Grace, Under Pressure: A Girl with Asperger's and Her Marathon Mom
10 best books like Grace, Under Pressure: A Girl with Asperger's and Her Marathon Mom (Sophie Walker): How to Be Human: Diary of an Autistic Girl, In Capable Arms: Living a Life Embraced by Grace, Nurturing the Soul of Your Family: 10 Ways to Reconnect and Find Peace in Everyday Life, Jeremiah's Journey: Gaining Our Autistic Son by Losing Him to the System, What Color is Monday? How Autism Changed One Family for the Better, Living Independently on the Autism Spectrum: What You Need to Know to Move into a Place of Your Own, Succeed at Work, Start a Relationship, Stay Safe, and Enjoy Life as an Adult on the Autism Spectrum, Mind Over Bullies: A Mob Forms, The Oasis Guide to Asperger Syndrome: Advice, Support, Insight, and Inspiration, The Executive Functioning Workbook for Teens: Help for Unprepared, Late, and Scattered Teens, Chris Will... The Story of a Boy and Autism Unawareness
How to Be Human: Diary of an Autistic Girl
Author | Florida Frenz |
ISBN | 1939547016 |
With powerful words and pictures Florida Frenz chronicles her journey figuring out how to read facial expressions, how to make friends, how to juggle all the social cues that make school feel like a complicated maze. Diagnosed with autism as a two-year-old, Florida is now an articulate 15-year-old...
Sarah Kovac was born with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC), a rare congenital birth defect that left her with arms that she could barely use. Growing up, she was the only one in her class with a disability, setting her apart as "different" and unpopular. Realizing her unique place in the world,...
Nurturing the Soul of Your Family: 10 Ways to Reconnect and Find Peace in Everyday Life
Author | Renée Peterson Trudeau |
ISBN | 1608681580 |
What would it feel like to experience more ease, harmony, and flow in the midst of navigating homework squabbles, mealtimes, commutes, and the other challenges of everyday life? Nurturing the Soul of Your Family is a guidebook for personal and spiritual renewal from the award-winning author of The...
Jeremiah's Journey: Gaining Our Autistic Son by Losing Him to the System
Author | Win Quier |
ISBN | 1625106041 |
Jeremiah's Journey chronicles the life of a young man with autism through his mother's eyes. It addresses the roller coaster ride of finding the correct diagnosis, medication, and counseling. Jeremiah's Journey also gives suggestions to make the journey a little easier and tools to keep organized....
What Color is Monday? How Autism Changed One Family for the Better
Author | Carrie Cariello |
ISBN | 0984792732 |
One day last fall Jack asked me, “What color do you see for Monday?” as I heaved a chicken into the oven. “What?” I said distractedly, turning from the oven to slice some potatoes at the counter. It was late afternoon, and I was preparing dinner while also managing the demands of homework and tired...
Living Independently on the Autism Spectrum: What You Need to Know to Move into a Place of Your Own, Succeed at Work, Start a Relationship, Stay Safe, and Enjoy Life as an Adult on the Autism Spectrum
Author | Lynne Soraya |
ISBN | 1440557640 |
Shape your way in the world and overcome any challenge!
Living on your own for the very first time can be exciting yet nerve-wracking--you'll search for roommates, interview for jobs, manage finances, and form relationships. But adjusting to this new life can seem especially difficult when...
Mind Over Bullies: A Mob Forms
Author | D.K. Smith |
ISBN | 1511825634 |
Margo is pretty, popular and unsympathetic to just how intense bullying can get. As a counterfeiting plot sweeps through the city of Oak View, life for Margo will change dramatically.
With a mystery unfolding, an unlikely group of heroes emerges. Bullied teens love them, the police hate them...
The Oasis Guide to Asperger Syndrome: Advice, Support, Insight, and Inspiration
Author | Patricia Romanowski Bashe |
ISBN | 1400081521 |
Asperger Syndrome has become an increasingly common disorder. One in 300 individuals may have AS--exhibiting characteristics such as average to high intelligence, obsessive behavior, intense special interests, and difficulty dealing with everyday social situations--and it is now more prevalent...
The Executive Functioning Workbook for Teens: Help for Unprepared, Late, and Scattered Teens
Author | Sharon A. Hansen |
ISBN | 1608826562 |
A wonderful resource for anyone who knows or works with teens who suffer from executive functioning disorder (EFD)—including parents, teachers, counselors, or clinicians. From handling frustration to taking notes in class, this book will help teens hone the skills they need to succeed.
Do...
Chris Will... The Story of a Boy and Autism Unawareness
Author | Beatriz Fox |
ISBN | 0615728235 |
"Chris Will" is a heartfelt account of one family's journey through the isolating and misunderstood world of autism (from unawareness to diagnosis to ignorance.)
The story is told in snippets from the author's interpreted point of view of her 12-year-old son with autism, herself and her...
Lorelei Peters had everything she had ever dreamed of. Amazing friends, a sexy boyfriend, and a job that she absolutely loved.
Dillon Brockwell was all she had ever wanted. Handsome, successful, and he loved her as much as she loved him. Life was going along the way it was supposed to, until someone...
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Noel Kennedy lost her boyfriend, her job, and her dignity all in one week. She then gained an entirely new life. Hunted by a mysterious league of immortals, Noel must rediscover her forgotten past while uncovering the truth behind the two...
I Think I Might Be Autistic: A Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis and Self-Discovery for Adults
Author | Cynthia Kim |
ISBN | 0989597113 |
What if instead of being weird, shy, geeky or introverted, your brain is wired differently? For adults with undiagnosed autism spectrum disorder (ASD), there is often an "aha!" moment--when you realize that ASD just might be the explanation for why you've always felt so different.
"I Think...
**This is book 2 of the Unbroken Series and it is recommended that you read book 1 Escaping Heartbreak first, before reading book 2**
Sometimes in life we can’t help who we fall in love with, no matter how hard we try. No matter what type of person they make us become. Wren Porter knew that first...
Yoga for Beginners: Simple Yoga Poses to Calm Your Mind and Strengthen Your Body
Learn Yoga in Your Own Home
Yoga for Beginners is the essential guide to getting started with yoga. With a friendly voice and step-by-step instructions, this book offers everything you need to start enjoying yoga’s calming and strengthening effects on your life.
• Complete...
I Am in Here: The Journey of a Child with Autism Who Cannot Speak But Finds Her Voice
Author | Elizabeth M. Bonker |
ISBN | 0800723333 |
She looked into my eyes and blinked hers slowly and deliberately, like a stroke victim, to show me that although she couldn't speak, she understood what I was saying to her. I stroked her hair softly. 'I know you're in there, honey, ' I told her. 'We'll get you out.'"
Despite the horror of seeing...
When Your Adult Child Breaks Your Heart: Coping with Mental Illness, Substance Abuse, and the Problems That Tear Families Apart
Author | Joel L. Young |
ISBN | 0762792973 |
Behind nearly every adult who is accused of a crime, becomes addicted to drugs or alcohol, or who is severely mentally ill and acting out in public, there is usually at least one extremely stressed-out parent. This parent may initially react with the bad news of their adult child behaving badly with,...
The Hearts to Follow Series is made up of three YA contemporary romance novellas!
JUST PRETENDING: Everything in Cam’s life is finally going right. Despite many of her best friend being out of town for the summer, she is ready to have some fun. With her good friend Josh by her side, Cam is just...
Hot Mama: 12 Secrets to a Sizzling Hot Marriage
Author | Kathi Lipp |
ISBN | 0800726774 |
It’s easy for us moms to slip into the habit of letting the craziness of our days interfere with our relationships with our husbands. We simply don’t have the energy or the ideas for a spicy, satisfying sex life. We’re usually just amazed we made it to the end of the day without collapsing or throttling...
Life After Art: What You Forgot About Life and Faith Since You Left the Art Room
Author | Matt Appling |
ISBN | 0802407390 |
You will be creating for the rest of your life. You might as well do it on purpose.
Everyone was an artist, once. But somewhere between kindergarten and now, we lost the confidence to create. We’ve crumbled under the pressure to find our place in the “real, grown-up” world and now see the...
The Clark Kent Chronicles
Author | Pamela Fagan Hutchins |
ISBN | 0615633765 |
The Clark Kent Chronicles
A Mother's Tale of Life With Her ADHD and Asperger's Son
Available in print and ebook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, SkipJack Publishing, and Smashwords.
A mother's tale of living with and loving her ADHD and Asperger's Syndrome son, weaving practical...
Amelia Talbot has been issued a death sentence. At least it feels that way. The thought of marrying a man old enough to be her grandfather sends her into a panic. So much so that she sets off on a desperate search to find another man to marry her—quickly.
Conrad Croome, the Fifth Earl of Lofton,...
Stop The Diet, I Want To Get Off!
Author | Lisa Tillinger Johansen |
ISBN | 0996310207 |
The Paleo. The Zone. The Gluten-free. Another day, another diet. We’re caught in a never-ending merry-go-round of weight loss plans, fueled by celebrity endorsers, TV doctors and companies angling for a piece of a $60 billion industry. But do these diets really work? And how healthy are they?
Registered...
The Good Stuff from Growing Up in a Dysfunctional Family: How to Survive and Then Thrive
Author | Karen Casey |
ISBN | 1573245968 |
Is there a silver lining to growing up in a dysfunctional family?
Bestselling recovery author Karen Casey looks at stories of people who grew up in dysfunctional families and "the good stuff" that can come from the experience. "Throughout my many decades in recovery rooms I have interacted...
I Wish I Were Engulfed in Flames: My Insane Life Raising Two Boys with Autism
Author | Jeni Decker |
ISBN | 1616084855 |
Jeni Decker is five-foot nothing and one hundred and [redacted] pounds—a self described roly-poly, forty-something, Reubenesque bon-bon of a gal, often called cute but never sexy. She has two sons with autism on opposite ends of the spectrum (Jake and Jaxson), a husband who prefers hunting to household...