5 Top Books about Special Needs Children to Inspire You

My top 5 books for parents of children with disabilities, or "differently abled. Share your must-reads with us in comments. 

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Children with Special Needs: Stories of Love and Understanding for Those Who Care for Children with Disabilities 

Raising a child with special needs is a lifelong commitment that is as unique as each person who embarks on it. Written by a variety of authors who share in this distinctive relationship, Chicken Soup for the Soul Children with Special Needs offers a glimpse into the lives of others who are on a similar path. View on Amazon https://amzn.to/3H0SC0O

Refresh: Spiritual Nourishment for Parents of Children with Special Needs 

More than one-fifth of US households with children have at least one child with special needs. Raising a child with special needs is spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically challenging. Parents need encouragement to restore hope and a passion for God in their lives -but the realities of having to be parent, nurse, therapist, and caregiver make it difficult to find the time or initiative to seek encouragement.

Packed with encouragement from parents who understand this complicated balancing act, Refresh is designed to provide just what these parents need. The devotional guides parents to spiritual truths that can be applied to the demands they face every day. It offers perspective and hope through the varying stages and phases families experience, from diagnosis to loss and grief.

Each day's devotional includes a reading from Scripture, as well as stories and testimonies from parents who intimately know the struggle readers face. Their children represent a wide range of special needs, including autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, genetic disorders, chronic illness, and more. Drew and Green show how the truths of God's Word are relevant, regardless of the diagnosis. Their devotional illuminates the unique lessons and perspectives to be gained as a result of raising a child with special needs.

Insightful and powerful, Refresh will help weary parents grow spiritual roots and turn toward the Light that never fades. Get it here https://amzn.to/3fQX6Lc

No Stone Unturned: How My Special Needs Child and I Transformed Against All Odds 

WHAT IF A MESSAGE SO POWERFUL COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE, RIGHT NOW, BY HELPING YOU RELEASE:

1. Hopelessness, Sadness, and Anger

2. Exhaustion on All Levels of Your Being; Physical, Mental, Emotional and Spiritual

3. Fear of the Future

4. Neglected Needs of Self

WOULD YOU WANT TO HEAR IT?

Imagine if you could help your special needs child discover his/her highest potential while healing your own frustration, burnout, and all the other feelings you might keep inside.

No Stone Unturned: How My Special Needs Child and I Transformed Against All Odds is a 35-year odyssey exploring a multitude of health and healing modalities. When Debra was given a severe prognosis of her son's future, she quickly discovered that combining both conventional and non-conventional methods from other cultures, centuries, and belief systems were the answers that held the key to unlocking the unused portion of his brain.

In the process, her son discovered his purpose for surviving and healed in miraculous ways. His mom Debra also changed in the process and discovered her purpose as well. Together they moved from fear and impossibility to freedom. This is more than just a story of transformation. It is a memoir of a regular mom and her special needs kid who shares her intimate story of struggle and triumph in order to teach others how they did it.

This is an invitation to explore another way of coping and interpreting your experience. If you are ready to learn that your mind, thoughts, and intention are more powerful than you could ever imagine, and that you truly do hold all your answers within, then this book is for you. Get it here https://amzn.to/3ofn8g7

Ready, Set, Potty!: Toilet Training for Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disorders

Potty training a child with developmental disorders can present a vast array of challenges, many of which are not associated with teaching a neurotypical child how to use a potty. In this book, Brenda Batts overcomes difficulties and provides tried and tested methods that really work, tailored to each individual child. Bursting with ideas on how to see past conventional strategies and adapt toilet training to suit your child, this book outlines methods that have helped even the most despairing of parents and caregivers. Examples of success range from two year olds to adults aged twenty, and show that no matter how difficult it may seem, a little creativity and adaptation can get anyone toilet trained, no matter how many previous attempts have failed. The program itself is supported by plenty of helpful hints and tips, as Brenda covers all you need to get your child past the diaper stage and help them achieve a big step towards independence. This book will be essential reading for anybody looking to toilet train someone with developmental disorders. Get it here https://amzn.to/3qT9KQn

Life Skills Activities for Special Children, 2nd Edition

• A revised and updated edition of the classic book for teaching basic life skills
• Includes 190 complete activities with reproducible worksheets, discussion questions, and evaluation suggestions for developing independence
• Offers ideas for developing practical skills to deal with identity theft, cell phone manners, budgeting, eating healthy meals, using credit cards, time management, and much more
• Mannix is the best-selling author of Social Skills Activities for Special Children, Writing Skills Activities for Special Children, and Character Building Activities for Kids

Get it here https://amzn.to/33G9RGj 

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