A “special” endorsement…
I’m honored to have received an endorsement from Special Needs Book Review. Here’s a sample of the first few paragraphs:
“Siblings of children with special needs often say it is difficult growing up in a family where one child, because of his challenging needs, takes so much of their parents time and energy. Most parenting books about raising a child with special needs include strategies to make the siblings feel loved, included, and an important part of their family. We were happy to learn of another guide book for parents. This one is this handbook Asperger’s Sibling Support: 15 Practical Tips for Parents/Caregivers by Trish Thorpe. It provides parents and caregivers with advice for supporting siblings of a child with Asperger’s syndrome.
The author is in her fifties; therefore, unfortunately when she and her older brother were growing up, their parents were not aware that their son had Asperger’s syndrome. You will be able to relate to Ms. Thorpe’s story if you were like many others growing up in 1960s and 1970s with an undiagnosed family member who was on the autism spectrum.
To write “Asperger’s Sibling Support: 15 Practical Tips for Parents/Caregivers,” Ms. Thorpe used her personal experience growing up in the shadow of her Aspie brother and the insight gained from years of counseling she required to sort out the family dynamics.
We thank Trish Thorpe for writing to us about her handbook outlining the importance of parental support and guidance for special needs siblings and agreeing to a guest post introducing her book. We look forward to learning more about Ms. Thorpe as she has agreed to take part in our Author Interview Series.”
Here’s a link to the full post:
I’ll be sure to post next week’s interview here.
