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Cowboy & Wills: A Remarkable Little Boy and the Puppy That Changed His Life by Monica Holloway Publisher Comments Christened "charming" and "winning" by the Washington Post and "touching" by Publishers Weekly, celebrated author Monica Holloways deeply moving memoir shares the unforgettable story of an extraordinary little boy and the irresistible puppy who... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.98 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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The Panic Virus: The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy by Seth Mnookin Publisher Comments Now in paperback—the myth-shattering book about the vaccine-autism controversy, “a book that should be required reading at every medical school in the world…a brilliant piece of reportage and science writing” ( The Wall... (read more) List Price $16.00 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 answerand 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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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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Act Early Against Autism: Give Your Child a Fighting Chance from the Start by Jayne Lytel Publisher Comments Jayne Lytel was a successful syndicated columnist when her son Leo was diagnosed with autism. Using her reporting skills to better understand her son's health issues, she helped Leo gain essential abilities. After four years of therapy, he no longer... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Point to Happy: For Children on the Autism Spectrum by Miriam Smith Publisher Comments Conceived of, written, and designed for children on the autism spectrum, Point to Happy combines a picture book and a pointer to create a breakthrough in reaching children who communicate best through pictures. Ingenious in its simplicity, it was created... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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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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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: $7.35 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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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 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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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychology (Complete Idiot's Guides) by M D Westman Publisher Comments Simplifying a complex subject. Child psychology is required for college level psych and elementary education majors. It is a complex subject that can include developmental psychology, biology, sociological psychology, and various schools of theory and... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.98 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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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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Autism and Me: Sibling Stories by Ouisie Shapiro Publisher Comments "If you see a kid with autism on the street, don't yell at her if she's doing something wrong.... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $4.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Can the World Afford Autistic Spectrum Disorder?: Nonverbal Communication, Asperger Syndrome and the Interbrain. Digby Tantam by Digby Tantam Book News Annotation Tantam (psychotherapy, University of Sheffield, UK) explores the latest theories on nonverbal communication and how it shapes social behavior. He argues that impairment of nonverbal communication is the fundamental disability in anyone on the autistic... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $11.17 Sale - Hardcover
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An Unexpected Life: A Mother and Son's Story of Love, Determination, Autism, and Art by Debra Chwast Publisher Comments Diagnosed with severe autism as a toddler, Seth Chwast seemed trapped in his own insular universe. His family endured anguish, sought countless therapies, and almost gave up hope. Then, at age 20, Seth took a painting class, and everything changed... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $19.50 Sale - Hardcover
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Violence in the Lives of Adolescents by Martha B Straus Publisher Comments The author describes the book's theoretical framework as the ecology of violence; therapists can intervene to stop violence on any of four ecological levels--individual, family, community, social policy. Following a brief history of adolescence in... (read more) List Price $31.25 Your price: $8.24 Sale - Hardcover
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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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