I'm Not Naughty - I'm Autistic - Jodi's Jodi's Journey

By Jean Shaw

At eighteen months old, Jodi Shaw suddenly changed from being a happy, lively, loving baby into the toddler from hell - withdrawn, refusing to talk, play or be touched, unable to concentrate or be still.

How would you feel if your child

* didn't make eye contact,
* didn't look at what he wanted,
* didn't point,
* didn't speak,
* didn't understand "Yes" or "No
* didn't play with anything,
* had no sense of danger,
* wasn't in the slightest bit embarrassed about anything,
* couldn't wait for anything ...
... and the only way he could communicate he wanted something was to either take it, throw himself on the floor in a tantrum, or HIT the person who loved him the most... his mother.

It's hard

Written by his mother but told from Jodi's perspective, this is a fascinating, funny, and insightful account of growing up with autism.

The difficulties faced by the now 13-year-old Jodi and his family (obtaining a diagnosis, seeking support and, above all, learning to live with autism twenty-four hours a day) are not underplayed, but are recounted with empathy and humour.

NOTE: - This is a black and white re-published version of my book, I'm Not Naughty - I'm Autistic - Jodi's Journey - first published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers - ISBN 1-84310-105-X in 2002. If f you would like a coloured version please see ISBN 978-1-9999339-8-2

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DBHFPDTX
• ISBN13: 9798334404281
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"