When Snow Turns to Rain: One Family's Struggle to Solve the Riddle of Autism

by Craig B. Schulze

Book by Schulze, Craig B.

Genres: Autistic Spectrum Disorder

216 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1993

Reviews

[Jonah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A father writes about his son's childhood disintegrative disorder and his family's attempts to help him. Nothing works. This book is sad, but I think it is honest. Sometimes nothing does work.

[Richard McKusic · Rating 4 out of 5]

It helped me to understand the difficulties faced by parents of autistic children and the support available from others in the same situation.

[Judy Frey · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story is set in the 1980s when educators knew very little of the strategies that are necessary for working with children with autism. The struggles this family endures while seeking help for their son Are truly heart-wrenching. It's impossible not to feel this family's pain and grief as they search for any method that will help. As a special educator, I know the field of education has increased the appropriate strategies to use tremendously. But nothing eases the pain of a parent who just wants a nights sleep or wants their old life back or wants their child to be cured. This book got to me