"This book is as much about the very nature of parenting as it is about autism. The issues Senator raises are issues faced, in some measure, by every family, and she captures the hard work as well as the importance of enjoying life along the way. Making Peace is a book that every parent should read, for it provides tremendous insight into the mind of an autistic person, and is likely to engender compassion and understanding towards individuals with autism spectrum disorder."— Pennsylvania Gazette
"An honest, emotion-filled account of what it is like raising an autistic child, its effects on the family, marriage, and one's own test of strength."—Brookline Tab
“I
hope the book succeeds in finding its way onto the bedside tables of many
mothers and fathers, teachers and administrators, politicians and doctors.
Regardless of whether they have anything to do with autism, they’ll learn a lot
about life from Senator, Nat, and their family. What this book shows us about
acceptance and love would make the world a far better place."—Timothy
Shriver, CEO, Special Olympics
"Families
will gain much insight into how one family successfully coped with the
challenges of raising an autistic child. Mothers, fathers, and siblings should
read this honest account of family life with autism."—Temple Grandin,
Ph.D., author of
Thinking
in Pictures
and
Emergence:
Labeled Autistic
"This
is a book that every parent and professional working with autistic children
should own, read, and reread. These children have such enormous potential in
their own way. It is so refreshing that this family sees it
too."—Margaret L. Bauman, M.D., associate professor of neurology, Harvard
Medical School
"Senator's
story reminds us that while there are currently no medical treatments or cures
for autism, we must maintain hope."—Karen London, cofounder, the National
Alliance for Autism Research
"Senator's
common sense approach and courageous journey give readers a practical and
entertaining experience."—Doug and Laurie Flutie, cofounders of the Doug
Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism, Inc.
"This
book reaches out to other families in a voice that inspires hope, but without
losing realism. The everyday struggles are in the foreground but throughout her
positive spirit illuminates a path that will make the journey easier for other
families, and will help them feel they are not alone."—Simon Baron-Cohen,
M.D., director, Autism Research Centre, Cambridge University
