<p>Travel With Award-Winning Transition Educator Mike Kelly Through His Ups And Downs And Ins And Outs Of His Work With Youth With Disabilities- ADD/ADHD, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Intellectual Disabilities, and more. A one-of-a-kind book, SPECIAL STORIES highlights the achievements and frustrations of interesting kids with special needs. Woven within are accounts on famous professional athletes (headlining fundraisers), everyday folk generosity, celebrity greed, and social musings-all part of Mike Kelly's experiences working in the disabilities field. WHAT NOTABLE PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT SPECIAL STORIES.... "In life you meet a lot of very interesting people. Some are takers and others are givers. Mike Kelly is a giver... His work with children with disabilities is admirable. His compilation of stories about these young people will bring joy to your heart and tears to your eyes." -RICK BARRY, NBA Hall of Famer Named by the NBA One of the 50 Greatest Players of All-Time "Mike Kelly's unique and insightful stories illuminate, inspire, provoke, and undoubtedly entertain.-TIMOTHY J. MCKINNON, Author of "NEVER: Jens Pulver and the Wednesday Group That Will Change The World" "Mike Kelly provides a heartwarming and insightful glimpse into his work with children with special needs. After reading the first Special Story, I felt compelled to read them all" -ROSA DUARTE, Reporter, WFMZ-TV "Mike Kelly has put together amazing stories about successes and challenges of adolescents with special needs. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, but always interesting." -THE HERALD "SPECIAL STORIES is an outstanding book that captures how Mike Kelly uses the gifts of presence, acceptance, and understanding to help young people with a range of disabilities define their own identity and internal spark to successfully address the challenges of life." -JONATHAN GREEN, Internationally-acclaimed artist</p>

Special Stories - Short Stories On Youth With Disabilities And My Adventures Working In The Disabilities Field

Mike Kelly

Vendue Books

<p>What do you become in life when your mother thinks you're a moron, your father thinks even less of you, and your siblings treat you growing up as if you're radioactive? GRAY SKIES: A (Moron's) Memoir tells the hilarious yet heartbreaking saga of Mike Kelly growing up in his fragmented and dysfunctional New Jersey family in the 1970s and '80s, and how he survived severe asthma, an alcoholic father, undiagnosed learning disabilities, a serial-cheating high school girlfriend, a bizarre appetite, and a body that resembled a javelin-and came out on top.</p>

Gray Skies (A Moron's Memoir)

With Hope Comes Pain

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Special Stories - Short Stories On Youth With Disabilities And My Adventures Working In The Disabilities Field

Gray Skies (A Moron's Memoir)

With Hope Comes Pain