My Son Fred-Living with Autism: How Could You

Text is a translation of the Swedish edition, Freds Bok: En mammas berattelse om nar livet vander by Ord och Tanke, 1st edition, c1998. Consumer health narrative shares emotional challenges of raising an autistic son. Tells of frustration with people's perceptions of autism, and stresses communication between parents and healthcare professionals. Softcover.

Dear Readers	9	(2)
Chapter 1 Unto us a child is born...	11	(12)
Chapter 2 People around us	23	(12)
Chapter 3 Another baby - will I dare?	35	(7)
Chapter 4 "just for today" is all I can handle	42	(10)
Chapter 5 As if he wasn't there	52	(5)
Chapter 6 Lights - camera - action!	57	(6)
Chapter 7 Pre-school	63	(17)
Chapter 8 A few minutes of rest in borrowed peace and quiet or The difference between real solutions and makeshift ones	80	(8)
Chapter 9 School	88	(17)
Chapter 10 The children's home	105	(11)
Chapter 11 It has always been us needing the staff - they have never needed us	116	(11)
Chapter 12 Are you a bad person when you can't cope any longer?	127	(17)
Chapter 13 Moving to his own apartment	144	(14)
Chapter 14 The police report	158	(7)
Chapter 15 When a member of staff leaves - is it because he or she has died?	165	(4)
Chapter 16 He's started at the day centre or The tale of budget and reality	169	(11)
Chapter 17 To forgive yourself	180	(7)
Chapter 18 My fears right now	187	(3)
Chapter 19 Moving on	190

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My Son Fred-Living with Autism: How Could You Manage? I Couldn't. I Did it Anyway

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