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Peer reviewedBiernat, Kathy A. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2000
In this article, the mother of a son with autism shares her struggle to get a diagnosis, choose the right treatment, and face an unknown future for her son Luke, now age 5. Her worries about discrimination, neighborhood acceptance, and the effects of Luke's autism on his siblings are discussed. (CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Coping, Family Life
