Finding God in Autism: A Forty Day Devotional for Parents of Autistic Children [Paperback]

Kathy Medina (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2006

Finding no books with Biblical references to help her face the challenges of raising a child with special needs, Kathy did intense research to bring back her hope. Listening to the many preachers on TBN and doing Bible studies, she studied Scriptures to help her understand God's plan for her child's life. Doctors and teachers offered no hope and told her to brace herself for the long, dark road she was now on. Raised in a Christian home and active in her local church, she knew in her heart that the God she serves is a God of mercy.

Here are Scriptures to restore your hope, strengthen your faith and show you that God has a plan for your child's life. Scriptures to promise that God is listening to your every prayer, that He is watching the work and efforts being done on behalf of your children. Scriptures that will empower you to be strong and steadfast, reminding you that with God, nothing is impossible.

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About the Author

Kathy Medina, her husband and three children live in Clovis, California. Zack was diagnosed with autism and neurofibromatosis at age 2 ½. At age 9, Zack has made great progress by doing five years of intense home schooling. He is currently doing RDI as a home school program. Six years of chelation, supplements, diet intervention, sensory integration, vision, saunas, auditory, occupational, speech, cranio-sacral therapies and hyperbaric oxygen treatments have put Zack on the road to recovery from autism.

Product Details

• Paperback: 99 pages
• Publisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises (November 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598865633
• ISBN-13: 978-1598865639
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #438,297 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better Than Expected, May 7, 2007

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M. Welker "Mom of Three" (Saint Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Finding God in Autism: A Forty Day Devotional for Parents of Autistic Children (Paperback)

I have been profoundly changed by Kathy Medina's 40 day devotional. It comes out of her own heartbreak in discovering her son's diagnosis. As a parent of an autistic/multi-disabled child, I feel a kinship with her in this "special needs"/therapy world where I don't really want to be. How nice to have a parent deliver a mixture of hope and heartbreak in a very humble and relevant way. We may not have all the answers, but I am guessing that God's heart breaks as much as ours and just because our kids have some disabilities, doesn't mean they can't give glory to God. Kathy reminds us of this over and over again.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Peaceful, March 8, 2007

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R. Perez - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Finding God in Autism: A Forty Day Devotional for Parents of Autistic Children (Paperback)

This book will bring you peace in the caos of Autism, and really help your focus stay on God!

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A nice Prayer Journal, August 7, 2007

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teacher "student" (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Finding God in Autism: A Forty Day Devotional for Parents of Autistic Children (Paperback)

The author may be planting a hope in some parents that can crush those who are not strong in their faith in God. It is common for parents who just had their child diagnosed with Autism, grasp at anything to "fix" their child. While I do believe that God can Heal or "fix" people I have learned that God is God and has a plan for all of us even if we don't agree, or give Him permission.
As you read this book and even pray through it, please remember, God loves us and knows the big picture for our lives. The diagnosis of Autism is NOT a death sentence, only a new experience.