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Summary: AS Dad Eats Artichoke in One Setting
Review: I'm not sure if the general readership will relate to the arcane topic, but for the rest of us with AS kids, Echo's experiences are like a highlight (and sometimes, lowlight) reel of our own lives. Our Ryan doesn't have Jimmy's IQ and his obsessions are not as benign, but it's nice to know that we are not alone in our struggles to interpret the world for our dear child. Along the way, we have learned much about the meaning of life as well, including the lesson that we should never be judgmental even when we think we have the facts.
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Summary: a much needed book for both parents and professionals
Review: I've been waiting for this book for many months and now that I have it, it was worth the wait. This book is one that I can relate to all too well. It is one that I have both laughed and cried over, as it gives many examples of how a child with Asperger's thinks and why he may do what he does. It is also one that reminds me that I am not alone as the mother of a son with Asperger's Syndrome. I will be recommending this book to my son's teachers as a "must read". It will give them a better understanding of my son and of myself. I am very grateful to Echo and Jimmy for having the courage to share their story.
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Summary: A "must read"
Review: If you are a parent ( or teacher) of a child with Aspergers this is a must read. A well-written book. Echo Fling articulates things that I was never able to verbalize. I have a 6 yr old son who is currently undergoing an extensive evaluation and appears to (be) have Aspergers. I could relate to much of what was written. It is a good basic book to start the process of learning about this develpmental disability.
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Summary: Another Mom's Perspective Helps
Review: Kudos to Echo Fling for having the courage to put her and her family's struggle out there for the public to read! Reading this book I couldn't help but think, has somebody been spying on me the past 8 years and put my life in a book?My wonderful AS son Alex is 8 years old today and I wouldn't change him for anything in the world! Thank you Echo!
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Summary: Stands above the rest
Review: Ms. Fling details her son's journey to the AS diagnosis. I see so much of my own son in hers, and her outcome gives me hope for my own son. Extremely well written - she had me laughing on one page, and crying the next - and her account gave me hope for a positive outcome for my own child.
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Summary: A must-read for parents with AS and HFA children!
Review: Ms. Fling details her son's journey to the AS diagnosis. I see so much of my own son in hers, and her outcome gives me hope for my own son. Extremely well written - she had me laughing on one page, and crying the next - and her account gave me hope for a positive outcome for my own child.
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Summary: A Mirror of Our Experience
Review: My son has Asperger's. This account by Echo Fling of her own Asperger's experience mirrors our families experiences and our home life almost exactly. I fought back tears a number of times while reading this account. To see that someone else has experienced and understands the world our family lives in is compelling and was strikingly emotional to me, because most people just don't understand what it's like and how all consuming living with an Asperger's child is. Her antedotes about her husbands acceptance process mirrors my own, the Asperger's discovery process was exactly like ours, and my son is the same age as hers was when the story ended. What will the next chapter of the story be? It's nice to know that we're not discovering that alone.
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Summary: Sensitive and Compelling
Review: My son has not been diagnosed with AS, but has many Asperger-like features. I found Echo Fling's descriptions of Jimmy and her faith in him literally "echoing" those of my own son. The book is never mawkish nor is it unrealistic. Raising a kid like this is tough but Echo Fling points out the beauty in Jimmy and kids like him and makes a passionate plea for society to recognize the gifts these kids can share. If only books like this had a wider audience and more publishing clout behind them, there might be better interventions and programs available for kids with AS and similar learning issues. Hopefully, that day will come. Books like this will help.
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Summary: extremely helpful
Review: My son has recently been diagnosed with Asperger's and this book was a blessing in diguise. I now understand what my son is going through. I loved how the book read, it wasn't a text book, but rather a heartfelt story of a boy and his family living with Aspergers.
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Summary: I'm not alone
Review: My son has recently been diagnosed with Asperger's and this book was a blessing in diguise. I now understand what my son is going through. I loved how the book read, it wasn't a text book, but rather a heartfelt story of a boy and his family living with Aspergers.
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