title: Thinking Person's Guide To Autism
author:  Shannon Des Roches Rosa 
description: Refreshingly free of dogma, disinformation, and heavy-handed agendas, The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism is an oasis of sanity, compassion, and hope for people on the spectrum and those who love them. --Steve Silberman, senior writer for Wired magazine and autism/neurodiversity blogger for the Public Library of Science<br /><br />This is a book of HOPE. The underlying message is that however tough things may be, however difficult they may get, don't give up. Things can and generally, but not always will get better and there are resources available and people willing to help you give your child the best possible life. I believe this book may be the turning point in the lives of many parents of autistic children, but what do I know? I am an autistic adult and I contributed --Rory Patton, self-advocate, Springing Tiger<br /><br />When Hank got his autism diagnosis, they gave us a binder from Autism Speaks. [Thinking Person's Guide to Autism] is the book I wish we'd been given. --Colin Meloy of The Decemberists and Wildwood
zlib_text: Praise for Martin Pistorius and Ghost Boy
  Reading this book brought me much closer to my son Logan, who has
  severe autism and is unable to speak. My understanding of Logan’s
  personal challenges were greatly clarified by Martin Pistorius’ ability to
  commit his experiences to writing. For anyone whose life has been
  touched by someone with communication challenges this book is a must!
  — Glen Dobbs, president, 
  ProxTalker.com, LLC
  Martin’s story not only typifies a person with great depth and humanity,
  but also of a great aptitude for life. This book is a must-read.
  — Erna Alant, professor and 
  Otting Chair in Special 
  Education, Indiana 
  University, Bloomington, 
  USA
  It is my sincere opinion that this book be required reading for anyone that
  works with children that have disabilities or is considering working in the
  field. Martin illustrates the person behind the disability as a “whole being”
  and it will change the way people with little experience in the field look at
  those with physical