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Sincerely, Your Autistic Child

What People on the Autism Spectrum Wish Their Parents Knew About Growing Up, Acceptance, and Identity

What People on the Autism Spectrum Wish Their Parents Knew About Growing Up, Acceptance, and Identity

By Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network
Edited by Emily Paige Ballou and Sharon daVanport

By Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network
Edited by Emily Paige Ballou and Sharon daVanport

By Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network
Edited by Emily Paige Ballou and Sharon daVanport

By Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network
Edited by Emily Paige Ballou and Sharon daVanport

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Category: Parenting | Psychology

Category: Parenting | Psychology

Paperback $16.95

Mar 30, 2021 | ISBN 9780807025680

Ebook $12.99

Mar 30, 2021 | ISBN 9780807025697

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    About Sincerely, Your Autistic Child

    A diverse collection of autistic voices that highlights how parents can avoid common mistakes and misconceptions, and make their child feel truly accepted, valued, and celebrated for who they are.

    Most resources available for parents come from psychologists, educators, and doctors, offering parents a narrow and technical approach to autism. Sincerely, Your Autistic Child represents an authentic resource for parents written by autistic people themselves.

    From childhood and education to culture, gender identity, and sexuality, this anthology tackles the everyday joys and challenges of growing up while honestly addressing the emotional needs, sensitivity, and vibrancy of autistic kids, youth, and young adults. Contributors reflect on what they have learned while growing up on the autism spectrum and how parents can avoid common mistakes and overcome challenges while raising their child.

    Part memoir, part guide, and part love letter, Sincerely, Your Autistic Child is an indispensable collection that invites parents and allies into the unique and often unheard experiences of autistic children and teens.

    About Sincerely, Your Autistic Child

    A diverse collection of autistic voices that highlights how parents can avoid common mistakes and misconceptions, and make their child feel truly accepted, valued, and celebrated for who they are.

    Most resources available for parents come from psychologists, educators, and doctors, offering parents a narrow and technical approach to autism. Sincerely, Your Autistic Child represents an authentic resource for parents written by autistic people themselves.

    From childhood and education to culture, gender identity, and sexuality, this anthology tackles the everyday joys and challenges of growing up while honestly addressing the emotional needs, sensitivity, and vibrancy of autistic kids, youth, and young adults. Contributors reflect on what they have learned while growing up on the autism spectrum and how parents can avoid common mistakes and overcome challenges while raising their child.

    Part memoir, part guide, and part love letter, Sincerely, Your Autistic Child is an indispensable collection that invites parents and allies into the unique and often unheard experiences of autistic children and teens.

    Product Details

    Category: Parenting | Psychology

    Paperback | $16.95
    Published by Beacon Press
    Mar 30, 2021 | 224 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 | ISBN 9780807025680

    Category: Parenting | Psychology

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Beacon Press
    Mar 30, 2021 | 232 Pages | ISBN 9780807025697

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    Praise

    “This book is absolutely required reading for parents, educators, and caregivers who interact with anyone on the autism spectrum.”
    —Library Journal, Starred Review

    “Anybody who thinks differently, and anybody who loves someone who thinks differently, will find this collection invaluable.”
    —Hannah Gadsby, writer and comedian

    “An essential anthology edited and written by Autistic people . . . I can’t wait to share and recommend this book—what a gift.”
    —Alice Wong, editor of Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century

    Table Of Contents

    Foreword
    Jess Wilson

    Letter from the Editors

    Early Memories, Childhood, and Education

    1
    Acknowledge Vulnerability; Presume Competence
    B. Martin Allen

    2
    It’s Us Against the World, Kid
    Brigid Rankowski

    3
    What Autistic Girls Wish Their Parents Knew About Friendship
    Jane Strauss

    4
    What Your Daughter Deserves: Love, Safety, and the Truth
    Kassiane Asasumasu

    5
    What I Wish You Knew
    Katie Levin

    6
    Change the World, Not Your Child
    Lei Wiley-Mydske

    7
    Empathy and Non-Verbal Cues
    Dusya Lyubovskaya

    8
    The First Time I Heard of Autism
    Anonymous

    9
    What I Wish My Parents Knew About Being Their Autistic Daughter
    Heidi Wangelin

    10
    A Particular Way of Being
    Karen Lean

    Acceptance and Adaptation

    11
    A Daughter’s Journey: Lessons, Honesty, and Love
    Jennifer St. Jude

    12
    Still Your Child
    Ondrea Marisa Robinson

    13
    Perfect in an Imperfect World
    Haley Moss

    14
    Who Gets to Be Diagnosed? And Who Does It Serve?
    Victoria M. Rodríguez-Roldán

    15
    Unconventional
    Amythest Schaber

    16
    I Wish I Wasn’t So Hard on Myself Back Then
    Kayla Smith

    17
    Ten Things I Wish My Parents Had Known When I Was Growing Up
    Amelia “Mel” Evelyn Voicy Baggs

    18
    I Am an Autistic Woman
    Amy Sequenzia

    19
    The View from Outside the Window
    HW

    20
    Finding Me: The Journey to Acceptance
    Morénike Giwa Onaiwu

    21
    Autism, Self-Acceptance, and Hope
    Lynne Soraya

    Intersectional Identity and Finding Community

    22
    Keep Her Safe; Let Her Fly Free
    Maxfield Sparrow

    23
    Tell Me I’m Autistic
    Anonymous

    24
    Autism, Sensory Experiences, and Family Culture
    Mallory Cruz

    25
    Safe Harbors in a Difficult World
    Kayla Rodriguez

    26
    Give Your Daughters Autistic Community
    Jean Winegardner

    27
    A Parents’ Guide to Being Transgender and Autistic
    Alexandra Forshaw

    28
    On Surviving Loneliness and Isolation, and Learning to Live with Loss
    Lydia X. Z. Brown

    29
    There’s a Place
    Emily Paige Ballou

    Conclusion
    Beth Ryan

    About the Editors
    Contributors
    Acknowledgments
    Notes

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