Each month offers us the opportunity to raise awareness for various issues. April is both Parkinson's and Autism Awareness Month. For more information on either of these causes, visit the links below, as well as a list of the books in our library's collection that feature these topics:
Parkinson's Disease
http://www.pdf.org/parkinson_awareness
http://www.parkinson.org/
http://www.parkinsonsaction.org/your-voice/parkinson-s-awareness-month
Autism
http://www.autism-society.org/about-us/national-autism-awareness-month/
http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/waad
http://www.lightitupblue.org/Markslist/home.do
Parkinson's Disease Books-Fiction
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
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The Map of True Places by Brunonia Barry
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Family Matteres by Rohinton Mistry
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Parkinson's Disease Books-Nonfiction
Lucky Man by Michael J. Fox
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Saving Milly by Morton Kondracke
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Parkinson's Disease and the Family by Nutan Sharma
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Autism Books-Fiction
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
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Autism Books-Nonfiction
1001 Great Ideas for Teaching & Raising Children with Autism or Asperger's by Ellen Notbohm
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I'm So Glad You Found Me in Here by Matthew Hobson
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Making Sense of Autistic Spectrum Disorders by James Coplan
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