Autobiographies of Persons with Disabilities

Attention Deficit Disorder

Shreve, S. R. (2002). Trout and me. New York, NY: Random House Childrens Books.
ISBN: 0375912193, 9780375912191
Autism
Grandin, T., & Scariano, M. M. (1986). Emergence: Labeled autistic. Novato, CA: Arena
Press. ISBN: 0-87879-524-3
Grandin, T. (1995). Thinking in pictures: And other reports from my life with autism.
New York: Vintage Books, Random House. ISBN: 0-679-77289-8
Grandin, T., & Johnson, C. (2005). Animals in translation: Using the mysteries of autism
to decode animal behavior. New York: Scribner. ISBN: 0-7432-4769-8
Maurice, C. (1993). Let me hear your voice: A familys triumph over autism. New York:
Ballantine Books. ISBN: 0-449-90664-7
Williams, D. (1994). Nobody nowhere: The extraordinary autobiography of an autistic.
New York: Avon Books. ISBN: 0-380-72217-8
Williams, D. (1995). Somebody somewhere: Breaking free from the world of autism. New
York: Times Books, Random House. ISBN: 0-8129-2524-6
Williams, D. (1996). Like color to the blind: Soul searching and soul finding. New York:
Times Books, Random House. ISBN: 0-8129-2640-4
Williams, D. (1996). Autism - An inside-out approach: An innovative look at the
mechanics of Autism and its developmental Cousins. London: Jessica Kingsley
Publishers, Ltd. ISBN13: 9781853023873 Other books are available by Donna
Williams
Cerebral Palsy
Brown, C. (1954/1990). My left foot. London: Secker and Warburg. ISBN-10: 0-74930460-X.
Creech, R. (1992). Reflections from a unicorn. Greenville, NC: RC Publishing Co. ISBN:
0-9632333-0-0 [not available on Amazon.com]
Hohn, R. (1997). More than a watchmaker. Self-published. To order: Email:
Rickstalk@Juno.com; Telephone: (760) 598-8336; Address: 1125 Cottonwood,
Vista, CA 92083

Nolan, C. (1987). Under the eye of the clock. New York: Dell Publishing. ISBN: 0-38529713-0
Rush, W. (1986). Journey out of silence. Lincoln, NE: Media Productions & Marketing.
ISBN: 0-939644-21-5
Sienkiewicz-Mercer, R., & Kaplan, S. B. (1989). I raise my eyes to say yes: A memoir.
West Hartford, CT: Whole Health Books. ISBN: 0964461633
Deaf
Guccione, L. D. (2001). Tell me how the wind sounds. New York, NY: Scholastic. ISBN:
059042615X, 9780590426152
Levinson, N. S. (1990). Annies world. Washington, D.C. :Gallaudet University Press.
ISBN: 0930323653, 9781573229357
Tiefenbacher, W. (2002). Deaf girls rule. Washington, D.C. :Gallaudet University Press.
ISBN:156368117X, 9781563681172
Dual Sensory Impairment
Abrams, C. (1996). The silents. Washington, D.C. :Gallaudet University Press.
ISBN:1563680556, 9781563680557
Keller, H. (1996). The story of my life. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications. ISBN: 0-48629249-5
Down Syndrome
Josephson, G., Lubchenco, L. O., Crocker, A. C. (1997). Bus Girl: Poems. Brokeline,
MA:
Brookline Books. ISBN: 1571290419, 9781571290410.
Dyslexia
Janover, C., Wallner, R. (1994). The worst speller in jr. high. Minneapolis, MN: Free
Spirit. ISBN: 0915793768, 9780915793761
Sagmiller, G. J., Lane, G. (2002). Dyslexia, my life: One mans story of his life with a
learning disability: an autobiography. Waverly, IA: G & R Publishing Co.
ISBN:0964308711, 9780964308718

Schmitt, A., Clemens, M. L. (1992). Brilliant idiot: An autobiography of a dyslexic.

Intercourse, PA: Good Books. ISBN: 1561480584, 9781561481088
Intellectual Disability
Simon, R. (2002). Riding the bus with my sister: A true life journey. Boston, MA:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN: 0618045996, 9780618045990
Faulkner, W. (1995). The sound and the fury. New York, NY. ISBN: 0099475014,
9780618045990
Learning Disability
Abeel, S. (2001). Reach for the moon. Ney York, NY: Scholastic. ISBN: 0439297389,
9780439297387
Rubin, S. G. (1993). Emily good as gold. Orlando, FL: Harcourt Childrens Books.
ISBN:
0152766332, 9780152766337
Rubin, S. G. (1997). Emily in love. Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace. ISBN: 0152009612,
9780152009618
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Panzarino, C. (1994). The me in the mirror. Seattle, WA: Seal Press. ISBN: 1-878067-451
Stroke
Bauby, J-D. (1997). The diving bell and the butterfly. New York: Vintage Books,
Random House. ISBN: 0-375-70121-4
Tavalaro, J., & Tayson, R. (1997). Look up for yes. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN: 014-027282-8
Neurological Disorders
Rummel-Hudson, R. (2008). Schuylers monster: A fathers journey with his wordless
daughter. New York: St. Martins Press. ISBN: 0-312-37242-6
Miscellaneous
Benton-Borghi, B. H.(1996). Whoa, nellie!. Columbus, OH: Open Minds.
ISBN:1888927011, 9781888927016

Benton-Borghi, B. H., Beck, B., Cloern, M. (1996). Down the aisle. Columbus, OH:
Open Minds Incorporated. ISBN: 1888927275, 9781888927276
Moody, M. (2002). Best friends. Penguin Group (USA). ISBN: 1573229350,
9781573229357
Schwier, K. M. (1997). Idea man. Angus, Ontario: Diverse City Press. ISBN:
1896230091, 9781896230092
Wolff, V. E., Katz, B. (2002). Probably still nick swansen. Layfayette, LA: Simon &
Schuster. ISBN: 0689852266, 9780689852268
Visual Impairment
Kurson, R. (2007) Crashing through: The extraordinary true story of the man who dared
to see, Random House. ISBN: 0812973682