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As the grandparent of a recently diagnosed autistic child, Davida Hartman's book is a new addition to my reference library. Rather than lecturing about dry facts, he lets those on the spectrum speak for themselves. Applause for the author and the unique perspective that he provides on a complex, and often confusing, subject.

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This was a complimentary copy courtesy of netgalley - thank you

This was of interest as I have an autistic nephew

A great little book - lots of interesting information, perceptions of autism and how to deal with the initial awkwardness

Also, I feel it gets the conversation going and blasts some perceptions people have generally about the condition

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An okay look at Autism in an easy to read format.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

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Very nice book and quite informative without too much jargon. Its great to dip in and out of with your child and has helped our family

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This is an excellent resource. It helped a lot to understand a family member that was recently diagnosed.

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My six year old son was diagnosed with autism a little over a year ago. All the forms that I have filled out have always read quite negatively but I've come away feeling completely empowered and positive after reading this book.

I would recommend it to everyone, not just people with an autistic person in their life, because it's a great tool for understanding. It was good to read Q&As from people with autism, I've noted all of the books and YouTube videos to pick up and watch and I feel totally equipped to have the conversation with my son now.

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Very interesting and useful source of information for anyone dealing with this subject. It was very informative and answers many questions you may have and more

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This book is a good insite to autism and I really enjoyed reading this and learning and understanding autism more.

I read this book as I have a 3yr old who is very emotional and school are going to look into getting diagnosed as on the spectrum

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Excellent!
The "not wanting to label " translation is " your drowning ,but we don't want to admit ,you were drowning " . As someone who got that excuse for no diagnosis I can say "Rubbish!"
I had a breakdown in secondary school as a result of that .
Review will be on my blog for the publication of the book.

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