Apps for Autism

Want to know more about all those apps everyone keeps talking about? Want to know how to evaluate apps for your child with autism? Shannon Des Roches Rosa is a mother, writer, and advocate for autism and special needs. She is also a former software producer for Electronic Arts and The Learning Company. Last year, she wrote a guest post on Moms with Apps' blog suggesting tips on evaluating apps.

To see this post, go to: http://momswithapps.com/2010/08/04/characteristics-of-great-apps-for-kids-with-autism/

A Child's Journey

A Child's Journey Out of Autism: One Family's Story of Living in Hope and Finding a Cure by Leeann Whiffen is the story of a family's struggle with autism. Whiffen explores what treatments eased her son Clay's symptoms, where they found support, and how the family conquered the toughest challenge of their life.

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Sons Grow Up

Miracle Run: Watching my Autistic Sons Grow Up--And Take Their First Steps Into Adulthood by Corrine Morgan-Thomas is the true story of a single mother, barely making ends meet and who could hardly afford the expensive doctors for her twins, Stephen and Phillip, that were diagnosed with autism. This mother, however, manages on her own to keep her boys out of institutions and in regular school and aids in their journey of growing up to lead happy lives. This book was also made into a Lifetime movie in 2004.

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