Book/Booklet Recommendations (adapted from David Murray)
Disability and the Gospel: How God Uses Our Brokenness to Display His Grace
A Good and Perfect Gift: Faith, Expectations, and a Little Girl Named Penny
The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed
Just the Way I Am: God’s Good Design in Disability by Krista Horning
Same Lake, Different Boat: Coming Alongside People Touched by Disability
Wrestling with an Angel: A Story of Love, Disability and the Lessons of Grace
A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God’s Sovereignty
Your Special Needs Child: Help for Weary Parents
Help! My Grandchild Has a Disability by Dave Deuel, Paul Tautges
Asperger Syndrome by Michael R. Emlet
The Life We Never Expected: Hopeful Reflections on the Challenges of Parenting Children with Special Needs by Andrew and Rachel Wilson
Disability and the Sovereign Goodness of God (Free eBook) – Desiring God [Click HERE to get the free PDF]
Finding Your Child’s Way on the Autism Spectrum: Discovering Unique Strengths, Mastering Behavior Challenges by Dr. Laura Hendrickson
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Your Child: Help for Your Family by Kathy Hoopmann
A.D.D: Wandering Minds and Wired Bodies by Edward T. Welch
Article Links
Love
The Disabilities Dilemma | Challies Dot Com
Why it matters when we rub our bellies and say “so long as it’s healthy”. | Life Rearranged
Who is this God who creates some to live with disabilities (Exodus 4:11)? « The Works of God
To my friends who face Christmas with an acute mingling of joy and sorrow « The Works of God
Let’s talk like this 8-year-old boy! « The Works of God
Is God Sovereign Over Human Disability? :: Desiring God
The Greatest Need in Special Needs | Desiring God
Who Will Love My Child When I Am Gone? | CT Women | ChristianityToday.com
The gospel and autism | The Briefing
Let No Special Need Hinder the Spread of the Gospel | TGC | The Gospel Coalition
Pushing Back the Darkness | En Route
Little Sticks and Glory | En Route
Amy Julia Becker: Missing Out on Beautiful
Finding Hope for an Often-Fatal Genetic Disorder | Her.meneutics | Christianitytoday.com
Some Lessons From the Life of Johnny Farese by Jeffery Smith « Burning and Shining Light
The Struggles and Hopes of a Disabled Dad – Desiring God
Battling the Bitterness of Parenting a Disabled Child – Desiring God
To Cade and the Eight Percent by Gabe Lyons
“That happens to be my place of healing.” « The Works of God
Rage Against the Minivan: what I want you to know: having a sibling with a disability
Rage Against the Minivan: What I Want You to Know about Having a Special Needs Child
Wrestling with an Angel: Great Grace In The Small Things of Life
How a child with Down’s syndrome can teach you about life
The Life They Never Expected: Andrew and Rachel Wilson on Raising Special-Needs Kids
How My Special-Needs Sister Teaches Me to Trust God’s Heart | For The Church
A Fragile Life Worth All Our Love | Desiring God
How I Leverage My Autism for Pastoral Ministry | CT Pastors
What It’s Like to Live With ‘High-Functioning’ Autism | The Mighty
My Son’s Autism Changed Everything—Even Our Church | Her.meneutics | ChristianityToday.com
Dear ‘Daddy’ in Seat 16C | Shanell Mouland
Growing Up With an Autistic Brother in the 1990s – Matthew Moore – The Atlantic
Down’s Syndrome people risk ‘extinction’ at the hands of science, fear and ignorance – Telegraph
Brain Scans Could Detect Autism In Infants As Young As Six Months – Vocativ
BBC News – SAP in autism recruitment drive
Know
True Woman | “God Only Gives Special Needs Children to Special People” (Or Does He?)
God Is Up to Something – Desiring God
Disability and the Gospel | En Route (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)
Disability and the Gospel: How God Uses Our Brokenness to Display His Grace – Justin Taylor
Disability, Suffering, and the Church: A Few Resources | TGC
20 Years of Faithful Witness to the Goodness and Glory of God! | The Works of God
Will Phoebe have Down’s Syndrome in heaven? – Reformation21 Blog
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Five Things I’ve Learned from Kids with Autism | Desiring God
The Autistic Brain – Temple Grandin | Alex Chediak
Nothing Is Impossible: Miss Montana Alexis Wineman Redefines Autism – Special Needs Parenting
My Son Has the Kind of Autism No One Talks About- Term life – Medicine Times
Beautiful minds, wasted | The Economist
9 Things You Should Know About Autism
Down Syndrome
BBC News – The parish councillor with Down’s syndrome
A Real Happily-Ever-After for Babies With Down Syndrome | Her.meneutics | Christianitytoday.com
News Flash: Not Everyone With Down Syndrome Is Suffering | Her.meneutics | Christianitytoday.com
A Generational Shift in Understanding Life With Down Syndrome – Theo Malekin – The Atlantic
The Happiest People in the World | Desiring God
Cathy McMorris Rodgers and the Politics of Down Syndrome | Her.meneutics | Christianitytoday.com
Deafness
Helping Deaf Students to Flourish | TGC | The Gospel Coalition
Speak
12 Pillars of Faith for Parents of Special Needs’ Kids | Counseling One Another
Wrestling with an Angel: Indispensable
Real Talk with Kids | En Route
A Church without the Disabled Is a Disabled Church | Counseling One Another
Disability and Dads — Where Desperation Meets Delight – Desiring God
The unfortunate things people say (repeat) « The Works of God
Wrestling with an Angel: There is Hope!
The Most Marginalized Minority | Desiring God
Disability Makes a Church Strong | Desiring God
Befriend Those with Disabilities and Special Needs
Why Won’t God End My Suffering? | Desiring God
Grieve and Receive the Gift of Special Needs | Desiring God
12 Pillars of Faith for Parents of Children with Disabilities | Biblical Counseling Coalition Blogs
Dear mom with a prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis
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I’m trying out something new. What do you think? « The Works of God
8 Ways to Help the Children Love Different People – Justin Taylor
Please stop telling me to take care of myself (+10 Ways to Help a SN Parent). | En Route
Three Ways The Church Can Better Serve Special Needs Families | The Exchange | A Blog by Ed Stetzer
5 Steps to Serving Children with Autism, ADHD, and Attachment Disorders : 9Marks
Six Ways You Can Help Families Facing Autism | True Woman
Videos
“I made them.” Some thoughts on God’s word and children with disabilities | The Works of God
When Disability Hits Home by Nathan W. Bingham | Ligonier Ministries Blog
The Glory of God in the Valley of Disability – YouTube
John Piper Interviews John Knight on Disability – Desiring God
DEAR FUTURE MOM | March 21 – World Down Syndrome Day | #DearFutureMom – YouTube
What Asperger’s Is Like | The American Conservative
Woodstock Chimes Presents – Chimes for Autism: Tyler’s Story – YouTube
Tapping the Potential – YouTube
Audios
Helping Parents of Special Needs Children By Steve Viars