Goodbye, Short Bus

Jennifer Witten

• 01 januari 2015
• 9781483547718

Samenvatting:

Today, one out of fifty boys is diagnosed with autism—an alarming situation that affects thousands of families and needs to be addressed. Parents are left with many unanswered questions about how to help their child, and they often receive little guidance in their journey down a road filled with gray answers. Jennifer Witten knows firsthand what it feels like to be overwhelmed with this sort of news and to fear the unknown. In 2010, when her son, Matthew, was diagnosed with autism, Jennifer’s world was shattered, followed by years trudging through mountains of paperwork, unanswered questions, hours of therapy, and sleepless nights as she sought to heal her son. In the end, she learned firsthand what it takes to conquer an autism diagnosis. In Goodbye, Short Bus, Jennifer shares how she explored and discovered healing beyond Western medicine’s limits. Embark with her on the emotional, insightful, and inspiring journey of how she found her son hidden behind autism—a success once thought impossible. Goodbye, Short Bus offers a rare glimpse into what goes on behind closed doors for a family with an autistic child. This book will: Raise questions you may have never considered Provide the answers you are seeking Bring awareness about your own personal growth, which could save your marriage and family Shed light on how to embrace your life and your autistic child Goodbye, Short Bus is a story of how when life’s biggest storm hits, a family’s love and bond cannot be broken.