Details how the author and her husband tried to help their twenty-one-year-old autistic son enter into adulthood by teaching him to ride commuter trains on his own in preparation for holding down a job.

"Imagina una guía práctica y por fases y etapas con la que ayudar a tu hijo con autismo a dar pasos de gigante en su desarrollo, un programa con el que, con muchas probabilidades, tu hijo aprenda a leer, hablar e interactuar con los demás. Este libro está lleno de respuestas para padres de niños autistas, respuestas que, para muchos, pueden resultar imposibles de encontrar. Si tienes un hijo con autismo, TDA o cualquier otro trastorno del neurodesarrollo,...

Holden Harris is an autistic eighteen-year-old who is bullied at school. Ella Reynolds is the head cheerleader who befriends Holden but has problems of her own at home.

The vibration in her feet when she runs, the tap-tap-tap of her fork on the table at mealtime, the trickle of cool water running over her hands--these are the things that calm her jitters down. This book is for anyone who has ever felt the need for a wiggle, stomp, or squeeze!

"There is a significant divide between autistic advocates and parents of autistic children. Parents may feel attacked for their lack of understanding, and autistic adults who offer insight and guidance are also met with hostility and rejection. Meghan Ashburn, a mother of two autistic boys, and Jules Edwards, an autistic parent, were no strangers to this tension and had an adversarial relationship when they first met. Over time, the two resolved their...

The Autism Acceptance Book is an activity book, a conversation-starter, and an educational tool that engages children in learning to embrace people's differences and treat others with respect, compassion and kindness. It helps children see that we are all different from each other and we all like to be understood and accepted. It teaches children about autism; helps them imagine how things might feel for those with autism and lets them think of ways...

Intelligent Love tells the story of a mother, Clara Park, and her autistic daughter Jessica, showing how they helped transform social and scientific views about what mothers and autistic people can do --