Disability Books on Family and Siblings
Parenting and raising a child with special needs
Disability books discuss parenting and raising a child with special needs and challenges of adults living with a disability. The perspectives of husbands and wives, parents and caregivers, and brothers and sisters make these books insightful and multidimensional.
They are filled with practical advice, coping strategies and useful information for any family regardless of the child or adult's diagnosis. The experiences of the families in these books provide support, encouragement, and hope. They are a balance of personal experience, clinical expertise, and research findings on family issues.
Products
Married with Special-Needs Children
This is a practical but sensitive guide for parents on marital issues and the demands of raising a child with a developmental disability, serious medical condition, or mental illness.
Item:
MSNC
Price: $25.00
More Than a Mom
"I'm just a Mom," may be the greatest understatement ever made. This book is for every mother raising a child with special needs due to a brain injury, birth related condition or chronic illness.
Item:
MMOM
Price: $19.00
Ordinary Families, Special Children, 3rd edition
This book examines the needs and concerns of families raising children with special needs from infancy to adulthood. Blending research findings, candid discussions and case examples, this is a very readable textbook for college students and clinicians.
Item:
OFSC
Price: $35.00
The Facts of Life…and More
Discusses sexuality and sexual education for adults with developmental disabilites with examples of educational techniques, case studies and candid interviews on relationships among couples with disabilities.
Item:
FLAM
Price: $30.00
The Sibling SLAM Book
Book with stories by teens on growing up with brothers and sisters with special needs.
Item:
SLAM
Price: $16.00