Forever Boy: A Mother's Memoir of Autism and Finding Joy

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You will happily look at someone else trainwreck and not even try to find any understanding or empathy.

Intense interests and repetitive behaviour are often seen along with differing sensory experiences'. While all of our stories are different, there are a lot of common elements in how a parent processes this difference. Kate Swenson lives in Minnesota with her husband Jamie, and four children, Cooper, Sawyer, Harbor and Wynnie.Given how closely relatable I am to Kate’s story, I found this to be very difficult to rate and review. I work in a Special Education classroom and I hope what I've read will help me be more understanding to students and their families. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. I have a big following of parents whose or anybody whose life just didn't turn out as they expected, maybe something just took a turn.

In today’s episode, she reads a beautiful excerpt about her first experience with Cooper’s diagnosis and where professionals said he fell on the spectrum. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255, “Guides Concerning the Use of Testimonials and Endorsements in Advertising.I don’t know if it’s going to go away so I want to post this right now as I dance around my living room with my kids! I didn't share anything on social media for quite a bit of time after because I didn't know that I could make people angry just by saying I was sad that my son may never talk and I was worried about his future. There is so much valuable information and insight in it— especially for those with newly diagnosed children or loved ones.