Title: IQ of 63 - So What! Going Beyond Everybody Else's Expectations
Description: “As an Instructor teaching students to work in the field of Vocational Rehabilitation, I feel that Ben Anderson’s book “IQ of 63 – So What” is a must read for not only for students but for all professionals working with persons with disabilities. Ben takes a very thoughtful and insightful look at his life and what it means to be “labeled” as a person with a disability in our educational system. He shows what can be accomplished when one cast aside the labels placed on them by society and seeks to accomplish their own personal goals, dreams, and desires. Ben very simply and eloquently tells a story of growing up with a developmental disability in the 50’s, how he was shaped by the experiences in his life, and what it means to not give up in the face of adversity. This book is so helpful in understanding what it’s like to grow up with a disability from a personal perspective, that I use it as a required textbook at UW-Stout in the Psycho Social Aspects of Disability course. Many of my students have commented how much they enjoyed reading the book and the insights they have gained from it. I’m very thankful for all of the hard work and advocacy that Ben has done and continues to do on behalf of persons with disabilities.” 

Kyle A. Kleist – Instructor, UW-Stout
Subjects: autobiography, special needs, parenting, children with disabilities, education, special education teachers, North Dakota, advocacy, inclusion
Places: North Dakota, Wisconsin, Minnesota
People: Ben D. Anderson
Time periods: 1953 to 2007 a journey of one man with a disability from birth to his university degree, marriage and advocacy as an educator.