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      • Catholic Seizure Prayer Card: When a Seizure is Near
      • Catholic Prayer for After Seizure, Fit, or Collapse
      • Catholic Psalms and Prayers for Sickness & Injury
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      • Catholic Mental Health Ministry Resources (PDF, Compendium)
      • Catholic Parish Mental Health Ministry Online Resources
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  • Digital Library
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Catholic Special Needs Books for Adults & Teens

September 15, 2022

Books for Teens & Adults with Special Needs: 

But you don’t look autistic at all by Bianca Toeps (2020)

God’s Wild Flowers: Saints with Disabilities by Pia Matthews (2016)

In Our Own Words: Stories of those living with, learning from and overcoming the challenges of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) by Lorna Myers Ph.D and Mary Martiros M.Ed. (2015) 

Living with Addison’s Disease: A Guide for People with Addison’s, Supporters, and Professionals by Professor Simon Pearce and Sarah Spain (2019)

Overcomer: Rising Above the Challenges of Poland Syndrome by Melissa Amaya (2015) 

Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures: A Guide by Lorna Meyers Ph.D. (2014) 

Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures: Toward the Integration of Care by Barbara A. Dworetzky (2017) 

Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures Recovery: Not All People Suffering From PNES Also Are Epileptic: Books On Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures by Nicola Howerton (2021) 

Saints for the Sick: Heavenly Help for Those Who Suffer by Joan Carroll Cruz (2010)

SPASM: Living a Life with Cerebral Palsy by Kerry Coe (2020)

Special Saints for Special People: Stories of Saints with Disabilities by Megan C. Gannon (2019)

The Challenges Of PNES: Stories Of How Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures Change Your Life: Short Story On Mental Health by Dino Mainville 

View From The Floor: Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures: A Patient’s Perspective by Kate Berger (2015)

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