I Am In Here: The Journey Of A Child With Autism Who Cannot Speak But Finds Her Voice (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
Wow! I am a mother with a son with autism. And while it is his struggle, it is our families' struggle also. This book is a powerful journey, not just the story that Virginia and Elizabeth tell us but the experience of reading this book is a journey. I am hopeful. I am empowered. I am thankful for the many people God has sent us to provide His healing. Thank you, for renewing my focus. I want to be a "how" person. Those that know me know that I am not much of a reader as it seems to take me months to finish reading books. However I found that once I starting reading this book, I couldn’t put it down. Thank you, Dr. Ed Sonnenberg of Flanders Pediatric Dentistry LLC, for recommending this book to me.I highly recommend this book to anyone that has worked with special needs folks as well as those that have or know folks that have autism. In reading this book, I kept thinking of my BFF’s nephew JJ as well as one particular Special Olympics Athlete with Autism named Tina. I met Tina in 2008 at the Area 3 Bowling meet. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen Tina, but wherever she is, I hope she knows that I knew she was “in there”. Five months after the bowling meet, I received a letter from Newton High School, where Tina went to school. When I opened it, the letter read, “Dear Mrs. Karpf, Thank you for helping me at Special Olympics. love tina”. Now I’m not sure if, like Elizabeth, Tina uses a letter board, but regardless, I’d like to think that I touched Tina’s life in a way that she has touched mine. My wish is that one day there will be more research to the causes of autism as well as a medical test that can diagnose autism along with a “cure”.
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Inspiring....A must read for parents with a child on the spectrum.
—nsnunag
