{"id":11412,"date":"2025-05-27T02:35:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T02:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdspress.ca\/?page_id=11412"},"modified":"2026-04-11T05:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T05:00:08","slug":"being-an-autistic-parent","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cdspress.ca\/?page_id=11412","title":{"rendered":"Being an Autistic Parent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Editor:<\/strong> Luke Beardon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editor:<\/strong> Dean Worton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editor:<\/strong> Kleio Cossburn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISBN<\/strong>: 978-1-7778018-4-7<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Preface<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dean Worton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Preface<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Table of Contents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Table of Contents<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chapter One: Welcome to Parenting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Wenn Larson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page 3-13<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter One<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chapter Two: Life Of An Aspie Single Mum Raising Her 4 Year Old Son<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Amy Swan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page 14-16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter Two<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chapter Three: Maternity, Breastfeeding and Autism<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Catherine Curtis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page 17-25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter Four: Always Learning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Anna Nibbs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page 26-41<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter Five: Being An Aspie Parent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Melody Rule<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page 42-45<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter Six: Being Mum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Hendrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page 46-49<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter Seven: Noise, Toys And Parenting Boys<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sara King<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page 50-58<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter Seven<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chapter Eight: Autism and Parenting – A Match Made In Heaven \u2026 Er, Hell\u2026Er, Hang On, Am I Really A Parent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Atul Movelis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page 59-63<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter Eight<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chapter Nine: Autistic At The Gate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rhi-Lloyd Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page 64-69<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter Nine<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chapter Ten: The Double Edged Sword Of Adult Diagnosis And Why It Benefits Your Whole Family<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Helen Bisson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page 70-76<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter Ten<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chapter Eleven: On Becoming Autistic: A Parent\u2019s Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Kelly Searsmith <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page 77-79<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter Eleven<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chapter Twelve: You\u2019re Our World My Boy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hayley Morgan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page 80-83<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter Twelve<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chapter Thirteen: Square Pegs, Round Holes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

David Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page 84-91<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter Thirteen<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chapter Fourteen: My Experiences \u2013 Challenges And Strategies Of Being An Autistic Parent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Claire Brown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page 92-106<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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