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Step 1
Read EXPECTING ADAM by Martha Beck for a mother's experience of having a son with Down Syndrome. This is a thoroughly contemporary, reaffirming and positive read.
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Step 2
Read HANNAH'S GIFT by Maria Housden, an inspiring and compelling account of mothering a young daughter with cancer. This was a bestseller when first published a few years ago, and it offers a riveting narrative. It also faithfully documents the stress on a marriage that a child's illness can bring.
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Step 3
Find DANIEL ISN'T TALKING by Marti Leimbach. A fictionalized memoir, this story is a page-turner. It accurately portrays a mom's hopelessness and hopefulness in detailing her life with a young, autistic son before and after the diagnosis. At the same time, the reader gets a picture of a fairly isolated American mother's life in London, and the emotional burdens on a marriage.









