This book is based on Danielle's successful journey through experts, educators, and the unenlightened as she tackled her learning disabilities. It is the story of being her mother and advocate through the good, the bad, the insane and the euphoric. It is a story of our family who through sheer tenacity survived Danielle's L.D. diagnosis, along with a very dismal educational outlook.

Learning Disabilities are a fact of life for tens of millions of people. Learning Disabilities are an individual, family and community reality. We talk with people everyday who are either going through this battle themselves or know someone who is. We provide rules to maneuver through life understanding, accepting and conquering these unique challenges. We offer our story which proves that the power of commitment, strength, and love is the ultimate solution.

This book is based on Danielle's successful journey through experts, educators, and the unenlightened as she tackled her learning disabilities. It is the story of being her mother and advocate through the good, the bad, the insane and the euphoric. It is a story of our family who through sheer tenacity survived Danielle's L.D. diagnosis, along with a very dismal educational outlook.

Learning Disabilities are a fact of life for tens of millions of people. Learning Disabilities are an individual, family and community reality. We talk with people everyday who are either going through this battle themselves or know someone who is. We provide rules to maneuver through life understanding, accepting and conquering these unique challenges. We offer our story which proves that the power of commitment, strength, and love is the ultimate solution.

What I learned is that each of us has our own way of communicating, our own way of reaching others. But we can only do this if we’re invited into a community of genuine love and listening.

Solitary Genius is my recollection of this remarkable year. I met and fell in love with a group of children (all of whom were entering school for the first time) of undeniable intelligence who simply needed a different kind of educational support to be heard and to succeed. What they needed—and what I provided—was teaching from the heart. As these children blossomed, so did I. This is the story of helping a group of silent, solitary geniuses find their way into the larger world. As I did this, I also found myself.

What I learned is that each of us has our own way of communicating, our own way of reaching others. But we can only do this if we’re invited into a community of genuine love and listening.

Solitary Genius is my recollection of this remarkable year. I met and fell in love with a group of children (all of whom were entering school for the first time) of undeniable intelligence who simply needed a different kind of educational support to be heard and to succeed. What they needed—and what I provided—was teaching from the heart. As these children blossomed, so did I. This is the story of helping a group of silent, solitary geniuses find their way into the larger world. As I did this, I also found myself.

This book is a culmination of Becki's four-year-long personal journey of finding her life's purpose out of one of the hardest, most painful, yet most personally rewarding and enriching experiences of her life. As you read this book, you will understand why the statement Dr. Shah spoke to the Encks' the evening he delivered the news that Cameron had suffered extensive brain damage, "The day you say Cameron will never do something, he never will!," has become their life philosophy.

This book is a culmination of Becki's four-year-long personal journey of finding her life's purpose out of one of the hardest, most painful, yet most personally rewarding and enriching experiences of her life. As you read this book, you will understand why the statement Dr. Shah spoke to the Encks' the evening he delivered the news that Cameron had suffered extensive brain damage, "The day you say Cameron will never do something, he never will!," has become their life philosophy.

Jeffrey's life was filled with trials. Jeffrey lived up to all the challenges God presented him with. Jeffrey's sense of humor was usually with him. When it was missing you knew he was going to have some kind of blow up.

Jeffrey's life was filled with trials. Jeffrey lived up to all the challenges God presented him with. Jeffrey's sense of humor was usually with him. When it was missing you knew he was going to have some kind of blow up.

God has sent us a little angel dresses as a dirty, tiny boy. He has so much to teach us of empathy and pure joy. It is our goal and most important role as his FOREVER Mom and Dad to love, nurture, and guide this little angel into a confident, caring man.

As the mother of an eighteen-year-old son with autism, Constance Porter has gained wisdom over the years that she shares with other parents who are struggling with this difficult disorder. In Break on Through, she offers a great deal of no- nonsense information with lists of resources, book recommendations and useful websites that have given her and her family valuable information and hope over the years. Who better to help parents through the struggles and challenges that autism brings to a family than someone who has lived with it for eighteen years?

As the mother of an eighteen-year-old son with autism, Constance Porter has gained wisdom over the years that she shares with other parents who are struggling with this difficult disorder. In Break on Through, she offers a great deal of no- nonsense information with lists of resources, book recommendations and useful websites that have given her and her family valuable information and hope over the years. Who better to help parents through the struggles and challenges that autism brings to a family than someone who has lived with it for eighteen years?

As the mother of an eighteen-year-old son with autism, Constance Porter has gained wisdom over the years that she shares with other parents who are struggling with this difficult disorder. In Break on Through, she offers a great deal of no- nonsense information with lists of resources, book recommendations and useful websites that have given her and her family valuable information and hope over the years. Who better to help parents through the struggles and challenges that autism brings to a family than someone who has lived with it for eighteen years?

The author was nineteen when faced with this difficult life situation. She worked through years of denial, anger, resentment, and fear; she battled with the medical profession, the educational system, and the vast array of social service providers who invaded her life. Her journey radicalized her with regard to the way society treats people with disabilities; by the time Daryl reached adulthood she was involved with and writing about the Disability Rights Movement. She speaks with absolute candor about personal difficulties and social injustice. She tells her story with unflinching self-examination, with no attempts to be "inspirational." She shows what it's really like to raise a child with a disability in America, particularly in the uncaring social climate of thirty years ago, some aspects of which persist even today.