Perspectives on Disability audiobooks

Alice, An Autistic Aardvark

By: Jo North

Narrated by: Jill Cofsky

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet Alice, a kind-hearted and caring aardvark, who worries being autistic makes her different. As we learn more about her condition, her friends help her realise she has nothing to worry about, and that she is brilliant, just the way she is. Read more

Tariq, a Tortoise with Tourette’s

By: Jo North

Narrated by: Jill Cofsky

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet Tariq, a kind and talented tortoise who worries his Tourette’s makes him different. As we learn more about his condition, his friends help him realise he has nothing to worry about, and that he is brilliant, just the way he is. Read more

The Cane Kids

By: Kristen Lang

Narrated by: Tristan Snyder & April Watts

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Join Everett and Willow, two remarkable kids just like you, in their debut adventure as The Cane Kids. Discover the extraordinary world through their unique perspective as they navigate life with a special tool-embracing independence and pride.   This heartwarming children's book inspires readers of any age to believe that with determination, no... Read more

Getting Ready for My Surgery

By: Fei Zheng-Ward

Narrated by: Emily Christine

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Heading to the hospital for surgery can be a big adventure, but it can also be pretty daunting — especially for kids.
Getting Ready for My Surgery is here to help!
This book is like a friendly guide, taking you by the hand and showing you exactly what you can expect, from the moment you step into the hospital to the happy moment when it's all... Read more

DARK PSYCHOLOGY SECRETS

By: Winston Crickland

Narrated by: Evan Brown

Length: 2 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

"Dark Psychology Secrets" is a fascinating and thought-provoking exploration into the hidden world of manipulation and mind control. Written by a leading expert in the field, this book delves deep into the tactics and techniques used by master persuaders to influence and control others.You will: Learn about the psychological manipulation tactics... Read more

I Cracked The Autism Code

By: Roma Swanepoel

Narrated by: Nada Altaher

Length: 2 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Autism explained like you’ve never heard it before.
We know what the manifested behavior of autism is, but do we understand the reason behind the behavior? Up until now, we didn’t and we wouldn’t have because who could bridge the gap between the neurotypical and the neurodivergent brain? It would have taken a neurotypical to become neurodivergent... Read more

Living Beyond Sight

By: Tyron Trotter

Narrated by: Greg Campbell

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: No

The year is 1950. A child is born in Louisiana. She takes her first breath emerging from a pisspot, unaware of the challenges that await her. Sandra Jean Cole, a blind Black woman who was raised by sharecroppers, introduces us to the people and events that impacted her life as she became the first totally blind public school teacher in East... Read more

Just the Job!

By: Maura Campbell & Debby Elley

Narrated by: Debby Elley

Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Smart casual? Close of play? Endless water-cooler discussions about the weather?
Non-autistic adults can behave in baffling ways - and never more so in the maze of unwritten social rules, jargon and ritual that is your average day at the office. Luckily, Maura and Debby (office code cracker extraordinaires) have gone undercover in 'typical'... Read more

In My Dreams I Dance

By: Anne Wafula Strike

Narrated by: Tina Tieno

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The inspirational memoir from Paralympian and disability advocate Anne Wafula Strike, updated for 2024 Left partially paralysed below the rib cage by polio, Anne Wafula Strike was forced to flee her native Kenyan village, moving across the country with her family. After overcoming additional... Read more

The Parent’s Guide to Understanding and Supporting Your Child with Literacy Difficulties

By: Valerie Muter

Narrated by: Valerie Muter

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Why do some children experience literacy difficulties?
How can I identify if my child finds reading and spelling challenging?
What is the best way to support them at home?

As a parent, it can be difficult to identify how your child's literacy difficulties may present in a home setting and supporting the child with literacy difficulties doesn't end... Read more

I Kept Walking

By: Minou Soumekh Michlin & Gali Kronenberg

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 7 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

I Kept Walking opens in 1940s Tehran when a misguided prank leaves three- year-old Minou frozen in fear. Days later, a doctor breaks the news to her mother: "Your daughter has polio."
To understand why nothing is as it seems-the cause of her polio or why her dutiful Jewish mother, who was married off at 13, thwarted her dream of marriage, Minou... Read more

Anna & Natalie (Unabridged)

By: Barbara H. Cole

Narrated by: David Rothauser

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Anna is never picked to be on any team at school. But when Mrs. Randall announces a letter-writing contest to decide which four students will be part of the wreath-laying team at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington, Virginia, Anna is determined to be chosen. This moving story of how Anna deals with her disability will touch the hearts... Read more

Love & Autism

By: Kay Kerr

Narrated by: Kay Kerr

Length: 5 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

'Love has always intrigued me, in part because I have carried for a long time a feeling that I am doing love wrong.'

Michael made a name for himself on the hit show Love on the Spectrum. After his televised first dating experiences, will he complete his quest to find his queen?

Chloë was always good at maths, with feelings 'too big' to be... Read more

Stronger

By: Dinesh Palipana

Narrated by: Dinesh Palipana

Length: 8 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

A puddle of water on a highway changed Dinesh Palipana's life forever. Halfway through medical school, Dinesh was involved in a catastrophic car accident that caused a cervical spinal cord injury. After his accident, his strength and determination saw him return to complete medical school - now with quadriplegia. Dinesh was the first... Read more

Whale Eyes

By: James Robinson

Narrated by: James Robinson

Length: 3 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

"A sincere reflection on childhood experiences of growing up in a world not built with him in mind."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

"A superb memoir that champions empathy and understanding on every level."—BookPage, starred review

"Lively, interactive...truly eye-opening."—Booklist, starred review

"Game-changing curriculum add for any... Read more

Ausome Parenting

By: Natalie Loveson

Narrated by: Irinka Reade

Length: 3 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you feel overwhelmed and alone in raising your autistic child? Are you seeking solutions and empowerment on this journey?As a fellow autism parent, I understand those sleepless nights spent worrying about the future. I know the heartache when your child struggles with bullies or meltdowns. But I also recognize your child’s unique strengths... Read more

Be Quiet, Marina! (Unabridged)

By: Kirsten DeBear

Narrated by: Ariana Prusack

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Marina and Moira like playing together, but Marina is noisy and Moira like quiet. How two preschoolers, one with Cerebral Palsy and one with Down syndrome, become best friends is beautifully told. Read more

The Autist's Guide to the Galaxy

By: Clara Törnvall

Narrated by: Kim Bretton

Length: 2 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

A playful guide to understanding the ways of "normal people", The Autist's Guide to the Galaxy flips our usual scripts about neurodiversity.



Following on from her internationally successful memoir, The Autists, Clara Törnvall has written a fun, comprehensive, and accessible explanation of neurotypical, or "normal", behavior. Full of facts, tips,... Read more

Is This Autism?

By: Donna Henderson

Narrated by: Sarah Wayland

Length: 11 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

This companion guide to Is This Autism? A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else shows clinicians how to assess for the possibility of autism in clients of all ages.



Understanding of autism has greatly expanded in recent years, and many clinicians feel ill-equipped or confused about how to incorporate this knowledge into their diagnostic process.... Read more

Parenting When You're Autistic

By: Pooky Knightsmith

Narrated by: Pooky Knightsmith

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Parenting is hard. It's one of those universal constants, like water being wet or grass being green. And being neurodivergent can add an extra layer of tricky to the whole thing. So what can you do?

Speaking from a wealth of experience as both a mental health expert and an autistic parent, Pooky Knightsmith guides you through the joys and... Read more

Experimental Autism

By: Seven

Narrated by: Seven

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

This is an inside look at the Autism journey by an adult with Autism. This exploration blurs the lines between narrative, memoir, and experimental fiction. Seven has a conversation with Autism personified while explaining his thoughts about the journey to adult diagnosis. The fourth wall is broken several times as Seven directly addresses the... Read more

This Autistic Girl Went to Japan

By: Bianca Toeps

Narrated by: Jessica Harris

Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

This Autistic Girl Went to Japan is the inspiring story of a young woman who moved halfway around the world in pursuit of happiness. With humor and remarkable candor, Bianca describes the challenges of applying for a visa during a time of terrifying uncertainty, slogging through endless red tape, and the loneliness that comes with being a... Read more

Beyond Inclusion

By: Carrie Hahn

Narrated by: Tiana Alley

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

If the question is "How do you raise anti-ableist kids?" the answer is "Become anti-ableist and then model it through intention and action for your children."

Parents want to be inclusive of their disabled and neurodivergent neighbors and want to pass these values along to their children. What holds them back is not having the education or... Read more

Hunchback

By: Saou Ichikawa

Narrated by: Yuriri Naka

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: No

LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE • A bombshell bestseller in Japan, a defiant, darkly funny debut novel about a young woman in a care home seeking autonomy and the full possibilities of her life—“not only a major achievement in disability literature but great literature period” (Johanna Hedva)

“A literary phenomenon in Japan,... Read more