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Following Ezra: What One Father Learned about Gumby, Otters, Autism, and Love from His Extraordinary Son by Tom Fields-Meyer Publisher Comments A heartwarming, intimate and amusing memoir of a father's experience raising his autistic son. When Tom Fields-Meyer's son Ezra was three and showing early signs of autism, a therapist suggested that the father needed to grieve. "For what?" he... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper 
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The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self by Alice Miller Publisher Comments Why are many of the most successful people plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation? This wise and profound book has provided thousands of readers with an answer—and has helped them to apply it to their own lives.Far too many of us had to... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant by Daniel Tammet Publisher Comments The first-ever memoir by an autistic savant, a man who can speak ten languages, who sees numbers with color and texture, who broke a record by memorizing over 22,000 digits of pi—and can write about it all with inspiring and heartbreaking... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Gift of ADHD: How to Transform Your Child's Problems Into Strengths by Lara Hobbs Webb Publisher Comments As a parent, you already know that your child has many gifts. What you may not know is that attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-related symptoms-the very qualities that lead him or her to act out and distract others-may be among them. This... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Making Peace with Autism: One Family's Story of Struggle, Discovery, and Unexpected Gifts by Susan Senator Publisher Comments Receiving a diagnosis of autism is a major crisis for parents and families, who often feel as if their world has come to an end. In this insightful narrative, a courageous and inspiring mother explains why a diagnosis of autism doesn't have to shatter a... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Savage Girls & Wild Boys Uk by Michael Newton Publisher Comments A haunting and hugely readable study of the history of feral children across the ages, which elucidates the mixture of disgust and envy that they provoke, and puts our notions of education and civilization to the test. "A collection of six extraordinary... (read more) Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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With the Light... #04: Raising an Autistic Child by Keiko Tobe Publisher Comments When staffing changes at Masato's company get him transferred to a dead-end job in the middle of nowhere, more suffering and despair seem imminent for the Azuma family. However, Masato approaches the situation with aplomb and comes up with new ways to... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids by Madeline Levine Publisher Comments In recent years, numerous studies have shown that bright, charming, seemingly confident and socially skilled teenagers from affluent, loving families are experiencing epidemic rates of depression, substance abuse, and anxiety disorders—rates... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear by Seth Mnookin Publisher Comments WHO DECIDES WHICH FACTS ARE TRUE? In 1998 Andrew Wakefield, a British gastroenterologist with a history of self-promotion, published a paper with a shocking allegation: the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine might cause autism. The media seized hold of the... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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With the Light... #02: Raising an Autistic Child by Keiko Tobe Synopsis Includes vols. 3 and 4 of the Japanese ed.... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence by Rachel Simmons Publisher Comments Read about Rachel Simmons work with girls in The New York Times. Lessons in breaking the curse of the good girl-from the bestselling author of Odd Girl Out Rachel Simmons argues that in idealizing the "good girl"-unerringly nice, polite, modest, and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child #01 by Keiko Tobe Synopsis First published in Japan by Akita Publishing Co. Ltd., Tokyo.... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson Staff Pick One of the most revealing, readable books about the mind to come along in years. A simply fascinating glimpse into animal behavior — on the farm, at home, and even in the mirror.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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How to Be Yourself in a World That's Different: An Asperger Syndrome Study Guide for Adolescents by Yuko Yoshida Publisher Comments Subtitled, "An Asperger's Syndrome Study Guide For Adolescents".... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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Not My Boy!: A Father, a Son, and One Family's Journey with Autism by Rodney Peete Publisher Comments In Not My Boy!, Rodney Peete offers not only a heartrending, candid look inside his personal journey with his son's autism but a first-of-its-kind, inspirational road map that will help families facing similar challenges to move forward. Effectively... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $16.50 Sale - Hardcover
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Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons Publisher Comments Dirty looks and taunting notes are just a few examples of girl bullying that girls and women have long suffered through silently and painfully. With this book Rachel Simmons elevated the nation's consciousness and has shown millions of girls, parents... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Monochrome Days: A First-Hand Account of One Teenager's Experience with Depression by Adolescent Mental He Publisher Comments If you are one of the nearly twenty percent of adolescents who experience the symptoms of major depression before the end of high school, then you are probably already familiar with the sadness, isolation, and confusion that depression can bring. You may... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $3.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Seeking Peace: Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World by Mary Pipher Publisher Comments "An absorbing chronicle of discovery" from the life-changing #1 New York Times bestselling author of Reviving Ophelia. After decades as a psychotherapist, Mary Pipher now turns her attention to herself, collecting insights from her own life to illuminate... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $8.24 Sale - Hardcover
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The Autism Book: What Every Parent Needs to Know about Early Detection, Treatment, Recovery, and Prevention (Sears Parenting Library) by Robert Sears Publisher Comments With clarity and compassion, Dr. Robert Sears guides the reader through the maze of autism, explaining what precautions parents can take to decrease their baby's risk, how to detect autism at the earliest possible age, and how to proceed once a diagnosis... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds by Jenny Mccarthy Publisher Comments Stories of hope and recovery from a nation of parents of autistic children, by the high-profile, bestselling author of Louder Than Words, When Jenny McCarthy published Louder Than Words, the story of her successful efforts to save her son, Evan, from... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $10.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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