Breaking Down Invisible Walls: Books on Health and Well-Being

 

 

Breaking Down Invisible Walls: Health and Well-Being

Invisible disabilities can impact a person’s daily activities, from going to school and socializing, to so much more.  Over 15% of the global population experiences disability, but stigma, discrimination, and exclusion still impact those with disabilities.  Join us on July 26 (the anniversary of ADA) at 5 pm for the Disability Visibility Book Club as we discuss “Disability Visibility” edited by Alice Wong.

 

We’ll also have a Sensory Friendly Storytime at the Library this Friday, July 7 at 11 am for children with sensory needs.  The theme is trucks, and we will have “trucks” (boxes) that kids can park and join in the storytime.  Low lighting and a visual schedule will be provided.

 

For some related reads, try these!:

 

Books for Kids

My Life with Anxiety (Non-Fiction, located at J155.4 Schuh)

Unstoppable: Women with disabilities (Non-Fiction)

My monster and me by Nadiya Hussain (picture book, anxiety)

Boy by Phil Cummings (picture book, deafness)

I Talk Like a River by  Scott, Jordan. (picture book, dysfluency)

Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt (Fiction, dyslexia)

Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine (Fiction, Aspergers)

Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt (Novel in verse, neurodivergent)

 

Books for Teens

Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon (Fiction, neurodivergent)

Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X Stork (Fiction, neurodivergent)

 

Books for Adults

Demystifying disability : what to know, what to say, and how to be an ally by Emily Ladau

You don’t look sick! By Joy Selak

Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness by Ilana Jacqueline

Feeling Good by David Burns, MD

Happiness Trap by Russ Harris

Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig

Women with ADHD by Sarah Davis and Linda Hill

Everything is OK by Debbie Tung (graphic novel, anxiety and depression)

Dare: the new way to end anxiety and panic attacks by Barry McDonagh