Plan B: Empowering the Single Parent . . . to Benefit their Child with Autism [Paperback]

If, like many parents of children with autism, you are tackling the job of raising your child on your own,Plan B: Parenting Solo With a Child on the Autism Spectrumis the resource you need. Plan Bwill help you to make your own road map towards thriving while you solo parent.  How will you explain divorce, separation or death to your child with autism?  How can you maintain consistency across two households?  How can you adjust your budget and therapy schedule?  What resources will you need?  How can you build a new network of support? Plan Bcan help!  With interactive lists to help you to create your own emotional, practical and actual Plan B, this book is the resource that every solo parent of a child with autism needs. Each child's journey towards adulthood and independence is unique.   As each concept is presented, worksheets are provided for practical application of the solid advice that will help you and your child to thrive.    If you are a single parent helping your child with autism on that journey,Plan Bwill help you to identify and tackle the unique challenges that you face. 

From the Foreword:
Today I discovered my son asleep in his chair, behind his desk. He was slumped over, his glasses resting crookedly on his face. Nearby, I found his laptop open and still humming. Good grief, I thought. I glanced at the clock over his bed. It was 1 AM! How long was he studying? I wondered. As I scanned his room, I noticed a number of balled-up pieces of paper in the trash canby his desk. I picked one up and flattened it out against the desktop. On it was a half-written essay about the comparison between good and evil. His SAT practice book was cracked open to a page on which he had highlighted test questions. What is an auxiliary? What is the perfect participle? What is a hypothesis? There was a collection of vocabulary flash cards scattered across his dl#ò