Books on Autism: Personal Stories
Parents of children with autism, and people with autism themselves, share their stories in these first-person accounts.
Book Review: A Slant of Sun
A moving memoir by the mother of a child, diagnosed with PDD, who "won the battle against his genes."
A moving memoir by the mother of a child, diagnosed with PDD, who "won the battle against his genes."
Book Review: Alex the Boy
Review of a memoir about a boy with autism and his family, a sequel to "Alex: The Fathering of a Preemie."
Review of a memoir about a boy with autism and his family, a sequel to "Alex: The Fathering of a Preemie."
Book Review: At Home in the Land of Oz
Review of a memoir of growing up with a sister with autism.
Review of a memoir of growing up with a sister with autism.
Book Review: Autism Heroes
Parents speak about the challenges and joys of raising children with autism in essays illustrated by beautiful black-and-white portraits of children and families.
Parents speak about the challenges and joys of raising children with autism in essays illustrated by beautiful black-and-white portraits of children and families.
Book Review: Autism Is a Blessing
A family's struggle with autism and how they found the blessings.
A family's struggle with autism and how they found the blessings.
Book Review: Elijah's Cup
A mother's lyrical story of her autistic son and "the community and culture of high-functioning autism and Asperger's Syndrome."
A mother's lyrical story of her autistic son and "the community and culture of high-functioning autism and Asperger's Syndrome."
Book Review: Making Peace With Autism
Review of one mother's tale of raising three boys, the oldest one autistic, and finding ways to be a family.
Review of one mother's tale of raising three boys, the oldest one autistic, and finding ways to be a family.
Book Review: Miracle Run
In the true story that inspired the movie, a mother tells the story of her twin sons growing up with autism, and exceeding expectations.
In the true story that inspired the movie, a mother tells the story of her twin sons growing up with autism, and exceeding expectations.
Book Review: Not Even Wrong
A father's memoir of his son's autism diagnosis and early treatment, interspersed with his research on autism and autistic personalities from the past.
A father's memoir of his son's autism diagnosis and early treatment, interspersed with his research on autism and autistic personalities from the past.
Book Review: Reasonable People
A father tells the tale of his son's emergence from autism and PTSD with the help of facilitated communication.
A father tells the tale of his son's emergence from autism and PTSD with the help of facilitated communication.
Book Review: Saving Ben
A father's story of autism.
A father's story of autism.
Book Review: Send in the Idiots
An autistic man looks up four of his former classmates from an early childhood program to see how they've survived growing up with autism.
An autistic man looks up four of his former classmates from an early childhood program to see how they've survived growing up with autism.
Book Review: Some Kind of Genius
Review of a book about a blind autistic pianist who graduated from the Berklee College of Music and gives concerts around the world.
Review of a book about a blind autistic pianist who graduated from the Berklee College of Music and gives concerts around the world.
Book Review: Strange Son
Review of Portia Iverson's book about her autistic son, the organization Cure Autism Now, and a remarkable mother and son from India who changed her way of thinking about profound autism.
Review of Portia Iverson's book about her autistic son, the organization Cure Autism Now, and a remarkable mother and son from India who changed her way of thinking about profound autism.
Book Review: The Accidental Teacher
A mother tells of raising a son with severe autism, and the lessons learned along the way.
A mother tells of raising a son with severe autism, and the lessons learned along the way.