Miracle Run: Watching My Autistic Sons Grow Up- and Take Their First StepsInto Adulthood

by Corrine Morgan-Thomas, Gary Brozek

The inspiration for the Lifetime movie and a guide for parents confronting their autistic children's journeys to adulthood.

Parents of autistic children often What will happen to our kids when they grow up? Can they work? Have relationships and their own families? Here is the poignant story of one woman watching her autistic boys reach adulthood.

A single mother barely making ends meet, Corrine Morgan-Thomas could hardly afford doctors for her twins, Stephen and Phillip. After their diagnosis of autism, no one else thought these boys would ever amount to anything. But Corrine managed single-handedly to keep the boys out of institutions-and in "regular" school. And their inspiring story became Lifetime television's Miracle Run .

The real miracle, though, was what happened where the movie left off-when Stephen and Phillip graduated to face adult autism. From their diagnosis to the present day, when the boys have grown into young men leading happy lives, Corrine's eye-opening story is full of candor, humor, and most of all, hope.

Genres: Autistic Spectrum Disorder, True Story

336 pages, Paperback

First published March 2, 2005

Reviews

[Pat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read the book after watching the movie. The book is better and shows how hard it is to raise twin autistic sons.

[Desnita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Inspiring

[Karen · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is one I can totally relate to. Favorite quote: Keep it autistic! Her story is similar to mine in raising a son with autism, except she has two, and I only have one. The story stalled out so many times though...here's what I think. She makes some very fine points, but the writing is torture to wade through. She jumps back and forth in time and leaves out minor details that would make it so much easier to understand. It's like reading a whole bunch of sophmore five paragraph themes all strung together on the same topic for 325 pages. There is too, too, too much repetition! There I said it. I don't mean to be cruel. I like the author. I can totally relate to her, but get a better editor for God Sakes!

[Nicole courter · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the book. The story made me cry a good portion of the time. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because of the writing. There was no organization of the book, and the overall structure was bad. But overall, the book had a great life lesson. Never give up. I admire the author for telling all the facts, good and bad. that took real courage.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

what a brilliant and inspirational story of a mother who never gives up on her children.

[Loni , · Rating 5 out of 5]

touching story bout twins diagnosed with autism at the age of 7

[Julia Hardy · Rating 2 out of 5]

mari kita lihat apakah aku sanggup membaca buku motivasi ini sampai halaman terakhir atau malah ketiduran terus karena bosan