Smiling at Shadows: A Mother's Journey Raising an Autistic Child

Smiling at Shadows is an insightful and honest account of the often difficult path to adulthood that a child living with autism must face. It is also the story of two parents who learned how to step into their child’s world and draw him out into their own. An engaging story, this book is also a valuable resource for therapists, educators, and medical practitioners. More importantly, for parents and family members, it portrays the heartache and joy that families living with autism experience. The book shows families how to maintain hope and how to share in their child’s life and happiness.

Junee Waites works with autism organizations and support groups
to promote the rights of people with autistic spectrum disorder. She lives
in New South Wales, Australia. Helen Swinbourne is a journalist and writer. Renowned autism expert Dr. Lorna Wing is the author of The Autistic Spectrum.