Making Peace with Autism One Family's Story of Struggle, Discovery, and Unexpected Gifts

Name: Making Peace with Autism One Family's Story of Struggle, Discovery, and Unexpected Gifts
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ISBN: 9781590303825

ISBN-10: 1590303822

ISBN-13: 9781590303825

Edition: 2007

Authors: Susan Senator

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Receiving a diagnosis of autism is a major crisis for parents and families, who often feel as if their world has come to an end. In this insightful narrative, a courageous and inspiring mother explains why a diagnosis of autism doesn't have to shatter a family's dreams of happiness. Senator offers the hard-won, in-the-trenches wisdom of someone who's been there and is still there today-and she demonstrates how families can find courage, contentment, and connection in the shadow of autism. In Making Peace with Autism, Susan Senator describes her own journey raising a child with a severe autism spectrum disorder, along with two other typically developing boys. Without offering a miracle…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/12/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.55" wide x 8.39" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.704



Preface


Prologue



Wondering



Now We Know



The First School Programs



Life with Our Two Small Boys



Hitting Bottom



A New Baby in the Family



Building a Strong Marriage within Autism's Turmoil



Handling the Worst of Times



Our Most Important Discovery



Just a Family


Epilogue


Acknowledgments



A Brief Overview of Treatments and Interventions


Glossary: Key Terms Used in the Special Ed System


Resources


About the Author