What I Wish I'd Known about Raising a Child with Autism

Bobbi Sheahan, mother of a child with autism, and psychologist Kathy DeOrnellas, Ph.D., did not write this book to lecture you on how to parent your child. Instead, they offer themselves as your scouts in the field, who have valuable information to share—from the moment you realize your kid is different ("My, what a quiet baby I have!"), to the self-righteous moms on the playground, to holding your marriage together in the realm of routines.

They candidly tackle ASD issues such as:

Picky Eating
Bedtime Battles
Potty Training
Speech Delays
Discipline
Early Intervention
Sibling Rivalry
And much more!

Bobbi Sheahan is a mom who teamed up with her child's psychologist to write What I Wish I'd Known About Raising a Child With Autism: A Mom and a Psychologist Offer Heartfelt Advice for the First Five Years. She wrote this book to spare other parents some of the pain, discouragement, and confusion that can accompany the early years of parenting a child who has or may have autism. This is her third book.

Kathy DeOrnellas, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist who worked closely with the Sheahan family for many years. In addition to having a private counseling practice, she is also a Licensed Specialist in School Psychology, a National Health Service Provider, and a Professional Art Therapist.

Coming soon!

Preface

Chapter 1 Our Journey from Cluelessness to Partial Enlightenment

Chapter 2 Autism 101

Chapter 3 In the Beginning

Chapter 4 The Causes of Autism

Chapter 5 The Basics ... with a Twist of Autism

Chapter 6 My Kid, She's Not Much of a Talker

Chapter 7 My, What a High Pain Tolerance You Have ... and What Sensitive Ears

Chapter 8 What Can I Do about These Weird Behaviors?

Chapter 9 Reading, Writing, and Lining Up Her Toys

Chapter 10 If I’ve Told You Once, I’ve Told You a Million Times!

Chapter 11 My Child and Other People

Chapter 12 Talk about It

Chapter 13 There Is No Finish Line

Afterword

Bobbi's Annotated Bibliography

About the Authors