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Steps to Independence

Bibliography


Embracing the Monster: Overcoming the Challenges of Hidden Disabilities by Veronica Crawford. Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland. 1994. ISBN: 1557665222

Faking It by Christopher Lee and Rosemary Jackson. Heinemann Educational Books Inc., Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 1991. ISBN: 0867092963

Legacy of the Blue Heron, Living with Learning Disabilities, by Harry Sylvester. Oxton House Publishers, Farmington, Maine. 2002. ISBN: 1881929205

Reversals: A Personal Account of Victory Over Dyslexia by Eileen Simpson. Noonday Press, A Division of Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, New York.
Reissue, 1998. ISBN: 0374523169

The Teacher Who Couldn't Read: The True Story of a High School Instructor who Triumphed Over his Illiteracy by John Corcoran with Carole C. Carlson. Focus on Family Publishing, Colorado Springs, Colorado. 1994. ISBN: 1561792497

Books with Stories About People with Learning Disabilities

The Pretenders: Gifted People Who Have Learning Disabilities by Barbara P. Guyer, Ed.D. High Tide Press, Homewood, Illinois. 1997. ISBN: 1892696061

Stories of Hope compiled by Leslie Coull, Howard Eaton, and Jessica Werb. Eaton Coull Learning Group, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 2003.
ISBN: 0973246669

Succeeding with LD: 20 True Stories About Real People with LD by Jill Lauren. Free Spirit Publishing Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1997. ISBN: 1414038399

Adolescence

Become Your Own Expert: Self-Advocacy Curriculum for Individuals with Learning Disabilities by Winnelle D. Carpenter. Positive Learning Consultants, Bloomington, Minnesota. 1995. ASIN: B0006RA08Y

The Survival Guide for Teenagers with LD by Rhonda Cummings, Ed.D. and Gary Fisher, Ph.D. Free Spirit Publishing Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1993. ISBN: 0915793512
College

Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or ADD (Peterson's Guide) Edited by Charles T. Mangrum II, Ed.D. and Stephen S. Strichart, Ph.D. Peterson's, Princeton, New Jersey. 2003. ISBN: 0768912687

Learning How to Learn: Getting into and Surviving College When You Have a Learning Disability by Joyanne Cobb. Child Welfare League of America, Washington D.C. 2003. ISBN: 0878688781

Learning Outside The Lines: Two Ivy League Students with Learning Disabilities And ADHD Give You The Tools For Academic Success and Educational Revolution by Jonathan Mooney and David Cole. Fireside, New York, New York. 2000. ISBN: 068486598X

Unlocking Potential: College and other Choices for People with LD and ADHD Edited by Juliana M. Taymans, Ph.D. and Lynda West, Ph.D., with Madeline Sullivan M.A. Woodbine House, Bethesda, Maryland. 2000. ISBN: 0933149948

Employment Issues

Learning A Living: A Guide to Planning Your Career and Finding A Job For People with Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Dyslexia by Dale S. Brown. Woodbine House, Bethesda, Maryland. 2000. ISBN: 0933149875

Succeeding in the Workplace: Attention Deficit Disorder and Learning Disabilities in the Workplace: A Guide for Success by Peter S. Latham J.D. and Patricia H. Latham, J.D. JKL Communications, Washington D.C. 1994. ISBN: 1883560039

Tales From the Workplace: A Book of Stories Illustrating How to Succeed in the Workplace with Attention Deficit Disorder or Learning Disabilities by Peter S. Latham J.D. and Patricia H. Latham, J.D. JKL Communications, Washington D.C. 1994. ISBN: 188356008X

The Very Quick Job Search by J. Michael Farr. JIST Works Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana. 2003. ISBN: 1593570074

What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career Changers by Richard Nelson Bolles. Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, California. 2005. ISBN: 1580086152

Books on Adults With Learning Disabilities

Exceeding Expectations by Henry B. Reiff, Paul J. Gerber, and Rick Ginsberg. Pro-Ed, Austin, Texas. 1997. ISBN: 0890797056

In the Mind's Eye: Visual Thinkers, Gifted People with Dyslexia and Other Learning Difficulties, Computer Images and the Ironies of Creativity by Thomas G. West. Prometheus Books, Amherst, New York. 1997. ISBN: 1573921556

Meeting the Challenge of Learning Disabilities in Adulthood by Arlyn J. Roffman. Paul H. Brookes Publishing, Baltimore, Maryland. 2000. ISBN: 1557664307

You Don't Outgrow It: Living with Learning Disabilities by Marnell L. Hayes. Academic Therapy Publications, Novato, California. 1993. ISBN: 0878799672

Books For Helping Professionals

Hanging by A Twig: Understanding and Counseling Adults with Learning Disabilities by Carol Wren. WW Norton & Co., Inc, New York, New York. 2000. ISBN: 039370315

 

 
 
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