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Book review: (dis)Abilities and the Gospel

I’ve written a few posts before about some of our challenges at church with our boys over the years. We’ve spent many years wandering the halls with one or more of our boys and often struggled to feel like…
Book Review: The Child with Autism at Home & in the Community by Kathy Labosh and LaNita Miller

Kathy Labosh tells us in her preface of The Child with Autism at Home & in the Community that she wrote this go-to guide for families because a particular child may have the symptoms of Autism, but the entire family…
Book Preview: Embracing Asperger's by Richard Bromfield, PhD

In his introduction, Richard Bromfield encapsulates the essence of complexity that is Asperger’s syndrome. This lets us know, as parents, that we can trust his advice. His words set the tone and flavor of his…
From Anxiety to Meltdown by Deborah Lipsky

Deborah Lipsky, the self dubbed Raccoon Lady, has written a must read for people like me. People like me with children on the spectrum are apt to sit on my children’s shoulders and try to examine the insides…
Book Review: "The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger's by Temple Grandin"

What a wonderful weekend! I spent most of it with Temple Grandin or should I say reading her latest book The Way I See It – Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger's. I had pr…
Look Me in the Eye: Book Review & Workshop

Parts of "Aspergian" John Elder Robison's Look Me in the Eye plod. Including the beginning and parts of the end. Yet, the writing is crisp, the character (himself) intriguing and likable. And, the reader hopefully re…
The Happiness Project

One of the things I like to do for myself is read wonderful blogs written by wonderful women. You can of course find some of them on my side bar. One of those that I enjoy immensely is Aspie Teacher, written by Sandy…
Book Review: The Power of Intention

The Power of Intention – Gift Edition Learning to Co-create Your World Your Way By Dr. Wayne W. Dyer I was first introduced to Dr. Wayne Dyer many years ago through his public television broadcast of The Power o…
2010 Book of the Year Award by Creative Child Magazine

Picky, Picky Pete written by Michele Griffin and published by Future Horizons is the 2010 Book of the Year Award by Creative Child Magazine. Before posting the runners- up, let me tell you about the Creative Child Magaz…
Book Review: "My Parent has an Autism Spectrum Disorder A Workbook for Children and Teens" by Barba

This is a great book for anyone starting a journey of discovery following a diagnoses of autism. It may seem curious at first to know that an adult, and in this case a parent, has been diagnosed with autism, but it i…