A thirteen-year-old autistic girl and her mother describe through poetry and prose her struggles with autism and her attempts to live life to the fullest despite her diagnosis. "Me / I sometimes fear / That people cannot understand / That I hear. / And I know / That they don't believe I go / To every extreme / To try to express / My need to talk. / If only they could walk / In my shoes / They would share my news: / I am in here. / And trying to speak...

An essential guide for managing all aspects of a childs autism in the crucial stage after diagnosis.

"Temple Grandin wasn't officially diagnosed with autism until she was in her 40s, but she knew at an early age that she was different from her family and classmates. She couldn't show affection, she acted out when noises or other stimuli overwhelmed her, and she only felt comfortable when spending time with the animals on her aunt's ranch. But instead of seeing her differences as limitations, Temple used them to guide her education and career in animal...