As part of Autism Awareness Month, Time author Alexandra Sifferlin put together a collection of four powerful and extremely personal pieces written on autism and autism spectrum disorders. These stories not only allow readers to develop a better understanding of what a diagnosis of ASD means, but they also provide insight into the life and challenges families affected by an ASD experience every day.
While the first story, "Reaching My Autistic Son, Through Disney" by Ron Suskind was previously mentioned in the Psych In The News - Week 9 post, it is definitely worth a read if you haven't yet checked it out!
Sifferlin also gives worthy mention of three other stories including "Catch Me If You Can" by Dean King (about an autistic and nonverbal child who went missing), "Navigating Love and Autism" by Amy Harmon (a story about autism and love and dating), and "Autism's First Child" by John Donvan and Caren Zucker (about the first person who was ever diagnosed with autism). All worth a read!
While the first story, "Reaching My Autistic Son, Through Disney" by Ron Suskind was previously mentioned in the Psych In The News - Week 9 post, it is definitely worth a read if you haven't yet checked it out!
Sifferlin also gives worthy mention of three other stories including "Catch Me If You Can" by Dean King (about an autistic and nonverbal child who went missing), "Navigating Love and Autism" by Amy Harmon (a story about autism and love and dating), and "Autism's First Child" by John Donvan and Caren Zucker (about the first person who was ever diagnosed with autism). All worth a read!
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