Autism and Family: Telling the Whole Story

How does your child's diagnosis affect your family? Where do you find other parents or caregivers facing similar joys and challenges? Kate Swenson writes that autism "affects the whole entire family," and notes that it was nearly impossible for her to find an autism community when her son Cooper was first diagnosed. Parenting Impossible Host Annette Hines talks with Swenson about creating the blog, Finding Cooper's Voice to be a shared space for families like hers that has reached thousands.  This spring, Swenson published her memoir, Forever Boy, about Cooper's world and how she navigates motherhood with four children. Hines and Swenson discuss the challenges of using an online forum to share about autism, and how publishing a book allowed Swenson more control of the narrative of her family's experience to tell the whole story. Swenson's writing creates an authentic, open, and honest space that truly resonates with others.  We are thankful that Swenson is so generous in sharing her stories to be an advocate and create an online space for the autism community through her blog, Facebook, and Instagram, and we highly recommend Forever Boy as your next read.  You can find her book on amazon and learn more about Swenson and her family at www.findingcoopersvoice.com.

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