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Book Reviewed:The Short Bus
Bio from the Book Jacket:Â "Jonathan Mooney graduated from Brown with an honors degree in English. A recipient of the distinguished Truman Fellowship for graduate study in the fields of creative writing and disability studies, he is also the coauthor of Learning Outside the Lines. Jonathan is the president of Project Eye-to-Eye, a nonprofit mentoring and advocacy organization for students with learning disabilities. He lives in New York City with his wife, Rebecca."
Author's Site:Â jonathanmooney.com/
Books Reviewed:Â Parenting an Adult with Disabilities or Special Needs and Parenting Your Complex Child
Bio from the Back of the Book (Parenting an Adult):Â "Peggy Lou Morgan has worked with the disabled for more than 35 years, including more than 10 years setting up services and placements for her clients. Morgan adopted a multiply disabled child 24 years ago and is the author of Parenting Your Complex Child. She lives in LaPine, Oregon."
Author's Site:Â www.peggyloumorgan.com/
Book Reviewed:Â Miracle Run (with Gary Prozek)
Bio from the Inside Back Cover:Â "Corinne Morgan-Thomas became famous in the autism community when Lifetime made a television movie based on her autistic sons' lives. A valuable resource for knowledge and experience, Corrine, along with her husband and sons, speaks to many autistic groups. President of the Miracle Run Foundation, which raises funds for the medical needs of families with autistic children and promotes awareness, she founded a support group to provide information, networking, and emotional aid to these families. A mother of four, including the twins who are the subjects of this book, Corrine lives in Agoura Hills, California."
Book Reviewed:Â Don't Feed the Monster on Tuesdays!
Bio Excerpted from the Book's Back Pages:Â "Dr. Adolph Moser is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice, specializing in bio-behavioral and cognitive approaches to stress-related syndromes. He is founder of the Center for Human Potential, a nonprofit organization with holistic focus on preventing acute onsets of stress in children. While Chief Psychologist at the Indiana Youth Center, he implemented a biofeedback laboratory and directed a nine-year research project on the effects of relaxation techniques in the treatment of stress disorders."
Book Reviewed:Â The Sensory Team Handbook
Bio from the Back Cover:Â "Nancy Mucklow is a writer, textbook editor, teacher, and parent who brings her practical real-world experience with sensory issues to a pre-teen and teen audience. Her ability to think in pictures, translate science into everyday language, and write for young audiences helps her empower young people to take control of their lives."
Author's Site:Â www.nancymucklow.com/
Book Reviewed:Â Thinking Person's Guide to Autism (with Shannon Des Roches Rosa, Liz Ditz, Emily Willingham, and Carol Greenburg)
Bio from the Back of the Book: "Jennifer Byde Myers left a cubicled life in management at a Fortune 100 company in 2000, and has since been chronicling her family's journey from diagnosis to daily living with her son's special needs at www.jennyalice.com. Her essays have also appeared online at Salon.com, and in several books including the award-winning My Baby Rides the Short Bus. She is a featured blogger at goDandelion.com, a special needs parenting website, and is a Parenting.com Must-Read Mom. She lives on the San Francisco peninsula with her supportive husband Shawn, their two wily children Jack and Kate, and a dog named Gus. Follow her on Twitter @jennyalice."
Author's Site:www.jennyalice.com
Book Reviewed:Â Autism Is a Blessing
Bio from the Back Cover:Â "Patty Corrigan Myers is the mother of two, and a wife of 18 years. Her son, Charlie, was diagnosed with autism at age three. She has a degree in Psychology from King College, and is currently working on her certification for behavior analysis. Patty currently reaches out to inform others of autism through PTA, the Autism Society of Greater Orlando, and educating families on IDEA law."
Mooney, Jonathan
Book Reviewed:The Short Bus
Bio from the Book Jacket:Â "Jonathan Mooney graduated from Brown with an honors degree in English. A recipient of the distinguished Truman Fellowship for graduate study in the fields of creative writing and disability studies, he is also the coauthor of Learning Outside the Lines. Jonathan is the president of Project Eye-to-Eye, a nonprofit mentoring and advocacy organization for students with learning disabilities. He lives in New York City with his wife, Rebecca."
Author's Site:Â jonathanmooney.com/
Morgan, Peggy Lou
Books Reviewed:Â Parenting an Adult with Disabilities or Special Needs and Parenting Your Complex Child
Bio from the Back of the Book (Parenting an Adult):Â "Peggy Lou Morgan has worked with the disabled for more than 35 years, including more than 10 years setting up services and placements for her clients. Morgan adopted a multiply disabled child 24 years ago and is the author of Parenting Your Complex Child. She lives in LaPine, Oregon."
Author's Site:Â www.peggyloumorgan.com/
Morgan-Thomas, Corinne
Book Reviewed:Â Miracle Run (with Gary Prozek)
Bio from the Inside Back Cover:Â "Corinne Morgan-Thomas became famous in the autism community when Lifetime made a television movie based on her autistic sons' lives. A valuable resource for knowledge and experience, Corrine, along with her husband and sons, speaks to many autistic groups. President of the Miracle Run Foundation, which raises funds for the medical needs of families with autistic children and promotes awareness, she founded a support group to provide information, networking, and emotional aid to these families. A mother of four, including the twins who are the subjects of this book, Corrine lives in Agoura Hills, California."
Moser, Adolph
Book Reviewed:Â Don't Feed the Monster on Tuesdays!
Bio Excerpted from the Book's Back Pages:Â "Dr. Adolph Moser is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice, specializing in bio-behavioral and cognitive approaches to stress-related syndromes. He is founder of the Center for Human Potential, a nonprofit organization with holistic focus on preventing acute onsets of stress in children. While Chief Psychologist at the Indiana Youth Center, he implemented a biofeedback laboratory and directed a nine-year research project on the effects of relaxation techniques in the treatment of stress disorders."
Mucklow, Nancy
Book Reviewed:Â The Sensory Team Handbook
Bio from the Back Cover:Â "Nancy Mucklow is a writer, textbook editor, teacher, and parent who brings her practical real-world experience with sensory issues to a pre-teen and teen audience. Her ability to think in pictures, translate science into everyday language, and write for young audiences helps her empower young people to take control of their lives."
Author's Site:Â www.nancymucklow.com/
Myers, Jennifer Byde
Book Reviewed:Â Thinking Person's Guide to Autism (with Shannon Des Roches Rosa, Liz Ditz, Emily Willingham, and Carol Greenburg)
Bio from the Back of the Book: "Jennifer Byde Myers left a cubicled life in management at a Fortune 100 company in 2000, and has since been chronicling her family's journey from diagnosis to daily living with her son's special needs at www.jennyalice.com. Her essays have also appeared online at Salon.com, and in several books including the award-winning My Baby Rides the Short Bus. She is a featured blogger at goDandelion.com, a special needs parenting website, and is a Parenting.com Must-Read Mom. She lives on the San Francisco peninsula with her supportive husband Shawn, their two wily children Jack and Kate, and a dog named Gus. Follow her on Twitter @jennyalice."
Author's Site:www.jennyalice.com
Myers, Nancy Corrigan
Book Reviewed:Â Autism Is a Blessing
Bio from the Back Cover:Â "Patty Corrigan Myers is the mother of two, and a wife of 18 years. Her son, Charlie, was diagnosed with autism at age three. She has a degree in Psychology from King College, and is currently working on her certification for behavior analysis. Patty currently reaches out to inform others of autism through PTA, the Autism Society of Greater Orlando, and educating families on IDEA law."