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Connie Torisky and I have sons with autism; hers is the oldest of four children, mine is the youngest. What follows is a reflection on that experience. Although autism is a relatively rare disability, I believe my reflection has validity for any mother of a disabled child.
I came to the conclusion that it has definitely altered my parenting, and that when the autistic child is the first child—you are just learning parenting for the very first time, you are unsure of who you are as a parent—and you are learning the ropes with a defective educational toy. Connie Torisky, National Society for Autistic Children
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Akerley, M.S. (1990). Mothers of Exceptional Children. In: Spurlock, J., Robinowitz, C.B. (eds) Women’s Progress. Women in Context. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0855-1_8
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