Reason Six.

Finding Father: A Journey of Faith on the Autism Spectrum

When Ron died four years ago, my autistic adult son couldn’t accept the “forever death” of his dad. He insisted that if we did the right things in the right way and went to the right places, we could find his father and bring him back. It was a process known as “magical thinking”. It took me two years to write the first draft, and another year to edit it with a coach. I’m still working on edits, but really want to see this book published as a help to others who grieve in a different way.

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