This was a fantastic book.
It was written for the parent who has a good idea of what they're dealing with so you aren't having to read again all the diagnostic criteria and history of AS... and it's just such a supportive book to read.
When my daughter was diagnosed, everyone thought I was nuts. They thought that I was over-reacting and that her behavior wasn't really as bad as I had made it out to be. They heard the same word that I initially heard: Autism. And they thought the same thing I initially though: no way! But instead of getting on board with me, instead of having to do all of the follow up research, they got to just walk away with their initial "no way" thoughts and I had to hang out with the reality of it all.
Like it wasn't hard enough to receive that news without having everyone tell you that what you didn't want to hear couldn't possibly be true.
Yeah, because that helps.
The book was written in such a "been there, done that, you're doing the right things" kind of way. And from someone who has actually been there and done that before you. And not by someone in the medical field, but from a parent who went through everything the same way you did.
It's a wonderful book and I highly, highly recommend that you get it and read it and then pass it on to someone else who you might know could use it. It helps you exhale some of the breath you've been holding since you first found out that your child has AS.
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