Disabilities Books

I was very, very, woefully sorry to find out that the original edition of Before the Lark was out of print and the only edition of the book is in large print. Furthermore, it was sad to know that the sales rank was so low. This really is a great book.

I got this book from a school book sale and didn't read it until five years after I purchased it.

The story is about a girl named Jocey Royal who lives during the late 1800's, who has the horrible curse of a cleftlip, or harelip. For that, she is an outcast and is driven to go to a patch of Kansas farmland where she finds out more about har grandmother and her never there father. She also lerans that anyone can have a friend, and that some curses can be cured.

I really wish that more people would read this. Irene Bennett Brown wrote about a topic that rarely anyone thought about- the defects of a harelip. Many American children don't what a harelip is because the defect is fixed before the leave the hospital when they're born. But many poor courntries can't treat children with harelips, so they are shunned, just like Jocey.

I LOVED reading this book. Irene Bennett Brown created an unknown masterpiece and needs to be applauded. PLEASE, for your sake, read this book.

This incredible series taught my SLD child to read and write fluently! Fresh ideas, winsome, memorable, practical! Consumable workbooks is a reasonable cost, and the series grows with your student in subsequent volumes.

There has been a need for a basic yet comprehensive manual that incorporates behavior management approaches with rehabilitation treatment strategies. This manual is a basic cookbook for managing the often very difficult behavior of rehabilitation patients with brain injuries, strokes, MS, etc. It is easily understandable by anyone working in a rehab setting, useful to any staff member from housekeeping and dietary personnel to the attending physician. Basic intervention strategies are first reviewed, then problem behaviors are listed followed by possible causes and recommended management strategies. The text is not overly technical, but it is probably somewhat less useful to family members attempting to manage the behavior of a loved one at home. However, family members and other caregivers who are caring for persons with neurological insults to the brain could benefit greatly from this manual and its recommendations if the "rehabilitation program" focus is overlooked.

I highly recommend this manual for anyone working with this population, particularly for rehabilitation professionals who are working with such patients.

Bob Guenther, Ph.D.

I read this book as an assignment for an American Sign Language course I was taking at the local community college. I expected a dull, boring read and was very surprised. Lorraine Fletchers' account of her child's first few years is heart wrenching and (at the same time) triumphant. A must read for hearing parents of Deaf children.

This book offers such a wide range of topics. It has so many good ideas and articles written by people who have "been there, done that". Everything I've read has offered great tips, advice and information that I would have to sift through many books to gather.

The book "Beyond Aphasia" is highly recommended for speech-language pathologists and social workers working to address the socially disabling consequences of aphasia. Subtitled "Therapies for Living with Communication Disability", it provides speech-language pathologists and others with ideas and strategies for moving from traditional therapy towards restoration of identity and ultimately advocacy.

It arrived quickly in time for class.

This is one of a kind book, it sheds insight into autistic mind, which can be to some extent a bit disturbing too. But also the efforts of a mother , that are nothing short of a miracle.

After reading the first several chapters I was absolutely mesmerised. I couldn't have ever imagined what it was like.
What a beautiful compilation of stories. The tears flowed like a river.

The Big Red Bike is so well written I got lost in the story line and simply found myself turning page and page so I can find out how the multiple story line plot was going to end up. Even though this book is geared to a much younger age group than what I am currently at :)

The character development is wonderful and I see this being one the first book of many books that can possibly follow. Perhaps another book can be Savannah starting Junior High and then High School...or the series can continue at age 10. Regardless if another book is written, this book, The Big Red Bike, is one I would recommend for anyone to read...no matter what age.