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Category Archives: jordanl
Rules by Cynthia Lord
Rules for David: If the bathroom door is closed, knock! Say “thank you” when someone gives you a present (even if you don’t like it). No toys in the fish tank. These are just a few of the rules that … Continue reading
Dark Eye by William Bernhardt
Dark Eye. Just for entertainment. A cross between Silence of the Lambs and Rainman. Darcy, a 25-year-old autistic savant, assists burned out and depressed police detective Susan Pulaski with solving a string of violent murders and helps catch the serial … Continue reading
The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
Do you enjoy considering the possibilities? With this book, set in the near future, the author, a parent of a child with autism, addresses the question “What is normal?” What happens to those who aren’t “normal”? It is a powerful … Continue reading
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Christopher John Francis Boone, age fifteen, lives in England and has autism. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is the story of how his neighbor’s dog died and what happened to Christopher’s parent’s relationship. Through Christopher’s eyes … Continue reading
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A Fool’s Gold Christmas by Susan Mallery
When a serious injury sends Evie Stryker to Fool’s Gold where her estranged brothers and mother have made their home, Evie finds herself at a crossroads. Evie left Fool’s Gold, and the family where she never seemed to fit in, … Continue reading
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Lullaby by Amanda Hocking
Book two in the Watersong trilogy, Lullaby, picks right up where Wake left off. Harper is desperate to find her sixteen-year-old sister Gemma who has run off with Penn, Thea, and Lexi after a horrific fight where Penn turns into … Continue reading
The Partner’s Guide to Asperger Syndrome by Susan Moreno
The authors, all with extensive experience in working with individuals with ASD, interviewed over 100 couples in which one partner has ASD and the other is non-spectrum (NS) in an effort to provide insight and guidance to those NS partners … Continue reading
I Wish I were Engulfed in Flames: My Insane Life Raising Two Boys With Autism by Jeni Decker
Jeni Decker, mother of two and independent filmmaker has found herself living a life she never imagined: raising two sons both with diagnoses on the autism spectrum, the wife of a husband who doesn’t know what to do with these … Continue reading
Gravity Pulls You In: Perspectives on Parenting Children on the Autism Spectrum
Editors Anderson & Forman, both writers and parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), have compiled an anthology of essays and verse detailing experiences with ASD either as parents, teachers, advocates and therapists. All of the contributors are experienced … Continue reading
What Happened to Hannah by Mary Kay McComas
I had never read a Mary Kay McComas book before and I was delightfully surprised at what a good story What Happened to Hannah turned out to be. Twenty years ago, Hannah Benson, at the tender of 17, left her … Continue reading
