people with mental disabilities

A memoir of the author's experience with his autistic brother in which he examines issues such as treatment, the nature of relationships without the benefit of language, and various attempts to help his sibling become a member of mainstream society.

Twelve-year-old Sammy, who is mildly retarded, runs away from home and becomes a prisoner of Kevin, a wild kid living in the woods.

After the death of his grandmother, who held the family together, teenage JP is left with a mentally challenged father and a mother who seems ineffectual and constantly sick, and he feels everything sliding out of control.

When soldiers attack a small village in Zimbabwe, Deo goes on the run with Innocent, his older, mentally disabled brother, carrying little but a leather soccer ball filled with money, and after facing prejudice, poverty, and tragedy, it is in soccer that Deo finds renewed hope.

Provides information about the developmental disorder known as autism, discussing its possible causes and treatments, looking at treatment options for children and adults, and examining Asperger's syndrome, a milder form of autism, as well as the autistic savant, a sufferer who exhibits genius in one or more areas.

In Massachusetts, eighteen-year-old Lyn, who has grown up in the public eye as the daughter of seven gladiators, wants nothing less than to follow her mother's path, but her only way of avoiding marriage to the warrior who killed her last stepfather may be to face him in the arena.

When Thomas Peaceful's older brother is forced to join the British Army, Thomas decides to sign up as well, although he is only fourteen years old, to prove himself to his country, his family, his childhood love, Molly, and himself.

A teenage girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally handicapped brother gets lost.

Presents a large-print edition of the story of a teenage girl who gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally handicapped brother gets lost.

The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. has gone bust and Forrest is flat broke, sweeping floors in a New Orleans strip joint. As always in Forrest's easy-come-easy go life, a change in the weather is never far off.