num_pages: 224
description: A rare and diverse collection of autistic voices that highlights to parents the unique needs of girls and nonbinary people who are growing up with autism.Most resources available for parents come out of the medical model of disability--from psychologists educators parents and doctors--offering parents a narrow and technical approach to autism. Furthermore it is widely believed that many autistic girls and women are underdiagnosed which has further limited the information available regarding the unique needs of girls and nonbinary people with autism.Sincerely Your Autistic Child represents an authentic resource for parents and others who care about autism written by people who understand this experience most autistic people themselves. From childhood and education to culture gender identity and sexuality this anthology of autistic contributors tackles the everyday challenges of growing up while honestly addressing the emotional needs sensitivity and vibrancy of the autistic community with a special focus on autistic girls and nonbinary people. Written like letters to parents the contributors reflect on what they have learned while growing up with autism and how parents can avoid common mistakes and overcome challenges while raising their child.Sincerely Your Autistic Child calls parents to action by raising awareness and redefining normal in order to help parents make their child feel truly accepted valued and celebrated for who they are.Contributors: B. Martin Allen B. Rankowski K. Asasumasu M. Baggs L. Wiley-Mydske H. Moss L. XZ Brown K. Rodriguez A. Schaber J. St. Jude M. Sparrow M. Cruz A. Sequenzia K. Lean L. Soraya K. Smith A. Forshaw H. Wangelin/HW V.M. Rodrguez-Roldn J. Strauss O.M. Robinson K. Levin J. Winegardner D. Lyubovskaya E.P. Ballou S. daVanport and M. Giwa Onaiwu. Foreword and Afterword by J. Wilson and B. Ryan.
language: English
title: Sincerely, Your Autistic Child: What People on the Autism Spectrum Wish Their Parents Knew About Growing Up, Acceptance, and Identity
publisher: Beacon Press