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Super Senses by Dyllan Lee Rafail

TITLE: Super Senses: A child's description of the challenges and rewards of living with Autism/Aspergers

AUTHOR: Dyllan Lee Rafail

FORMAT: BOOK

CALL NUMBER: CHB422

GENERAL INFO: Dyllan Rafail was born on August 13, 1997.

He is a happy boy who has spent the last 11 years teaching and helping everyone around him understand what living with Autism is like. He is committed to showing the world that having Autism/Aspergers can also be a gift.

PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call the PLUK office at 800-222-7585, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.

Dyslexia Wonders By Jennifer Smith

TITLE: Dyslexia Wonders: Understanding the daily life of a Dyslexic from a child's point of view

AUTHOR: Jennifer Smith

FORMAT: BOOK

LOCATION CODE: LEA387

GENERAL INFO: Jennifer Smith wrote this unique account of her life when she was 12 years old, describing what it was like growing up with dyslexia in central Michigan. Her surprisingly mature insights have helped those diagnosed with learning disorders adjust  to everyday life, while expanding the vision and understanding of others.

Learn how she struggles from being different from her peers, how she reacted when she finally found out why, and how she overcame the trials dyslexia brought into her life. Parents, teachers, tutors, and family members will benefit from the lessons in this remarkable story.

PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call the PLUK office at 800-222-7585, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.

Autistic-Like: Graham's Story

TITLE: Autistic-Like: Graham's Story

FORMAT: DVD

LOCATION CODE: D-AUT16

GENERAL INFO:This 50 minute documentary film is a startling report from the edge of the autism epidemic, showing one dad’s determined search to find the right doctors, the right treatments, even the right words to describe his son. This film furthers the national discussion on autism by exploring the medical, social, and public health issues faced by families whose autistic-like children have no clear diagnosis and are offered no specific treatment.

When there son was just 17 months old, Erik and Jeannie Linthorst suspected something was not quite right. Experts and therapists told them their son was autistic. Sort of. Maybe. Some called him autistic-like. Others said he was not autistic at all!

Erik took on the conundrum confronting many parents of kids who are “mildly disordered”.  What should the treatment be?

This DVD is an intimate family portrait showing one dad’s determined quest to find the right therapies, the right doctors, and even the right words to describe his son.

PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call the PLUK office at 800-222-7585, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.

A Matter of Panache by Debra Sanders

TITLE: A Matter of Panache: A career in public education, A traumatic brain injury, A memoir of surviving both

AUTHOR: Debra Sanders

FORMAT: BOOK

LOCATION CODE: HEA161

GENERAL INFO: This is one woman’s true story of how she learned to live with a traumatic brain injury - from fighting for competent medical treatment, to understanding and accepting the changes in her personality while attempting to re-establish her professional life.

This unique memoir is an adventure story that takes readers to school systems from the remote corners of Alaska to the reservation land of southeastern Utah and onto an Army post in Colorado. Amidst stunning backdrops and in between oft-times hilarious adventures, the reader is provided a rare, first-hand look into the lives of some of the children educated in our schools and into both the triumphs and failures of public education.

PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call the PLUK office at 800-222-7585, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.

TITLE: A Matter of Panache: A career in public education, A traumatic brain injury, A memoir of surviving both

AUTHOR: Debra Sanders

FORMAT: BOOK

LOCATION CODE: HEA161

GENERAL INFO: This is one woman’s true story of how she learned to live with a traumatic brain injury - from fighting for competent medical treatment, to understanding and accepting the changes in her personality while attempting to re-establish her professional life.

This unique memoir is an adventure story that takes readers to school systems from the remote corners of Alaska to the reservation land of southeastern Utah and onto an Army post in Colorado. Amidst stunning backdrops and in between oft-times hilarious adventures, the reader is provided a rare, first-hand look into the lives of some of the children educated in our schools and into both the triumphs and failures of public education.

PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call the PLUK office at 800-222-7585, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.

TITLE: A Matter of Panache: A career in public education, A traumatic brain injury, A memoir of surviving both

AUTHOR: Debra Sanders

FORMAT: BOOK

LOCATION CODE: HEA161

GENERAL INFO: This is one woman’s true story of how she learned to live with a traumatic brain injury - from fighting for competent medical treatment, to understanding and accepting the changes in her personality while attempting to re-establish her professional life.

This unique memoir is an adventure story that takes readers to school systems from the remote corners of Alaska to the reservation land of southeastern Utah and onto an Army post in Colorado. Amidst stunning backdrops and in between oft-times hilarious adventures, the reader is provided a rare, first-hand look into the lives of some of the children educated in our schools and into both the triumphs and failures of public education.

PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call the PLUK office at 800-222-7585, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.

Born On a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet

TITLE: Born On a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant

AUTHOR: Daniel Tammet

FORMAT: BOOK

LOCATION CODE: AUT405

GENERAL INFO: This book is a journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today--guided by the owner himself, Daniel Tammet. Daniel is virtually unique among people who have severe autistic disorders in that he is capable of living a fully independent life and able to explain what is happening inside his head.
He sees numbers as shapes, colors, and textures, and he can perform extraordinary calculations in his head. He is able to quickly learn new languages, and set a record  by memorizing and reciting over 22,000 digits of pi.
Fascinating and inspiring, this book explores what it’s like to be special and gives us an insight into what makes us all human--our minds.

PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call the PLUK office at 800-222-7585, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.

Mommy I'm Still In Here by Kate McLaughlin

TITLE: Mommy I'm Still In Here: One family's journey with bipolar disease

AUTHOR: Kate McLaughlin

FORMAT: BOOK

LOCATION CODE: EMOMOO88

GENERAL INFO: Kate McLaughlin candidly shares the realities of parenting children with Bipolar Disorder. She details the physical realities and battered emotions of a family caught in the storm of a child’s hallucinations, psychosis, mania, and suicide attempts. No other writer so aptly illustrates the personal changes in parents of disabled children and the emotional and spiritual growth borne of their occurrence. This book supports, educates, and informs the reader, offering hope and encouragement to anyone living with chronic illness or raising teens.

PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call the PLUK office at 800-222-7585, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.

Mending Wounded Minds by Beth Henry

TITLE: Mending Wounded Minds: Seeking Help for A Mentally Ill Child

AUTHOR: Beth Henry with Vincent L. Pastore, Ph.D.

FORMAT: BOOK

LOCATION CODE: EMO365   

GENERAL INFO: Beth Henry shares her story of raising her two stepsons. 
The first part of the book details her story and she explains the terrible realities of raising a mentally ill child and the journey toward treatment that encompassed the lives of the entire family.
In the second half of the book, she gives recommendations for becoming a mental-health advocate which will provide excellent support for others in similar situations.
This book is described as a must read for parents of mentally ill children, mental healthcare providers and those who shape the policies that hold sway over the lives of the mentally ill and those who care for them.

PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call the PLUK office at 800-222-7585, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.

Are Your Eyes Listening? by Sarah Stup

TITLE: Are Your Eyes Listening?

AUTHOR: Sarah Stup

FORMAT: BOOK

LOCATION CODE:AUT403

GENERAL INFO: Sarah Stup’s writings (children’s books, essays and poetry) shed light not just on our lives, but also on her life as a young woman with autism.
This book is a collection of her poetry.
Sarah describes autism as both a beast and a gift, and through this book the reader experiences its sights and sounds. She gives insight that allows others to understand and separate people from their disabilities and, understand the joys, sorrows and yearnings we all share.

PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call the PLUK office at 800-222-7585, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.