family relationships

Former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete discusses the challenges he and his family faced when they had a child with severe autism, covering how he and his wife altered their expectations and found appropriate medical and therapeutic treatment for their son.

Offers teenagers with siblings diagnosed with Down syndrome advice on how to cope with both the joys and challenges associated with their sibling's condition as well as an overview of how Down syndrome will impact their lives.

Identifies the top ten characteristics that influence the hearts and minds of children with autism, with tips and information to help parents, social workers, therapists, doctors, and educators better understand what it means to be autistic.

When Father is stationed with the military in Japan, he sends his family an intriguing wooden box at Christmastime.

Chronicles the childhood of Marie Ahnighito, the daughter of Admiral Robert E. Peary, who was born in an Intuit village in northern Greenland and spent the next few years making friends with Intuit children, playing on the region's glacial cliffs, and living a life unlike other Victorian children.

A collection of essays in which individuals who have siblings with autism discuss the disorder and how it affects their families and lives.

Presents a memoir of what it was like to grow up in the 1950s and other almost true stories by American children's author Jon Scieszka.