Not What I Expected
Help and Hope for Parents of Atypical Children

Those of us with special needs children will often tell you that it is a blessing, a gift, and an unexpected surprise, but in reality it is a quiet struggle. It is deep well of emotions that holds love, anger, rage, acceptance, faith, hope, and sadness. As a parent to three special needs children I......more

This was an incredibly helpful book to read as we await a probable autism diagnosis. Lots of ideas to ponder and things to notice in how we react to things going on in our family these days. I had to take off a star because the author clearly has a bias against homeschooling. Since we already homesc......more

What a wonderful book for parents! I found this to be such a helpful read before and after my son was diagnosed with autism. This is not a book about therapy or teaching strategies for children, but more of an emotional support for parents as they come to terms with their child's diagnosis. Simply e......more

This book is amazing.... it helps u understand what u are feeling and how to work through those feelings and also to see that rveryone processes thungs differently.......more

This was only okay. I liked the concept of the book and appreciate that the author tackled a subject that is just not written about, but ultimately I think it fell pretty far short of my expectations. The final chapter was better than the previous chapters, which is why I went with 3 stars instead o......more