Sammy is having a very bad day at school and at home until his autistic brother, Benji, finds a way to make him feel better.

In an obscure town on the edge of the North Atlantic, two women formed a community group that developed simple, practical changes to make sports, education and medical care more inclusive and accessible for children with autism and other sensory disorders. Initially envisioned as a small support group for families and caregivers, Autism Involves Me (AIM) slowly transformed the entire Southwest coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. Its volunteers raised...

Parents of children with autism across the globe share stories of their experiences of life on the spectrum for those parents just beginning their journey. A diagnosis of autism can rock a family's world. The toll it takes on everyone involved can be one of isolation; a child who doesn't respond to the world around them, a parent who gives dedication, patience and love often with no expressible love given back. It's a messy equation with huge emotional...

Alone on a bridge staring into the dark water... He was not born Noah Waters, but constant rejection often has a way of encouraging one to walk away from everything they have known while giving birth to the person they are meant to be. This is Noah's story... I was a sixteen-year-old runaway when I worked my way to the edge of the Jackson River Bridge and peered at the moonlit water swirling below. To be fair, I wasn't an ordinary sixteen-year-old....

Establishing a visual connection with our child, making them listen to us, showing them our love... these are things that in other circumstances are natural and inherent in human instinct. But in this case, everything changes. Between crises, obsessions, and rigidity, we often feel powerless and wonder how to help our children. With this book, I want to help all parents of autistic children not to fall into this spiral of depression and anxiety, but...

Establecer una conexión visual con nuestro hijo, hacer que nos escuche, demostrarle nuestro amor... son cosas que en otras circunstancias son naturales e inherentes al instinto humano. Pero en este caso, todo cambia. Entre las crisis, las obsesiones, la rigidez, a menudo nos sentimos impotentes y nos preguntamos cómo ayudar a nuestros hijos. Probablemente, aunque no quieras demostrarlo, tienes miedo, o te sientes perdido, y te sientes culpable por...

Votre enfant vous semble parfois en difficulté avec ses camarades ? Vous avez l'impression qu'il traverse d'intenses tempêtes émotionnelles ? Vous vous demandez s'il n'a pas de trouble du spectre autistique (TSA) ? Mais comment en avoir la certitude ? Vers qui se tourner ? Vous souhaitez également comprendre ce qu'est l'autisme ? Si toute ces questions se posent à vous, ce livre est fait pour vous ! Dans cet ouvrage, l'objectif de l'auteure...

The day I found Ben swinging from the chandelier, I knew two things - being his mom was going to be a wild ride, and if I ever decided to write a book about it, I had my title. This book started as a way to cope, a reminder to breathe as I raised three boys, including Ben, who was diagnosed with autism at age 2. It tells our story - from experiencing the complex emotions of fear and guilt at hearing the diagnosis, to fighting tooth-and-nail with the...

Everyday parenting techniques to support kids ages 6 to 16 with Asperger's Raising a child with Asperger's can be both exciting and challenging. This book equips you with the confidence and tools to help them better communicate, understand social cues, and adapt to changes. You'll learn how Asperger's fits into the Autism spectrum, even though it's no longer a formal diagnosis, and find evidence-based strategies you can use at home, school, and...

Andrew didn't realize he might be autistic until his girlfriend, Michelle, approached him about it months into their relationship. No amount of life experience could've prepared Michelle for the confusion she felt while dating Andrew, as he was unlike any man she had ever dated before. The thought never dawned on her that she could fall deeply in love with a man who was autistic or that he might be unaware of this, even into his thirties. Whenever...