Not My Boy! a Father, a Son, and One Family’s Journey with Autism

From Lola Ferris author: Peete, Rodney Not My Boy! a Father, a Son, and One Family’s Journey with Autism Imagine being an NFL star quarterback and discovering that your son, at three, has developed autism. When R.J. was born, Rodney Peete had dreams of tossing a football with his son. Instead, the anger, denial and [...]

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House Rules

From Margo Blatt author: Picoult, Jodi House Rules I was glad that this book was not as much of a tearjerker as her others.  Or maybe my hormones were out of whack. I am very sensitive to children waith special needs as I work with them during the school year. Aspergers is a subject I [...]

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Trick or treatment : the undeniable facts about alternative medicine

From Lola Ferris author: Singh, Simon &  Ernst Trick or treatment : the undeniable facts about alternative medicine If you are considering treatment with unconventional techniques please read this book before you make a phone call to a specialist in such methods. A medical journalist (Singh) and a medical doctor (Ernst) set out to discover [...]

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The Boy Who Loved Tornadoes: A Mother’s Story

From Lola Ferris author: Davenport, Randi The Boy Who Loved Tornadoes: A Mother’s Story This is the poignant story of a mother’s fight to get her son, Chase, diagnosed and treated for a disease that is variously described as ADHD, autism and finally,in his teens, full-blown psychosis. Davenport tells the story of visits to doctors, [...]

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