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  Children with Traumatic Brain Injury

  This book is a comprehensive, must have reference that provides parents with the support and information they need to help their child recover from a closed-head injury and prevent further incidents. Coping with traumatic brain injury (TBI) involves a complex process of readjustment to the changes in once healthy child and affects everyone in the family. Traumatic brain injury occurs when the brain abruptly and violently moves within the skull as the result of extreme force to the head during an automobile, biking, or playground accident, for example.

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  Cooking and Screaming

  An inspiring, recipe-filled memoir about loss, recovery, and finding oneself through food and cooking.”I rose from my wheelchair slowly, using the arms of the seat to steady myself; I managed to lift my weighty limbs and limp the three steps to the counter. Stirring left-handed, I did not want to leave the warmth of the kitchen. I felt good. And for a moment I forgot about the life that I was living. Being in the kitchen, the sights and smells, the smear of crimson tomato sauce on my borrowed apron, felt like a bit of home, a place that felt so far away.”Adrienne Kane always loved food.

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  My Wheelchair is a Realchair

  WHEELCHAIRS are REALCHAIRS, but many barriers exist to establishing friendships between children who use wheelchairs and those who don’t.

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  Spinal Cord Injury

  This well-written, reliable overview of traumatic spinal cord injury and its treatment is essential reading for all patients, family members, and caregivers who want a better understanding of the condition. In simple, everyday English, it explains the anatomy of the spine, the results of injury, and treatment and management issues encountered during rehabilitation. A glossary of commonly used terms and website resources offer tools for further study, while the latest scientific research helps patients make informed medical decisions that promote optimum healing.156 pages. 2008

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  Stephen Harris in Trouble

  This book from Britain tells a tale of a child and his family that shows, in a light hearted way, the trials and tribulations that a child with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD, dyspraxia) may go through in his everyday life from the moment he gets up until he goes to bed at night.It shows the way that other children and even parents can view the child and the real impact this has on the child’s view of himself. It gives the reader insight into what it is really like for the child himself.

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  Through a Dog’s Eyes

  Through a Dog’s Eyes is a film about the human-canine bond as told through the moving stories of service dogs and the people whose lives they have changed. It will transform how audiences see their own dogs. 60 min. pages. 2010

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