people with mental disabilities

Advice for parents about what to expect from their children regarding speech and language development.

A young boy describes the experiences of his slow learning younger brother at school and at home.

A girl expresses her sadness at being called a "retard" by people who do not know how loving and self-reliant she is.

Ellen Grae is an imaginative girl in whom simple-minded Ira confides. Ellen finds herself greatly confused between her affection for Ira and her sense of what is right.

Presents an overview of autism, including high-functioning autism and Asperger's syndrome, covering its symptoms, causes, therapies, and the experience of family and friends, and includes personal stories.

On a small Florida orange grove in the 1960s, fourteen-year-old Kady Palmer is burdened with housework and caring for her senile grandmother and mentally handicapped neighbor, so when a rich, handsome boy from school becomes interested in her she devises a plan to spend time with him.

Discusses what autism it, how it is diagnosed and treated, and ways that siblings of people with autism can find support.

Neil's life turns upside down when his parents take his retarded sister out of an institution and bring her home to stay.

Reveals the inner world of a 13-year-old mentally handicapped girl.

During 1944, life in rural Alabama brings changes for eleven-year-old Tattnall as she realizes that she cannot always protect her older, brain-damaged cousin.