I am looking at this book on my desk and so many thoughts are running through my head on how I should introduce Laura Shumaker the author. I am struck by the title; “A Regular Guy”, and how it rings true for parents with children of special needs. How important it is for them to [...]
Today’s featured author is Rebecca Faust of the book Dark Card. She is a parent of a teen with Asperger’s Syndrome and has done volunteer work in advocacy and grassroots political organization of parents of kids with learning challenges. Dark Card is a magnificent book of poetry, below is a poem and her explanation of the inspiration behind [...]
This week I am adding a new category to the blog for troubled teens, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Asperger’s Syndrome (AS). I do not have personal experience with either of these disabilities, but I know that 1 in every 350 kids (and 1in 80 boys) is now diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), that [...]