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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
Peer reviewedHall, Tonette – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2000
In this article, a mother shares her experience of learning that her son has autism. Coping with the diagnosis, along with the stresses of family life, are discussed, including the effect of the diagnosis on her marriage, which ended in divorce. The need to persist is emphasized. (CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Coping, Divorce
Peer reviewedRoth, Patricia H. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2001
A mother writes of her early years with her son as a single parent and the difficult years with twin younger siblings when she was trying to find a diagnosis and help for her son. Her son is 9 years old now, and she reflects on her experiences. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Coping, Infants
