Parents, teachers and children will love Alex and his Amazing Abilities. The story chronicles the life of a boy named Alex who has been diagnosed with Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder. The reader learns about his frustrations of having an Individual Education Plan, "IEP" and feeling different from others...until grade eight. Alex's teacher, Mrs. Hunter, introduces the "IEP" Talk and shares the special strengths that many people with learning disabilities have in common. Alex learns how to turn his disabilities into Amazing Abilities. This book can be read for pure enjoyment or it can be used as a teaching tool for parents, teachers and children to have critical conversations about how using available supports can turn a learning disability into an amazing ability. It includes learning connections at the end of the book and a Reader's Guide that can be downloaded at maggiesullivan.ca.