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Multicoloured Mayhem: Parenting the Many Shades of Adolescents and Children With Autism, Asperger Syndrome and Ad/Hd

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Jacqui Jackson is a single mother with seven children, four of whom are autistic.this is not a sob story about the difficulties she faces but one which shows people that living with autistic spectrum disorders is all about embracing the positive. Through reading the book she shows the strength she has had dealing with autism in the family.

she writes with great humour to give a refreshing and insightful view of autism whilst providing great tip sections on adolescence, holidays, sibling rivalry and all other factors involved in family life and in particular a family with autistic children.

the book deals with the issues surrounding autism, asperger syndrome and AD/HD.

this book is great for parents, siblings, professionals carers and gives a real insight into autism instead of spouting off facts and figures.

After all the parent is the professional on their child at the end of the day. for anybody with a large family this is a must read, and for everybody else it is too!!! it is a modern parenting book for the 21st century!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish, i wasnt able to put it down! I especially like Jacqui's anecdotes about the 'girls' relationship with the 'boys' in their family, as the girls seem so charming and delightful, whereas the boys often sound like little terrors! Far from complaining about this however, jacqui takes real life situations which may sometimes be the absolute opposite of comical, and changes them into hysterical tales. an altogether fascinating book!