Asperger Syndrome (AS).
Many AS men are totally confused and bewildered by women and relationships and find it hard to know what to do, what to say and how to get it right. For these men, understanding the emotional side to... Read more

Understanding Autism in Adults and Aging Adults 2nd Edition

By: Theresa Regan

Narrated by: Meryl Goldsmith

Length: 7 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW EDITION 2021 with updated research, additional insight and strategies for communication, information about autism in special populations (such as the gender diverse, those with problematic internet use and gaming addictions, females, and more), and a new chapter on aging and dementia.Autism is a childhood condition ... right? Not right.... Read more

Jabberwocky

By: Steven Gardner

Narrated by: Scott Wallace

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

”This is a holy book” —Rabbi Lawrence KushnerGraham Hale Gardner died before turning twenty-three and never learned to walk or speak due to severe cerebral palsy complicated by epilepsy. Yet he left a legacy of love and compassion that deeply moved scores of people from widely different backgrounds.How was that possible?Graham’s story, written... Read more

Deaf Utopia

By: Nyle DiMarco & Robert Siebert

Narrated by: Dan Bittner

Length: 10 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

A heartfelt and inspiring memoir and celebration of Deaf culture by Nyle DiMarco, actor, producer, two-time reality show winner, and cultural icon of the international Deaf communityBefore becoming the actor, producer, advocate, and model that people know today, Nyle DiMarco was half of a pair of Deaf twins born to a multi-generational Deaf... Read more

I Love Vincent

By: Laura Ljungkvist

Narrated by: Travis Baldree

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Scout is a very good boy. He is a seeing-eye dog who helps his human friend Vincent with all his daily activities because Vincent is blind. After graduating from a special training school where they learned how to be partners, Scout and Vincent became a perfect team! Vincent takes excellent care of Scout, giving him his favorite kind of food and... Read more

The Unbreakable Boy

By: Scott Michael LeRette

Narrated by: Stu Gray

Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover a heartwarming true story of joy, hope, and resilience…Now a major motion picture starring Zachary Levi.The Unbreakable Boy is the raucously tender story of the life of a teenage boy with autism and a rare brittle bone disease who joyfully embraces life's tragedies and triumphs.Like any other teenage boy, Austin loves pizza, movies,... Read more

Fits and Starts

By: Franziska Thomas

Narrated by: Tracy Wiles & Franziska Thomas

Length: 5 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

"I understand this doesn't look good. Please trust me when I say it isn't as bad as it first appears. I'm not being ironical, facetious or glib. Physical pain is inevitable when you have a tendency to throw yourself around, suffering is optional."In 1992 Franziska Thomas had her first seizure and her whole world was turned upside down -... Read more

Centered

By: Anthony Ianni & Rob Keast

Narrated by: Anthony Ianni

Length: 8 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

"They don't know me. They don't know what I'm capable of." Diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder, a form of autism, as a toddler, Anthony Ianni wasn't expected to succeed in school or participate in sports, but he had other ideas. As a child, Ianni told anybody who would listen, including head coach Tom Izzo, that he would one day play... Read more

Pain and Shock in America

By: Jan Nisbet

Narrated by: Margaret Strom

Length: 16 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

For more than forty years, professionals in the field of disability studies have engaged in debates over the use of aversive interventions (such as electric shock) like the ones used at the Judge Rotenberg Center. Advocates and lawyers have filed complaints and lawsuits to both use them and ban them, scientists have written hundreds of articles... Read more

Navigating Autism

By: Temple Grandin, Ph.D. & Debra Moore, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Laural Merlington

Length: 10 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Empowering strategies for anyone who works with children and teens on the spectrum.



Internationally bestselling 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... Read more

Voice

By: Adam Pottle

Narrated by: Gary Bennett

Length: 4 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

How deafness influences one writer's creative process.



In Voice, Adam Pottle explores the crucial role deafness has played in the growth of his imagination, and in doing so presents a unique perspective on a writer's development. Born deaf in both ears, Pottle recounts what it was like growing up in a world of muted sound, and how his deafness... Read more

Anybody Here Seen Frenchie?

By: Leslie Connor

Narrated by: Ferdelle Capistrano, André Santana, Andrew Eide...

Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A big-hearted, beautiful, and funny novel told from multiple viewpoints about neurodiversity, friendship, and community from the award-winning author of The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle, Leslie Connor.Eleven-year-old Aurora Petrequin’s best friend has never spoken a word to her. In fact, Frenchie Livernois doesn’t talk.Aurora is bouncy, loud... Read more

Forever Boy

By: Kate Swenson

Narrated by: Kate Swenson

Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

With her popular blog, Finding Cooper's Voice, Kate Swenson has provided hope and comfort for hundreds of thousands of parents of children with Autism. Now, Kate shares her inspiring story in this powerful memoir about motherhood and unconditional love

When Kate Swenson’s son Cooper was diagnosed with severe, nonverbal autism,... Read more

Parenting The Highly Sensitive Child

By: Elena Jinkins

Narrated by: Emma Baumann

Length: 3 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you know what it takes to raise well a highly sensitive child? Are you confident that you can help your child reach their maximum potential while also keeping them healthy and happy? If you are not quite sure about how to do so, then this book is the right choice for you.Highly sensitive children are often misunderstood not just by their... Read more

Ain’t That A Mother

By: Adiba Nelson

Narrated by: Adiba Nelson

Length: 9 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

From pasties to postpartum and everything in betweenNo one said motherhood would be easy. For Adiba Nelson, the journey to parenthood started with a big bang and continues with a breakdown (or two) and several “why?” questions for God.Witty and bold, Afro-Latina Adiba grew up in survival mode. Her sometimes complicated relationship with her... Read more

Prayers and Wishes

By: Francesca Agliata

Narrated by: Josh Perry

Length: 2 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Angelo Spinelli is thirty-eight years old when he decides to document his life in a journal. Angelo, who has Down syndrome, pens monthly entries about what he feels are significant events in his life that include details about his job as a busboy, his vocational program, his family, and his friends. Angelo eventually becomes love-struck by his... Read more

Mean Baby

By: Selma Blair

Narrated by: Selma Blair

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • Selma Blair has played many roles: Ingenue in Cruel Intentions. Preppy ice queen in Legally Blonde. Muse to Karl Lagerfeld. Advocate for the multiple sclerosis community. But before all of that, Selma was known best as … a mean baby. In a memoir that is as wildly funny as it is emotionally shattering, Blair tells the... Read more

Estrella y Luz

By: Roberto Fuentes

Narrated by: Andrea Higa

Length: 1 hour 29 minutes

Abridged: No

El tercer título de Roberto Fuentes protagonizado por Estrella, la viajera intergaláctica.
Luz es especial. Habla poco y, cuando lo hace, muchas personas no la entienden. Le gusta mirar las estrellas desde su balcón y pasar tardes junto a su familia. Su vida da un giro cuando llega a vivir a la casa de enfrente Estrella, una niña de su... Read more

Ali and the Sea Stars

By: Ali Stroker

Narrated by: Ali Stroker

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Tony Award-winning actress Ali Stroker captures the magic and community of theater in her debut book, about a spirited girl in a wheelchair who stages a show for her hometown. Based on the pivotal summer Ali performed in her first musical by the Jersey Shore! Ali loves to dance, sing, and act. But she had never thought of putting on her own show... Read more

Fearlessly Different

By: Mickey Rowe

Narrated by: Mickey Rowe

Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Growing up, Mickey Rowe was told that he couldn’t enter the mainstream world.

He was iced out by classmates and colleagues, infantilized by well-meaning theatre directors, barred from even earning a minimum wage. Why? Because he is autistic.

Fearlessly Different: An Autistic Actor’s Journey to Broadway’s Biggest Stage is Mickey Rowe’s inspiring... Read more

Focused

By: Alyson Gerber

Narrated by: Cassandra Morris

Length: 6 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the critically acclaimed Braced comes a story of a girl caught between her love of chess and her ADHD.Clea can’t control her thoughts. She knows she has to do her homework … but she gets distracted. She knows she can’t just say whatever thought comes into her head … but sometimes she can’t help herself. She know she needs to... Read more

El cannabis en el tratamiento de pacientes con trastornos del espectro autista

By: Pharmacology University

Narrated by: María Gallardo

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: No

¡Si eres un padre de familia o un profesional de la salud interesado en conocer cuál es la relación del cannabis en el tratamiento del trastornos del espectro autista, este audiobook es para ti!Según la tasa estadística de la OMS, se calcula que a nivel mundial uno de cada 160 niños tiene un trastorno del espectro autista. Esta estimación... Read more