This is book tells the story of a family with a child named Noah that is Autistic. Josh Greenfeld is an author by trade but displays a unique perspective on his families struggles with Noah. He has chosen to write this book as a collection of journal entries, as he says in the opening, "Let me cull some entries from my journal, for although often muddled and uninformed, I think they can best communicate who we are as people, and the nature and quality of the experience." I believe that by using this approach he has done a masterful job in conveying the genuine emotional struggles that a family with a child who is disabled might go through.

The story is set up with the author painting a picture of he and his wife Foumi are as people, as all too human people with their frailties and complexities. Greenfeld even goes as far as to admit that had his wife and him had the money they would have aborted Noah. I was quite surprised by the raw truth that he d

Some thought provoking things come out of this story. At one point, a friend suggests that they cannot wrap their life's around Noah and his disability that they must find time for themselves. The idea of respite care is never more poignant then in this situation. Another example of the difficulties that the family of an autistic child faces is driven home in an argument with a doctor in which he suggests that perhaps they are to concerned with Noah and should consider having another child. Josh responds that Noah is like having ten children and the doctor nods in agreement and this end the argument. This was a wonderful book one which I think that special educators should read to better understand the struggles that are faced at home, to better understand the perspective of the parents that we will be meeting with throughout our careers.

As most literature suggests Noah is quite normal at birth and continues this way for the first 6 months. Now here it is important to recognize the complexities involved with being second time parents and worrying that you are be

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Approximate Word count = 721
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)