Raising Asperger's Kids: Book Review: What I Wish I'd Known About Raising a Child with Autism

Monday, January 30, 2012

Book Review: What I Wish I'd Known About Raising a Child with Autism

Yes, I have another terrific book for everyone to buy. What I Wish I'd Known About Raising a Child with Autism, by Bobbi Sheahan and Kathy DeOrnellas, PH.D. A funny at times irreverent look at the first few years after diagnosis. And some not so funny years beforehand.

Actually I am going to cheat a little with my review and link to one by Jenny Herman, or as you may know her on twitter as @ManyhatsmommyMI. Read HERE.

Yes that's the same Jenny and Bobbi who were my partner's in crime in coming up with the hashtag #youmightbeanautismparentif.... My position has always been if someone writes about an important topic and they speak your mind, no reason to try to best them. Just give them credit where credit is due.

Meanwhile buy the book HERE at Amazon.

Read Jenny's further exploits in homeschooling at her blog: Many Hats Mommy.

Read more of Bobbi's musings at her blog BobbiSheahan.com. Follow Bobbi on twitter @BobbiSheahan

Until next time,

Elise

3 comments:

BobbiSheahanJanuary 30, 2012 at 8:30 PM
Elise,
You are the funniest! Thank you so much!!
Bobbi
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EliseJanuary 30, 2012 at 8:32 PM
Bobbi- anytime...:)
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JennyJanuary 30, 2012 at 9:12 PM
:) Thanks! Happy to be your partner in crime!
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Welcome to my blog. I am the mother of two children with asperger's syndrome. The oldest in fact was diagnosed with PDD-NOS at the age of five. He is now a college graduate and will be starting a masters program Fall 2013. His younger brother is a college junior. It has been a long road and not so easy all the time. But I never gave up and I never will until my boys have the future of their choosing.

I will be writing updates on situations answering the age-old questions of "who, what, where, when and how" they have been handled. I may even tell a funny or two. I am not a professional. I am a parent writing about my adventures in raising two very different boys on the autism spectrum. I sincerely hope that something I pen here helps those who visit. If you have a question don't be afraid to ask.

But if you are looking for quick answers, a magic pill or someone to tell you its all the other guys responsibility, you will not find that here. You will not find woe-is-me parenting either. What you will find here is a shoulder, a support system and a look at the practical realities of raising a child on the autism spectrum and integrating them into the real world.

Remember not to project what will be, take each day, each moment, in its own time; then one day you will look back and see just how far your child has come.

Elise Ronan
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For those who are new to this blog below are the acronyms and who they belong to:

WoS aka hubby: Wise Old Sage. Name given to the husband by the boys..as opposed to me whom they just refer to as a pain in the tuchas

HSB aka highschoolboy: my younger son who is now a high school graduate.

CM1 aka collegeman: this is a moniker for my oldest who is a college graduate. We are calling him collegeman1 because his brother is collegeman2. However, CM1 is starting a masters graduate program this fall and will now, from 5/18/13, be referred to as Mr. GS or Mr. Graduate Student.

CM2 aka HSB: formerly highschoolboy who is now a college junior. He is known as collegeman2. But don't tell him, he thinks nicknaming him collegeman is idiotic, sophomoric and just plain dumb. So we will keep this just between us.