Sincerely, your autistic child : what people on the autism spectrum wish their parents knew about growing up, acceptance, and identity / edited by Emily Paige Ballou, Sharon daVanport, and Morénike Giwa Onaiwu.
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- ISBN: 9780807025680
- ISBN: 0807025682
- Physical Description: xvi, 208 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, 2021
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General Note: | "Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network"--Title page. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208). |
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Sincerely, Your Autistic Child : What People on the Autism Spectrum Wish Their Parents Knew about Growing up, Acceptance, and Identity
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Sincerely, Your Autistic Child : What People on the Autism Spectrum Wish Their Parents Knew about Growing up, Acceptance, and Identity
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Foreword Jess Wilson | p. ix | |
Letter from the Editors | p. xiii | |
Early Memories, Childhood, and Education | ||
1 | Acknowledge Vulnerability; Presume Competence B. Martin Allen | p. 3 |
2 | It's Us Against the World, Kid Brigid Rankowski | p. 7 |
3 | What Autistic Girls Wish Their Parents Knew About Friendship Jane Strauss | p. 13 |
4 | What Your Daughter Deserves: Love, Safety, and the Truth Kassiane Asasumasu | p. 21 |
5 | What I Wish You Knew Katie Levin | p. 27 |
6 | Change the World, Not Your Child Lei Wiley-Mydske | p. 31 |
7 | Empathy and Non-Verbal Cues Dusya Lyubovskaya | p. 35 |
8 | The First Time I Heard of Autism Anonymous | p. 39 |
9 | What I Wish My Parents Knew About Being Their Autistic Daughter Heidi Wangelin | p. 41 |
10 | A Particular Way of Being Karen Lean | p. 47 |
Acceptance and Adaptation | ||
11 | A Daughter's Journey: Lessons, Honesty, and Love Jennifer St. Jude | p. 57 |
12 | Still Your Child Ondrea Marisa Robinson | p. 71 |
13 | Perfect in an Imperfect World Haley Moss | p. 75 |
14 | Who Gets to Be Diagnosed? And Who Does It Serve? Victoria M. RodrÃguez-Roldán | p. 85 |
15 | Unconventional Amythest Schaber | p. 89 |
16 | I Wish I Wasn't So Hard on Myself Back Then Kayla Smith | p. 95 |
17 | Ten Things I Wish My Parents Had Known When I Was Growing Up Amelia "Mel" Evelyn Voicy Baggs | p. 101 |
18 | I Am an Autistic Woman Amy Sequenzia | p. 111 |
19 | The View from Outside the Window HW | p. 121 |
20 | Finding Me: The Journey to Acceptance Morénike Giwa Onaiwu | p. 125 |
21 | Autism, Self-Acceptance, and Hope Lynne Soraya | p. 129 |
Intersectional identity and Finding Community | ||
22 | Keep Her Safe; Let Her Fly Free Maxfield Sparrow | p. 139 |
23 | Tell Me I'm Autistic Anonymous | p. 149 |
24 | Autism, Sensory Experiences, and Family Culture Mallory Cruz | p. 157 |
25 | Safe Harbors in a Difficult World Kayla Rodriguez | p. 167 |
26 | Give Your Daughters Autistic Community Jean Winegardner | p. 173 |
27 | A Parents' Guide to Being Transgender and Autistic Alexandra Forshaw | p. 177 |
28 | On Surviving Loneliness and Isolation, and Learning to Live with Loss Lydia X. Z. Brown | p. 183 |
29 | There's a Place Emily Paige Ballou | p. 189 |
Conclusion Beth Ryan | p. 193 | |
About the Editors | p. 196 | |
Contributors | p. 198 | |
Acknowledgments | p. 205 | |
Notes | p. 207 |