Review: Excellent information
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 26, 2014
I’ve been lucky enough to have four kids who are not on the autistic spectrum. A good friend of mine however, has a son who was just recently diagnosed with autism. It’s been a difficult journey for her.  With so many books out there it was hard to know where to get started. So in helping her sort things out we started here. It was a great choice. While the book is short, it gave her some resources and information to get her started. There was a great deal of detail giving and even dispelled some of the common myths surrounding autistic children. It reaffirms that they are intelligent and creative, just in ways that are different from the typical child. The book also addresses some of the difficulties that parents can face. The fact that it is a shorter book is good. Parents dealing with this for the first time may feel overwhelmed and small chunks of information could be the best way to present it. We both found the book helpful, her as the parent and me as the friend helping her through it.