Health and Abilities

Can I tell you about Dyslexia?: A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals

Meet Zoe – a young girl with dyslexia. Zoe invites readers to learn about dyslexia from her perspective. She helps readers to understand the challenges faced by a child with dyslexia, explaining what dyslexia is and how it affects her at home and at school. Zoe describes exactly why she finds reading, writing, and words […]

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Nathan Apprend Autrement

Nathan a découvert une collection de romans jeunesse qu’il adore, et ce, malgré sa dyslexie! Mais s’il apprécie aujourd’hui la lecture, cela n’a pas toujours été le cas, bien au contraire! Le jeune garçon se souvient des embûches qu’il a dû traverser à l’école et des efforts particuliers qu’il a dû fournir pour en arriver

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Tom’s Special Talent

Tom isn’t sure if he has any talents at all when he sees how good his friends are at writing and reading. But a school competition soon helps him to find his own very special talent! Children with Dyslexia or a learning difficulty often find school a daunting and sometimes terrifying daily task. In an

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The Parent’s Guide To Down Syndrome: Advice, Information, Inspiration, And Support For Raising Your Child From Diagnosis Through Adulthood

As a parent of a child diagnosed with Down syndrome, you may be feeling unsure of what to do next or where your child’s journey will take you. In this book, authors Jen Jacob and Mardra Sikora share their experiences and guide you through life with Ds with expert advice from diagnosis to adulthood. Each

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Reasons to Smile: Celebrating People Living with Down Syndrome

This compilation of 56 encouraging and eye-opening short writings by a variety of authors across the globe celebrates the lives of people living with Down syndrome. Together with 56 inspiring “slice of life” photos, these candid true stories, including the renowned “Welcome to Holland,” provide inspiration and connection. Parents and families of children living with

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Big Brother Dustin

Dustin, a young boy who has Down syndrome, is excited about the birth of his younger sister and helps anyway he can to prepare for her arrival, but when it comes to picking a name, Dustin struggles with his choices because he wants to pick just the right one. Down Syndrome, Special Needs, Family, Exceptionality,

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My Sister, Alicia May

Based on the lives of two sisters, this story expresses the challenges and joys of growing up with a sibling who has special needs. In many ways, Rachel and Alicia are like any sisters, but Rachel knows her sister is very different and very special because she has Down syndrome. Though Rachel occasionally feels frustrations

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Fidélie et Annabelle : La trisomie

Moi, c’est Fidélie et Annabelle, c’est mon amie. Annabelle a sept ans et elle a la trisomie. Quand j’étais petite, je pensais que la trisomie, c’était comme une maladie… Que si le docteur lui donnait des antibiotiques, eh bien ! elle ne serait plus trisomique. Ma maman m’a dit que ça ne se guérissait pas,

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