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I was so interested in reading this. My son Handsome is on the Autistic Spectrum. I read all I can about autism. What is the best way to help my son succeed. How to communicate with him but none of the books have spoken to me as much as this one. Paul is speaking from a totally different place. He knows. He is not a doctor, therapist, educator, he is Autistic and he knows! He knows from a place that no one else can. He is speaking how my son would speak if he could.
If you have a child with Autism you can already tell from the chapters this is a must read. My son is 13, soon to be 14 and I have thought about all of this in regards to my son.
What does he REALLY understand?
Will he ever have friends?
Will he go to college, have a job, a relationship?
My son is so many of these things and NOT because like they say if you know one autistic person you know one autistic person. There is no cookie cutter example of an autistic. My son knows when he needs to be alone and will say so. He is very much a creature of habit so much so that I know what time of day it is by what he is doing. He wants to follow the rules and wants everyone else to do so. He doesn't understand sarcasm and hates jokes because he doesn't get them. He LOVES his family and loves his mommy and tells me every single day. He is amazing and I wish the rest of the world saw him as I do.
There were so many eye opening moments in this book and I believe this is a book for all parents, doctors and educators. My son has a whole support system behind him at school and I know with every bit of my core there are still many of them that really don't get it. I wish I could gift this book to every single one of them.
I will probably read this book at least another 10 times in the next two years. I love that Paul wrote this and thank him and his parents also featured in the book for the honesty and candidness.
If you have a child with Autism you can already tell from the chapters this is a must read. My son is 13, soon to be 14 and I have thought about all of this in regards to my son.
What does he REALLY understand?
Will he ever have friends?
Will he go to college, have a job, a relationship?
My son is so many of these things and NOT because like they say if you know one autistic person you know one autistic person. There is no cookie cutter example of an autistic. My son knows when he needs to be alone and will say so. He is very much a creature of habit so much so that I know what time of day it is by what he is doing. He wants to follow the rules and wants everyone else to do so. He doesn't understand sarcasm and hates jokes because he doesn't get them. He LOVES his family and loves his mommy and tells me every single day. He is amazing and I wish the rest of the world saw him as I do.
There were so many eye opening moments in this book and I believe this is a book for all parents, doctors and educators. My son has a whole support system behind him at school and I know with every bit of my core there are still many of them that really don't get it. I wish I could gift this book to every single one of them.
I will probably read this book at least another 10 times in the next two years. I love that Paul wrote this and thank him and his parents also featured in the book for the honesty and candidness.
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