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The Interracial Adoption Option
Creating a Family Across Race
The Interracial Adoption Option draws on the lives and experiences of a couple adopting children interracially. Through the author' experiences, the book guides prospective parents through the adoption experience, providing answers to complex questions and offering practical advice on interracially adoption. more »
September 2013, Paperback: £12.99/ $19.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-930-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 168pp
Keywords: adoption, children, families, fostering, memoirs, parenting, race, social care, social work
No Matter What
An Adoptive Family's Story of Hope, Love and Healing
No Matter What is the uplifting true story of an ordinary couple's journey from a diagnosis of infertility to their decision to adopt two children who suffered abuse in their early life. By turns heart-rending, inspiring and hilarious, Sally and Rob's story offers a rare insight into the world of adoptive parents. more »
July 2013, Paperback: £9.99/ $16.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-431-7, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 344pp
Keywords: adoption, children, counselling, families, infertility, memoirs, parenting, social work
Theatre of Witness
Finding the Medicine in Stories of Suffering, Transformation, and Peace
Theatre of Witness is a model of performance that gives voice to those who have been marginalized, forgotten or lost to society, creating a safe forum for audiences to bear witness to accounts of suffering and transformation. This book chronicles the author's 26 years of creating theatre with people whose stories have previously gone untold. more »
2013, Paperback: £19.99/ $29.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-382-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
Keywords: bereavement, counselling, domestic abuse, emotions, expressive therapies, families, memoirs, offenders, psychodrama, psychology, resilience, restorative justice, self esteem, sexual abuse, storymaking, theatre, trauma, violence
Who will I be when I die?
Christine Bryden was 46 when she was diagnosed with dementia, and in this book she describes her remarkable emotional, physical and spiritual journey in the three years immediately following. Originally published in Australia in 1998, the book is brought completely up-to-date with new material and photographs, and is a truly inspirational read. more »
2012, Paperback: £13.99/ $19.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-312-9, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 176pp
Keywords: adults, Alzheimer's disease, autobiography, carers, dementia, families, memoirs, mental health, older people, practical theology, spirituality
Family Experiences of Bipolar Disorder
The Ups, The Downs and the Bits In Between
Bipolar disorder(BP) can be a devastating illness, seriously affecting not only the person with bipolar but also family and friends. While most people are familiar with the terms 'manic depressive' and 'BP', there remains a lack of real understanding about the illness and many sufferers and their families can feel helpless, alone and misunderstood. more »
2010, Paperback: £13.99/ $19.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-935-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp
Keywords: adolescence, adults, anxiety, autobiography, bipolar disorder, child development, children, counselling, depression, divorce, emotions, employment, families, health care, memoirs, mental health, mental illness, nursing, parenting, psychiatry, psychology, psychosis, relationships, social care, social work, teenagers, trauma
Siblings
The Autism Spectrum Through Our Eyes
The needs of a child with autism often overwhelm a family, leaving neurotypical children feeling overshadowed. For the first time, the 'neurotypical' siblings get to have their say. They recount the good, the bad, and the downright annoying in a way that all young people in a similar situation will immediately recognise. more »
2010, Paperback: £10.99/ $14.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-829-2, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 96pp
Keywords: adolescence, Asperger syndrome, autism, autobiography, carers, challenging behaviour, child psychology, children, emotions, families, high functioning autism, memoirs, occupational therapy, parenting, teenagers, youthwork
Families of Adults with Autism
Stories and Advice for the Next Generation
The book is a collection of real-life stories of people on the autism spectrum growing up, as told by their families. Accounts explore the challenges that families of people with autism have faced, and the techniques they have used to improve the quality of their children's lives, from vitamins and dietary changes to intensive interaction. more »
2008, Paperback: £15.99/ $24.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-885-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp
Keywords: adults, Asperger syndrome, autism, counselling, disability, employment, families, health care, memoirs, occupational therapy, parenting, supported living
Autism Heroes
Portraits of Families Meeting the Challenge
This book provides a compelling account of the experiences of 38 families from different walks of life confronting the challenges of autism with courage, tenacity and love. Each narrative is set against the backdrop of Firestone's insightful essays which are fundamentally important to all families living with autism. more »
2007, Hardback: £29.99/ $39.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-837-5, 244mm x 279mm / 9.5in x 11in, 240pp
Keywords: Asperger syndrome, autism, children, families, memoirs, parenting
A Will of His Own
Reflections on Parenting a Child with Autism - Revised Edition
Will's anxieties and obsessions can dominate daily life, making a trip to the grocery store seem like a walk across a minefield. But amidst these unpredictable "flip-outs" there are moments of wonder. Kelly Harland's stories explore her son's life to the age of 14, and the unexpected universe she and her husband must learn to navigate with him. more »
2007, Paperback: £16.99/ $26.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-869-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp
Keywords: autism, children, families, memoirs, parenting
At Home in the Land of Oz
Autism, My Sister, and Me
2nd edition
Anne's sister Becky was born in 1958, before most people had even heard of autism. Diagnosed with "emotional disturbance," Becky was subjected to well-meaning but futile efforts at "rehabilitation" or "cure," as well as prolonged spells in institutions. This bittersweet memoir will resonate with everyone interested in autism spectrum conditions. more »
2007, Paperback: £15.99/ $24.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-859-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Keywords: Asperger syndrome, autism, families, memoirs, parenting
Learning to Live with Huntington's Disease
One Family's Story
Huntington's Disease (HD) is a hereditary illness passed on via a defective gene. There is a fifty per cent chance of inheriting it from a parent and there is yet no cure. Learning to Live with Huntington's Disease is one family's poignant story of coping with the symptoms, the diagnosis and the effects of HD. more »
2007, Paperback: £15.99/ $25.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-487-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp
Keywords: counselling, families, health care, memoirs, palliative care
That's Life with Autism
Tales and Tips for Families with Autism
This book is full of advice and inspiration, written by parents for other parents and professionals caring for children on the autism spectrum. Chapter topics range from the effect of autism in the family on couple or sibling relationships and intervention options to educational issues, diet, and the role of friends and relatives. more »
2006, Paperback: £15.99/ $24.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-829-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp
Keywords: Asperger syndrome, autism, children, families, memoirs, parenting
Voices from the Spectrum
Parents, Grandparents, Siblings, People with Autism, and Professionals Share Their Wisdom
This book is a compelling collection of personal accounts from people on the autism spectrum and those who care for them. The essays in this collection tell of the positive and negative effects of autism on individuals and families, and pose the question: is a diagnosis on the autism spectrum a puzzle to be solved, or something to be embraced? more »
2005, Paperback: £13.99/ $21.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-786-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 272pp
Keywords: Asperger syndrome, autism, children, families, memoirs, parenting
Alzheimer
A Journey Together
Francesco Caracciolo was a successful architect and, with his wife Federica, also worked as photo reporter for the UN, travelling extensively throughout Africa and Asia. A diagnosis of Alzheimer's put an end to their travels. With thoughtfulness and honesty, Federica shares her experience of caring for her husband during his battle with Alzheimers. more »
2005, Paperback: £13.99/ $21.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-408-7, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 108pp
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, dementia, families, health care, memoirs, social care
Relative Grief
Parents and children, sisters and brothers, husbands, wives and partners, grandparents and grandchildren talk about their experience of death and grieving
In this collection of accounts, people share their experiences of losing loved ones through death from natural causes, genetic conditions, accident, suicide and murder. Looking at death from different perspectives, it encourages people to understand their own grief and how those around to them might be affected by what can seem a very private loss. more »
2005, Paperback: £15.99/ $24.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-257-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp
Keywords: bereavement, counselling, families, grief, memoirs, palliative care
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