Autism? Aspergers? Adhd? Add?: A Parent's Roadmap to Understanding and Support! - Paperback

by Diane Drake Burns (Author)

Suspect there's something "different" about your child? This book will help you navigate those early stages of your child's life when a diagnosis is nowhere in sight. Not knowing how to help your child can leave you totally frustrated, or frightened into inaction by a vision of what may lie ahead. Written by a mother who understands (At first, she tried with all her might to avoid her son's diagnosis ), this book humorously and gently prods parents into action, beginning with such chapters as:

• Was That the Exit to Normal?"
• Rules of the Road
• Labels - You Gotta Love 'Em
• To School or Not to School

Author Biography

Diane Drake Burns writes openly and honestly about her dogged determination to avoid all things depressing when faced with the reality of her son's differences. Graduating with an English degree from the University of Texas, Mrs. Burns spent many years writing and editing before producing her first book. Mrs. Burns lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband and three children where she continues to pursue her career as a writer.