Becoming a parent does not come with an instruction manual. And when your children behave differently than other children, are found to be troublesome in school, and are frequently bullied and shunned by their peers, parenthood can become a nightmare. Diane Lauer Hallman suffered in the way all loving mothers suffer watching their children struggle--but then she began to research the characteristics of individuals on the Autism spectrum to understand the complexity of her children's unique-ness, to learn to support their development, and to nurture their strengths.
