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Build Upon Strength Instead of Weakness

August 28, 2014 by Jolene Philo

If only I had read this book early in my teaching career. That was my thought as I turned the last page of Kristine Barnett's book, The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing, Genius, and Autism. Her tale of her two-year-old son's autism diagnosis, his downhill slide into silence, and her decision to build upon strength in him rather than always remediating his weaknesses resonated with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Book Reviews, Jolene Philo Tagged With: autism, Jake Barnett, Kristine Barnett, parenting, The Spark

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