I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley.

I expected this to be "just another help book".. but honestly, it was written differently. It addressed questions directly, which made the entire book that much easier to follow. It was informative, but not in a boring way.

I received an ARC of this book from Kobo Writing Life via NetGalley, this review is my personal opinion.


As Special Needs Teacher, but most important as aunt of a beautiful boy who is recently have being diagnosed with Autism, I truly like how Dr. Shraon Mitchell shared her knowledge, I believe that this book it is no doubt a great resource, especially when we find so many information on the internet and also the number of myths in our society. With 31 chapters, short ones, which is great since you can digest all this new information little by little. And also these questions are very helpful because they involved all the areas of developing of the child. I recommend this book because Dra Sharon Mitchell talks from both side professional and personal, so I believe that gives her a good balance in what she wrote in her book.

For full enclosure: I am not a parent, although I hope to be one some day. I am autistic though, and that is what peaked my interest for this book. Autism itself is, to me, a special interest of sorts, especially since there is so much information out there for parents that does not always seem to have the best interest of the autistic person at heart.

That is why I am so happy with this book! Right from the start - where it states that everything should be done to not harm the child - it combines options and facts with the voices of autistic people. It is clear about ABA being harmful, without condemning parents who have seen it as their only option, but rather steering them in the direction of better options. It has tons of useful links and places where parents can find good information, and/or ask the input from actually autistic people on certain issues. With that, it pulls out all advantages of the format as well.

Thank you, Dr. Mitchell, for writing this book. It is much needed.
Thank you ASD Publishing and Netgalley for the chance to read and review this book.

I love the way this book is broken down into specific questions, which makes it extremely easy to use as a reference material to look back on when new situations arise. As a parent whose child has just recently been diagnosed, Books like this are so helpful and doesn’t make me so overwhelmed. I know I will be able to use this book for many years to come.