Disability-and-Health Books

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A very highly recommended contribution to professional and school district special education resource reference collections, Music Therapy And Leisure For Persons With Disabilities by board certified music therapist and music teacher Alicia L. Barksdale is an informative instructional guide for educators, parents, and therapists seeking to utilize music therapy to help children of all ages cope with their learning disabilities. From developing an appropriate music therapy treatment plan; to organizing a music therapy program, goals and objectives to be achieved in community-based settings; and so much more, Music Therapy And Leisure For Persons With Disabilities is a candid and welcome assessment of the means to make the most of music as an aid to not only learning, but fully partaking of life itself.

This book shows how important healthy eating and exercise is to the body and how to take good care of oneself and how important that is.

I love the story, the illustrations...everything. My daughter has Down syndrome and she is getting to the age where she is seeking out friends. I purchased this book to help the friendships grow, for the younger ones in our family network that have questiosn etc. If you have a child with Down syndrome or you know of a child with Down syndrome this is the book to get. It would be a great addition to your classrooms library as well.

Written by a grandmother whose husband has multiple sclerosis, My Grampy Can't Walk is a children's picturebook designed to help young people understand family illnesses. The simple rhyming verse and warm, flowing color illustrations tell the story of a young child and a grandfather who share a special bond; even though the grandfather can't walk and uses a wheelchair to get around, it doesn't stop them from enjoying life together. A heartwarming, upbeat and positive book, highly recommended. My Grampy can't walk. / But he can read to me / Stories of far-away places. / Or see who laughs first / When we make funny faces.

This is an essential book for parents of special children, and those who love and want to help them, but it is also one of the most moving personal stories I have ever read. It's said that "What doesn't break you makes you stronger," and Miriam Edelson's soul-making bravery is on every page of this book. It gave me courage, ideas, and inspiration, and I would recommend it to anyone on a similar journey, or to readers who want to know if their best hopes for human beings (and compassionate societies) can be tested by reality and endure, even flourish.

Purchased the book for our village library. It is very informative, sensitive,and educational. This is a fine book for many age levels and a great into for people who are just experiencing a hearing loss. Awesome job. AJ

"I want to fly like an eagle, till I'm free. Fly like an eagle, let my spirit carry me." -- Steve Miller Band, 1976

Nathan is a young boy who has cerebral palsy. He uses a walker and a wheelchair for mobility.

Nathan's neighbor, Ms. Sandy is a raptor rehabilitator. She takes in injured raptors (birds of prey) and nurses them back to health. In time, she retains them to survive in their natural habitat.

Nathan dearly wishes he could be more helpful to Ms. Sandy and her birds. When an injured female owl named Fire is brought to her, it is Nathan who helps Ms. Sandy work with her. The bird's wing is broken and had to be reset; while Fire is healing, Nathan cleans the aviaries and fills the water pails.

In time, the owl's wing heals. Eager to be on her way, she tries to fly, only to crash to the ground. Dispirited, Fire languishes in the cage while Ms. Sandy explains to Nathan that she cannot be returned to the wild with that traumatized wing. Nathan bonds with the bird, knowing just how painful it is to wish for freedom and mobility, only to find it inaccessible. He brainstorms to come up with an idea to help the bird.

Going online, Nathan reads about injured female birds acting as "mama" birds to orphan birds. Suggesting this to Ms. Sandy, the pair bring some orphaned owlets to Fire. That is very heartwarming, as is Fire's feeding the little owlets.

This is a beautiful and very moving story that might make you cry. The boy's love for the bird and the parallels he sees in his own life and that of the bird named Fire are truly heartwarming. It is this kind of indomitable spirit that makes one think of the Steve Miller 1976 classic, "Fly Like an Eagle."

Dr. Weintraub includes the newest natural treatments for the symptoms of ADD and hyperactivity. As the formerly confused mother of a hyperactive child who has tried everything over the years, I found this book to be a great source of up-to-date information and I highly recommend it to other parents.

This is such an excellent book--has SO much good information on the treatment of this syndrome. Tourettes IS TREATABLE!! (see also autism.com)

sally