
Sincerely, Your Autistic Child
What People on the Autism Spectrum Wish Their Parents Knew About Growing Up, Acceptance, and Identity
Beacon Press · Print & ebook · March 30, 2021
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.
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- Who it’s for
- Direct, practical, and grounded in lived experience, this keeps the focus on what parents often miss.
- Genres
- Autism Spectrum, Parenting Special Needs
- Published
- Beacon Press, March 30, 2021
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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.
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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.
What Lands
Direct, practical, and grounded in lived experience, this keeps the focus on what parents often miss.
Come here for
- autistic voices in direct address
- parenting, acceptance, identity
Expect
- specialist-friendly framing
- teens, family, and identity in one place
Where it sits
| Autism Spectrum | 93% |
|---|---|
| Parenting Special Needs | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Parenting Special Needs
- Autism Spectrum
- Authors
- Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network, Emily Paige Ballou, Sharon daVanport
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Published
- March 30, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Parenting Special Needs