The Pretenders: Gifted People Who Have Difficulty Learning

An estimated 25 million Americans struggle with learning disabilities. The Pretenders tells the stories of eight adults who have achieved success in their careers and in their daily lives by overcoming the incredible obstacles created by learning disabilities such as dyslexia and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). These profiles of intelligent, determined adults who have grown up unable to learn as easily as their peers are inspirational, engaging, and informative. The shame and heartache they experienced through having learning differences that no one understood will move and enlighten you. The Pretenders is a unique book in that it addresses the question of what happens to these people once they've grown up.

Education & Teaching

Barbara P. Guyer

Schools & Teaching

High Tide Press

Former Seattle Times columnist Dale Turner shares some of his most enlightening and beloved articles in Different Seasons, the product of his 15 years as a journalist and more than 50 as a Congregational minister. 
From the start of every year, holidays and celebrations mark the passage of time. Dr. Turner writes lovingly about these, but also about the times in between-the glory, grief, love, courage, compassion, and joy found in everyday living. These essays celebrate the search for meaning in life, while concentrating on the struggles of real people. The good news is that life offers so much that is wonderful for those who are willing to look for it, every day, week, and month of the year. 
From a boyhood in West Virginia and Ohio to education at Yale Divinity School, and from being pastor in Michigan, Kansas, and Washington to ministering to the sick in Japan and preaching in Great Britain, Dr. Turner led a full and fascinating life, captured in this month-by-month journey through the year. Different Seasons is a timeless resource, full of inspiring stories and thought-provoking ideas and observations, which will be shared among friends and family for years to come.

Different Seasons: Twelve Months of Wisdom and Inspiration

Dale Turner

Self-Help

Home Maintenance for Residential Service Providers (High Tide Monograph Series)

Science & Math

Nathan Cohen

Technology

Essential strategies to show companies how to partner with nonprofits -- and make money.

Making Money While Making a Difference: How to Profit with a Nonprofit Partner

Business & Money

Simons, Jeffrey

Simons, Robin

Steckel, Richard

Tanen, Norman

Business Culture

These images portray 34 adults from many different walks of life who struggle with a variety of issues related to their illnesses. They share their thoughts and feelings, including the disappointment of no longer being able to drive, the determination to remain employed, the affection for friends who also have a mental illness, and the courage to pick up and start over after one of life's devastating events. Each story is enhanced by quiet but powerful photographs by award-winning photographer Marc Hauser.

Images from Within: Portraits of People Confronting Mental Illness

Arts & Photography

Marc Hauser

Alisa Hauser

Photography & Video

An essential guide to various types of developmental disability. This book offers clear, concise descriptions of societal issues; clinical issues and treatments; genetic and medical causes; and pharmacological interventions. Dr. Williams also gives an overview of the current services and supports landscape and issues that are developing in the 21st Century. The four appendices cover diagnostic criteria; common genetic syndromes; federal laws that relate to mental retardation; and environmental-biological causes of mental retardation.

An Introduction to Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities (High Tide Monograph Series) (High Tide Disability Series)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

W. Larry Williams

Diseases & Physical Ailments

What should a visit to a primary care physician accomplish for an adult with a developmental disability? Can most doctors be expected to spot common health problems? In Medical Issues for Adults with Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities, Dr. Tyler explains the most common health care needs of adults with disabilities, from under-recognized health problems to screenings to adverse drug reactions. He offers tips for working with physicians, checklists for preventative health care, a list of resources to contact for more information, and a glossary of medical terms.

Medical Issues for Adults with Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities (High Tide Monograph Series)

Carl V. Tyler

What would you do if, no matter how hard you tried, you could not learn to read? Would you continue to try or would you resign yourself to pretending, for the benefit of others, that you could read? The Pretenders tells the stories of eight people who never stopped trying. From humiliation in school and the anxiety of coping with everyday life unable to read street signs and menus, to shopping, driving, and working, these people lived in a world of dashed hopes and dreams regardless of outward appearances. With help from Dr. Barbara Guyer, they discovered their learning disabilities and unlocked their true gifts.

Although the desire to love and be loved is innate, the ability to engage in healthy sexual relationships is not. Doing What Comes Naturally? is not just about sexual activity. It is about engaging in relationships; it is about self-esteem. Orieda Horn Anderson addresses topics such as signs of sexual abuse, sexual incident reporting and counseling techniques. She shares stories of success from people she has counseled. A longtime sex educator who is still working well into her 80s, Orieda has created a compassionate and practical guide for social workers, counselors, families and anyone who supports or cares about a person with developmental disabilities.

Doing What Comes Naturally? Dispelling Myths and Fallacies about Sexuality and People with Developmental Disabilities

Orieda Horn Anderson

Jennifer Luvert

Psychology & Counseling

Another Way

Turner, Dale

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