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En este libro de memorias profundamente conmovedor y sincero, Blanca Reyes Méndez comparte su viaje tras la pérdida repentina e irreversible de la visión de su ojo izquierdo. A través de la reflexión poética y la verdad personal, explora el dolor, el miedo, la curación y la transformación. Ver con el alma no trata sólo de la pérdida de visión, sino de aprender a ver de otra manera. A encontrar la luz interior. A vivir más despacio, más plenamente y con el corazón bien abierto.

Against All Odds is a story of an autistic child who, with courage and determination, struggles through life stages, achieving goals. It is a story of taking opportunities and never giving up. It is a story of the lessons learned to help every parent of an autistic child to see the possibilities instead of the challenges. Autism doesn’t have to limit your child’s potential.

Born with hearing loss, later battling cancer multiple times, and navigating life with disability, Lori takes listeners on a powerful journey of survival and transformation. This isn’t just a cancer memoir—it’s a story about the human spirit, the power of family, and the lessons for living that come when life doesn’t go as planned.

Chef de groupe dans l’antenne GIGN de Guyane (ex GI2G), le major Franck Robin est un gendarme d’élite. Dans ce livre, il nous relate ses missions d’infiltration périlleuses au coeur de l’enfer vert de la jungle guyanaise pour traquer les garimpeiros, ces chercheurs d’or clandestins sans foi ni loi. Au cours d’une mission, il est blessé par balle et devient paraplégique. Désormais en fauteuil roulant, il refuse que ses enfants le voient comme un handicapé, eux qui le considéraient jusqu’alors comme une sorte de super-héros.

When Valerie Maidment was a baby, doctors diagnosed her with hydrocephalus, a condition that causes excess fluid to build in the brain. After the second surgery at age 9, she was declared healthy; she lived a happy, normal life, graduating from high school and college, having children, and buying and managing her own convenience store. Until one day, when everything changed. Fluid began to build once again in Valerie’s brain, causing immense pressure that—due to misdiagnosis on the part of multiple doctors—caused her optic nerves to break down.

Most people encounter disability at some point in their lives, either in their own bodies or through a friend or loved one. Faith leaders, sacred texts, and members of religious communities frequently offer religious teachings and metaphors as explanation for the presence of disability, but rarely do we hear the voices of people living with disabilities reflecting on their experiences of God, faith, or religious life.

Imbalanced traces Sheri Thomas' remarkable journey from a front-page headline in 1962 to her current role as an advocate fighting to remove the stigmas surrounding physical disabilities and mental health.

Part one of Three Years With A Monster comes to you in real time as Dennis scribbled it down in his journal and recapped the events every few months in blog form. You will experience the heartbreaking daily struggle as it unfolds. Eating disorders are nearly impossible to understand unless you come face-to-face with them. This book brings you so close you can smell the monster’s breath. The Wilkinsons were directed to use family-based therapy and dialectical behavioural therapy. Helpful explanations and observations of these tools are contained in this section.

Known and loved by his family and friends as quirky and different, Travis is a man on a mission to find his purpose in a world that often throws him grenades. Through the pitfalls of high school, the workplace and dating scene, he shares an honest account of his personal struggles with undiagnosed autism, ADHD and dyslexia. Written with dark humour and powerful reflection, Stairway to the Spectrum is an entertaining and thought-provoking memoir which will appeal to anybody who has ever felt uncomfortable in their own skin.

Damiano e Margherita sono due fratelli che hanno molte cose in comune: la voglia di mettersi in gioco, la caparbietà e la tenacia nel voler inseguire i propri sogni, e l'autismo. Insieme si sono esibiti in televisione e, mano nella mano sul palcoscenico, sembrano finalmente aver trovato il loro posto nel mondo. Già dalla mattina successiva, però, i due sono obbligati a tornare alla realtà. Damiano vive a Rimini e ha le idee molto chiare sul futuro: una moglie – "l'altra metà della mela" – con cui avere dai dodici ai venti figli, milioni di dischi venduti, concerti in tutto il mondo.

Desde la infancia hasta la maternidad, Fernanda Gamboa comparte su experiencia vital con el Trastorno por Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad (TDAH), revelando cómo una diferencia neurológica puede convertirse en fuente de fortaleza. A través de historias íntimas, anécdotas conmovedoras y reflexiones profundas, esta obra guía al lector por un viaje de autoconocimiento, sanación y empoderamiento. Con un enfoque práctico y humano, la autora desmitifica el diagnóstico, ofrece herramientas para familias y parejas, y construye una comunidad de aceptación: la Tribu Especial-Mente.

A journey through rare disease, a dream of flying, and the gratitude found in acceptance. When Jonathan first threw his parachute—in that instant—the rushing air was still, the falling stopped, and a dream of flying began to take shape: soaring, free from the burdens he carried, held in the sky by a fabric wing. But a cancer diagnosis began a cascade—surgeries, treatments, recurrences, and life-altering side effects. Learning to fly felt impossible.

Helen Keller’s name is forever linked with courage, perseverance, and the power of education. In Midstream: My Later Life, she picks up where The Story of My Life left off, offering a rare look at her journey beyond her early triumphs. Here, Keller recounts the challenges and victories of adulthood—her advocacy for people with disabilities, her international travels, her friendships with world leaders and artists, and her tireless fight for social change. She writes candidly about setbacks, loneliness, and the weight of public life, but also about the deep sense of purpose that guided her.

How I Own Cerebral Palsy is a captivating look into the life of Carmen Lebron, a young woman set on living a life of positive impact free from physical and mental barriers. Heartfelt, honest, and full of liberating moments for the soul, Carmen's story is a riveting testament to why we should never, under any circumstances, consider giving up.

In Rolling in Grace: Volume 1 – A Foundation of Faith and Imagination, author Brooke Brown shares her deeply inspiring life story — one defined not by limitation, but by extraordinary faith, resilience, and a radiant imagination. Narrated with warmth and authenticity by Kaylee Oro, this audiobook invites listeners into Brooke’s world, where hope triumphs over hardship and God’s grace lights every path.

Could you survive a month without the internet? Robert Kingett didn’t think he could—until a friend dared him to try. The catch? Robert is blind, and he relies on the internet for everything. For thirty days he must use no Google. No social media. No online banking, shopping or job hunting. Ultimately, no digital shortcuts to help him navigate a world that’s already built to ignore people with disabilities.

When she was 54, Lisa Knopp’s weight dropped to a number on the scale that she hadn’t seen since seventh grade. The severe food restricting that left her thin and sick when she was 15 and 25 had returned. This time, she was determined to understand the causes of her malady and how she could heal from a condition that is caused by a tangle of genetic, biological, familial, psychological, cultural, and spiritual factors.

Almost 10 years after learning that her son is autistic, Julie Green was also diagnosed, shedding light on a lifetime of feeling othered and misunderstood. Motherness traces Julie's journey from childhood to early motherhood, when she must advocate for her son while navigating her own struggles. With more girls and women being diagnosed in the last decade—many of them later in life—the face of autism is changing. Motherness provides a rich, intensely personal account of what it is like to be autistic through the lens of both a mother and child.

Im August 2015 macht Katherine May sich auf, um den 1014 Kilometer langen South West Coast Path entlang der Küsten von Somerset, Devon und Cornwall nach Dorset zu wandern. Sie will den Kopf freibekommen, endlich verstehen, warum ihr so vieles in ihrem Leben schwerer zu fallen scheint als anderen: Warum hat sie immer wieder das Gefühl, nicht recht zu verstehen, was andere meinen, wenn sie mit ihr sprechen? Warum verspürt sie so oft den Impuls, aus einer Gruppe Menschen in die Einsamkeit zu flüchten? Und warum empfindet sie es als besonders herausfordernd, Mutter zu sein?

This is the true story of a very special man whose life was suddenly and forever changed by a rare disease. Dealing with a severe backache for three days, he was taken to an emergency room. For five grueling months, his dignity, as well as his very self was stripped away. Trapped in a system that all too often is not healthcare, but Healthcareless.