Living with Communication Difficulties:
Personal Accounts in Books and in the Movies
Prepared by Speech and Language Services,
Riverview Health Centre and
Riverview Health Centre Virtual Library Services,
University of Manitoba Health Sciences Libraries,
May, 2007.
Books
…Stroke
Bauby, Jean-Dominique. The diving bell and the butterfly. New York : A.A. Knopf, 1997. Available at U of M & WPL.
Berger, Paul E.; Mensh, Stephanie. How to conquer the world with one hand and an attitude. Merrifield, Va. Positive Power Publishing, 1999.
Douglas, Kirk. My stroke of luck. New York, NY : William Morrow, c2002. Available at U of M & WPL.
Ewing SA, Pfalzgraf B. Pathways : moving beyond stroke and aphasia. Detroit: Wayne State University Press; 1990. U of M.
Johnson, Fred K. Right hemisphere stroke. Detroit : Wayne State University Press, 1990
Knox, David. Portrait of aphasia. Detroit, Wayne State Univ. Press, 1971. U of M.
McCrum, Robert. My year off: recovering life after a stroke. Portland, Or., Broadway, 1999.
Moss, C. Scott. Recovery from aphasia: the aftermath of my stroke. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1972.
Quann, Eileen Steets. By his side: life and love after stroke. Highland, Md.: Fastrak Press, 2002.
Wulf, Helen Harlan. Aphasia, my world alone. Detroit : Wayne State University Press, 1973. Available at U of M.
…Neurology
Fishman, Steve. A bomb in the brain. New York: Scribner, 1988. WPL
Gardner H. The shattered mind : the person after brain damage. 1st -- ed. New York: Knopf; 1974. Available at U of M.
Martin, Russell. Matters gray and white: a neurologist, his patients and the mysteries of the brain. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1986.
Sacks, Oliver. The man who mistook his wife for a hat and other clinical tales. New York: Perennial Library, 1987, c1985. Available at U of M & WPL.
Sienkiewicz-Mercer, Ruth; Kaplan, Steven B. I raise my eyes to say yes. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. WPL.
…Dementia
Doernberg, Myna. Stolen mind : the slow disappearance of Ray. Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, c1986. Available at WPL
Road, Marion. Another name for madness. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1985.
…ALS
Albom M. Tuesdays with Morrie : an old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson. New York: Doubleday; 1997. Available at U of M
Bell, Evelyn. Cries of the silent: my journey with ALS. Calgary: ALS Society of Alberta. Available at ALS Society of Manitoba
Schwartz MS. Morrie: in his own words. New York: Delta; 1997. Available at U of M
Birnie LH, Rodriguez S. Uncommon will: the death and life of Sue Rodriguez. Toronto: Macmillan Canada; 1994. Available at U of M & WPL
Dunn R, Consumer Organization of Disabled People of Newfoundland & Labrador. Funny you should ask : living with a disability. St. John's, NF: Consumer Organization of Disabled People of Newfoundland and Labrador; 1996. Available at U of M & WPL.
Dorosh, M. W. On the parting of my beloved. Available at the ALS Society of Manitoba
Grollman EA, Héau G. Talking about death; a dialogue between parent and child. Boston: Beacon Press; 1970. Available at U of M & WPL.
Malcolm, Andrew H. This far and no more: a true story by Andrew H. Malcolm. New York: Times Books, 1987. Available at WPL.
Rabin, Roni. Six parts love: one family’s battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease. New York: Scribner, 1985.
Smith, Brian A. Closing comments: ALS: a spiritual journey. Toronto: Clements Publishing, 2001.
Samms, Philip. Learning to fall: the blessings of an imperfect life. New York : Bantam Books, 2002. (Available at WPL)
McFeat Family. Making sense out of the senseless. ALS Society of Manitoba
…Other Areas
Jeezer, Marty. Stuttering: a life bound up in words. Basic Books: New York, 1997. Available at WPL
Merker, Hannah. Listening: ways of hearing in a silent world. New York: Harper Collins, 1994. (deafness)
Grandin T. Thinking in pictures : and other reports from my life with autism. New York: Doubleday; 1995. (Available at U of M & WPL)
Many of the above books are available at either the University of Manitoba Libraries, Winnipeg Public Library (WPL), or the ALS Society of Manitoba Telephone: (204) 831-1510; Fax: (204) 837-9023; Email:
For assistance in obtaining books, please contact Laurie Blanchard, Outreach Librarian, Long Term Care at 478-6873 or
Films:
Check your local video store for the following films. Some are also available at the Winnipeg Public Library.
…ALS
Tuesdays with Morrie, 1999. Available at U of M & WPL
….Stuttering
Unspeakable (Made in Manitoba), Available at the Manitoba Speech and Hearing Association – Phone 453-4539.
Lady in the Water, 2006.
Voice in Exile, 1993.
Talk to Me, 1984.
…Autism
I am Sam, 2002. Available at WPL
The Boy Who Could Fly, 1996. Available at WPL
Nell, 1995. Available at WPL
Rain Man, 1988. Available at WPL
Under the Piano, 1995 (Canadian) Available at WPL
…Developmental Disability
Benny and Joon, 2005. Available at WPL
The Eighth Day, 1996.
The Other Sister, 1999. Available at WPL
Radio, 2004. Available at WPL
What's Eating Gilbert Grape, 1993. Available at WPL
…Neurology
Awakenings, 1990. Available at WPL
The Lookout, 2006 (filmed in Winnipeg!)
Memento, 2000.
Waking up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story, 2005.