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Cowboy & Wills: A Remarkable Little Boy and the Puppy That Changed His Life
Cowboy & Wills: A Remarkable Little Boy and the Puppy That Changed His Life
by Monica Holloway
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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)

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Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson
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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)

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The Panic Virus: The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy
The Panic Virus: The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy
by Seth Mnookin
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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)

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The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self
The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self
by Alice Miller
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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)

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With the Light... #02:  Raising an Autistic Child
With the Light... #02: Raising an Autistic Child
by Keiko Tobe
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Includes vols. 3 and 4 of the Japanese ed.... (read more)

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Act Early Against Autism: Give Your Child a Fighting Chance from the Start
Act Early Against Autism: Give Your Child a Fighting Chance from the Start
by Jayne Lytel
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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)

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Point to Happy: For Children on the Autism Spectrum
Point to Happy: For Children on the Autism Spectrum
by Miriam Smith
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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)

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Following Ezra: What One Father Learned about Gumby, Otters, Autism, and Love from His Extraordinary Son
Following Ezra: What One Father Learned about Gumby, Otters, Autism, and Love from His Extraordinary Son
by Tom Fields-Meyer
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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)

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Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds
Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds
by Jenny Mccarthy
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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)

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Making Peace with Autism: One Family's Story of Struggle, Discovery, and Unexpected Gifts
Making Peace with Autism: One Family's Story of Struggle, Discovery, and Unexpected Gifts
by Susan Senator
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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)

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With the Light... #04: Raising an Autistic Child
With the Light... #04: Raising an Autistic Child
by Keiko Tobe
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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)

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The Autism Book: What Every Parent Needs to Know about Early Detection, Treatment, Recovery, and Prevention (Sears Parenting Library)
The Autism Book: What Every Parent Needs to Know about Early Detection, Treatment, Recovery, and Prevention (Sears Parenting Library)
by Robert Sears
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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)

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychology (Complete Idiot's Guides)
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychology (Complete Idiot's Guides)
by M D Westman
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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)

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Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
by Daniel Tammet
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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)

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With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child #01
With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child #01
by Keiko Tobe
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First published in Japan by Akita Publishing Co. Ltd., Tokyo.... (read more)

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Autism and Me: Sibling Stories
Autism and Me: Sibling Stories
by Ouisie Shapiro
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"If you see a kid with autism on the street, don't yell at her if she's doing something wrong.... (read more)

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Can the World Afford Autistic Spectrum Disorder?: Nonverbal Communication, Asperger Syndrome and the Interbrain. Digby Tantam
Can the World Afford Autistic Spectrum Disorder?: Nonverbal Communication, Asperger Syndrome and the Interbrain. Digby Tantam
by Digby Tantam
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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)

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An Unexpected Life: A Mother and Son's Story of Love, Determination, Autism, and Art
An Unexpected Life: A Mother and Son's Story of Love, Determination, Autism, and Art
by Debra Chwast
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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)

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Violence in the Lives of Adolescents
Violence in the Lives of Adolescents
by Martha B Straus
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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)

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Not My Boy!: A Father, a Son, and One Family's Journey with Autism
Not My Boy!: A Father, a Son, and One Family's Journey with Autism
by Rodney Peete
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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)

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