Best Kind of Different Our Family's Journey with Asperger's Syndrome

Name: Best Kind of Different Our Family's Journey with Asperger's Syndrome
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ISBN: 9780061986840

ISBN-10: 0061986844

ISBN-13: 9780061986840

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Authors: Shonda Schilling, Curt Schilling

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Until the summer of 2007, the word Asperger's was not a part of Shonda Schilling's vocabulary, but that summer changed everything. By then, her household was in chaos as her son Grant spiraled out of control. His acting out and refusal to listen had grown to epic proportions, but even worse was his apparent inability to relate to the people around him. None of the Schillings' other three kids ever acted like Grant; his behavior wasn't just unruly, it was irrational. Complicating matters was the fact that Shonda's husband, Curt, was constantly on the road pitching for the Boston Red Sox, so he wasn't always around to see Grant's behavior firsthand. Seemingly everyone Shonda encountered had…

Book details

List price: $18.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 3/29/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.28" wide x 8.03" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.462
Language: English



Foreword



Introduction




Our Less-Than-Perfect Family Moment



Motherhood on Baseball Time



The Longest Car Ride Begins



A Control Problem Comes to Boston



The Trouble with ï¿½Circle Timeï¿½



The Boy Who Cried Lice



The Missing Piece



Opening Up



One Happy Camper



Making a (Flexible) Plan



Confessions of an Overloaded Mom



One Era Ends, Another Begins



Like Father, Like Son



Good-bye to All That



Lessons for a Mother from a Son


Appendix: Asperger's Resources


Acknowledgments