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Personal Accounts of Exceptionality

First-person nonfiction accounts of exceptionality as a supplement to research-based accounts can be valuable to clinicians and teachers who are working with exceptional children. In this article, an annotated bibliography of 24 book-length accounts is provided. Content areas include gifts and talents, physical health impairments, autism, emotional disorders, learning disabilities, and making the transition to adulthood. Potential limitations and misuses of such narratives also are discussed, along with suggestions for future research on their utility.