Forever Boy: A Mother's Memoir of Autism and Finding Joy

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The frustration at trying to find services and the appalling lack of help from some professionals is disturbing and yet Kate and her hubby persevered.

Kate’s journey to finding a diagnosis and supports for Cooper differs from my own, since she is from the USA, and I’m from Canada.Jamie and I were to be married in the Lutheran faith and had to give up our precious weekend free time to attend a weekend of pre-marital counseling sessions. Also, when you get the book Forever Boy, and when you're reading it and you go to do a review, hold it up to your face, get a face shot or take a picture of just the book that helps the algorithm too. You can also follow us on Facebook, subscribe for exclusive videos, and subscribe to our newsletter.

Turns out it’s remarkably easy to make a recommendation, even if that rec is a subject of massive contention in the autism community. When my now ten year old was two I discovered her blog and found it helpful to know that I wasn’t alone. I am so excited today to welcome back to the show Kate Swenson from Finding Cooper's Voice, who wrote a brand new book that's out today, April 5th, 2022. She shares it all here and on social media because, well, she remembers looking around one day, trying to find her people, and families like hers, and realizing there were none.You will laugh, you will cry, but most of all, you will understand, even just a little bit more, what this life is like from a parent's view. Her mission is to create a safe space for families of children and teens with special needs to come together and laugh, cry and support each other. It's funny, isn't it, because I think few people would wish it upon others, to experience the difficult or down times that they have had, and yet there is definitely comfort in knowing that others have gone, are going, through those times too.