Support your child's unique strengths with Autism: How to Raise a Happy Autistic Child by award-winning journalist and parenting author Jessie Hewitson.
Written from a neurodiversity-affirming perspective, this practical guide combines personal experience, expert insights, and advice from autistic people, parents, and professionals. It offers compassionate, evidence-informed guidance to help families better understand autism while supporting their child's wellbeing, confidence, and development.
Covering topics such as education, communication, sensory differences, emotional wellbeing, and everyday family life, this book provides realistic strategies to help parents navigate challenges while celebrating the individuality of autistic children. It focuses on helping children thrive rather than trying to change who they are.
Why Parents & Caregivers Love This Book:
- Practical, compassionate advice for supporting autistic children
- Written from a neurodiversity-affirming approach
- Combines lived experience with expert guidance
- Covers school, sensory needs, communication, and family life
- Ideal for parents, carers, teachers, and SEND professionals
A trusted and reassuring resource, Autism: How to Raise a Happy Autistic Child helps families better understand autism and build a supportive environment where autistic children can flourish.