“Ten Things Every Child With Autism Wishes You Knew” by Ellen Notbohm. Get your hands on a copy NOW.

We have read countless books, research articles, journals, magazine articles, memoirs, synopses and lecture notes about Autism Spectrum Disorders. NOTHING is quite like this. Ellen Notbohm breaks down her top 10 things parents, teachers, therapists, friends, family members and people of the community need to know about Autism. She intelligently, humorously and compassionately does this is in a way that is so incredibly moving and that just makes perfect sense.

She uses her son’s personal experiences and puts herself in her son’s shoes to speak to the world about the most important things about ASD. It is magical.

She breaks down the “Ten Things” into chapters:
1. I am first and foremost a child
2. My sensory perceptions are disordered
3. Distinguish between won’t and can’t
4. I am a concrete thinker. I interpret language literally
5. Be patient with my limited vocabulary
6. Because language is so difficult for me, I am very visually oriented
7. Focus and build on what I can do rather than what I can’t do
8. Help me with social interactions
9. Identify what triggers my meltdowns
10. Love me unconditionally

If you are reading this blog…..if you aren’t reading this blog…..we recommend you read this book. It’s a quick read, only about 100 pages long, big print. You can knock it out fast. But boy is it powerful. You will want to buy a copy for everyone you know.

Enjoy every page!

~KidSpeak, LLC
Laura & Amanda
www.kidspeakdallas.com