Books like Somebody Else's Kids by Torey Hayden

An in‑depth analysis of the history, policy and legal aspects of special education, with a focus on Massachusetts and the broader U.S. context.

A teacher’s memoir about working with six emotionally disturbed children and a troubled parent, exploring education, behavioral disorders, and the transformative power of connection.

This book gives us insight into the world of children with severe mental handicaps such a autism, their challenges, their joys, and most of all their capacity for love.

MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES OF TOREY HAYDEN'S BOOKS IN PRINT! "MOVING...AS LIVELY AND SURPRISING AS THE KIDS IT SO DEFTLY PORTRAYS, *BEAUTIFUL CHILD* PERSUADES US THAT EVEN THE MOST WITHDRAWN AND TROUBLED CHILD CAN BE REACHED IF SOMEONE TAKES THE TIME, PAYS ATTENTION, AND SINCERELY, DEEPLY CARES." *O* magazine Seven-year-old Venus Fox never spoke, never listened, never even acknowledged the presence of another human being in the room with her. Yet an accidental playground "bump" would release a rage frightening to behold. The school year that followed would prove to be one of the most trying, perplexing, and ultimately rewarding of Torey's career, as she struggled to reach a silent child in obvious pain. It would be a strenuous journey beset by seemingly insurmountable obstacles and darkened by truly terrible revelations--yet encouraged by sometimes small, sometimes dazzling breakthroughs--as a dedicated teacher remained committed to helping a "hopeless" girl, and patiently and lovingly leading her toward the light of a new day. This description comes from the publisher.

In Just Another Kid, educator Torey Hayden chronicles her transformative work with six diagnostically diverse students and their families, revealing how compassionate teaching reshapes lives and challenges preconceived limits of special education.

Torey Hayden chronicles her most challenging cases: a kidnapped, abused child, a mute preschooler, and an elderly stroke victim, revealing the depths of trauma and the resilience of the human spirit.