Comments on: Book Review – “The Game of My Life” by Jason McElwain http://www.bothhandsandaflashlight.com/2009/04/08/book-review-the-game-of-my-life-by-jason-mcelwain/ Two parents, one autistic toddler, a new baby, half a clue, and just enough light to see by Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:23:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Tim http://www.bothhandsandaflashlight.com/2009/04/08/book-review-the-game-of-my-life-by-jason-mcelwain/comment-page-1/#comment-5800 Tim Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:17:51 +0000 http://www.bothhandsandaflashlight.com/?p=739#comment-5800 Blake - keep meaning to post this. I'll get around to reviewing this book one of these days too. Recently I read <em>Rex</em> (which officially goes by the long title <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1595551506?ie=UTF8&tag=bothhandsflashlight-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1595551506" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Rex: A Mother, Her Autistic Child, and the Music that Transformed Their Lives</a>). It's written by Rex's mom. Their story is mind-boggling. You have to watch the video clips of him too (available on that Amazon page and on YouTube as well I think). He's someone you have to see to believe. The book is very well-written, engaging, and a pretty quick read. Definitely worth picking up for inspiration purposes. Blake – keep meaning to post this. I’ll get around to reviewing this book one of these days too. Recently I read Rex (which officially goes by the long title Rex: A Mother, Her Autistic Child, and the Music that Transformed Their Lives). It’s written by Rex’s mom. Their story is mind-boggling. You have to watch the video clips of him too (available on that Amazon page and on YouTube as well I think). He’s someone you have to see to believe.

The book is very well-written, engaging, and a pretty quick read. Definitely worth picking up for inspiration purposes.

]]> By: blake http://www.bothhandsandaflashlight.com/2009/04/08/book-review-the-game-of-my-life-by-jason-mcelwain/comment-page-1/#comment-4936 blake Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:45:05 +0000 http://www.bothhandsandaflashlight.com/?p=739#comment-4936 That book found me when Little Bug was first diagnosed. I desperately needed some hope and sense that this isn't the impending doom that ASD is often made out to be. I read it on the bus from Tacoma to Seattle and back and I am pretty sure I terrified the other riders. I laughed and cried and cried some more. It was what I needed to show me that it isn't magic but hard work. That it isn't a death sentence, but a different path. This is my favorite book and I find myself reading it whenever things with ASD become too heavy. Jason has given us as parents a gift. That book found me when Little Bug was first diagnosed. I desperately needed some hope and sense that this isn’t the impending doom that ASD is often made out to be.

I read it on the bus from Tacoma to Seattle and back and I am pretty sure I terrified the other riders. I laughed and cried and cried some more. It was what I needed to show me that it isn’t magic but hard work. That it isn’t a death sentence, but a different path.

This is my favorite book and I find myself reading it whenever things with ASD become too heavy.

Jason has given us as parents a gift.

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