The Journey to Normal: Our Family’s Life with Autism by I.D. Johnson, eBook 2014; an Extended Review with < My Thoughts > by Sara Luker
(2% indicates the eReader book location, instead of page reference numbers).
2% No one ever expects their first child to be born with differences. As a mother, it is certainly something I considered, something I worried about, but never something I actually expected to confront.
3% I work as a Reading Interventionist and a Response to Intervention Coordinator in elementary school. Every day, I work with students who struggle academically and/or socially. I have had experiences with children with all sorts of disabilities, to intellectual disabilities, to autism.
< My Thoughts > ….because of so many differences, one may not recognize differences in their own child.
Usually parent and teacher observations of a child’s differences from their peers overlap. In other words, what the parent sees at home, the teacher usually sees in the classroom. Autistic-like differences, such as: no eye contact, no peer or parent interaction, no interest in the activities of others, using gestures instead of language to have needs met, preference for sameness and rigid routines.
3% Hopefully, through my experiences I can show you that it is okay to have some doubts about whether or not your child needs assistance, and I can show you why it cannot hurt to have your child evaluated…
The other reason I decided to write our story down is because I believe Sophie’s story is one of hope and triumph.
(2% indicates the eReader book location, instead of page reference numbers).
2% No one ever expects their first child to be born with differences. As a mother, it is certainly something I considered, something I worried about, but never something I actually expected to confront.
3% I work as a Reading Interventionist and a Response to Intervention Coordinator in elementary school. Every day, I work with students who struggle academically and/or socially. I have had experiences with children with all sorts of disabilities, to intellectual disabilities, to autism.
< My Thoughts > ….because of so many differences, one may not recognize differences in their own child.
Usually parent and teacher observations of a child’s differences from their peers overlap. In other words, what the parent sees at home, the teacher usually sees in the classroom. Autistic-like differences, such as: no eye contact, no peer or parent interaction, no interest in the activities of others, using gestures instead of language to have needs met, preference for sameness and rigid routines.
3% Hopefully, through my experiences I can show you that it is okay to have some doubts about whether or not your child needs assistance, and I can show you why it cannot hurt to have your child evaluated…
The other reason I decided to write our story down is because I believe Sophie’s story is one of hope and triumph.
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