The book I read is Let Me Hear Your Voice by Catherine Maurice.

My favorite part of the book is when Catherine enters Anne Marie into a new school without telling anyone at that school that she was previously diagnosed as autistic.  This is my favorite part because I am just so amazed by how she could basically become undiagnosed within just a couple of years of therapy.  I never knew autism could be cured or helped so much.  I always thought it was just something that has to be dealt with and that we have to do the best we can, but never did I imagine that the changes that occured in this book could occur in real life.  Anne Marie becomes the same as any other “normal” child and thrives in school.  This gives me hope for the future of autism and makes me feel slightly less worried that if I ever have a child who is autistic, there is a possibility that I can help them the same as Catherine helped her children.

I found it very interesting that Catherine and Marc had two autistic children.  I do not think I have ever come across a family with two autistic children and considering they said the chances were something like 2% I found it quite shocking.  I also found this interesting because of how different the two children were, as far as their autistic tendencies.  Michel was very aggressive and yelled a lot, where as Anne Marie just cried all the time and was fearful of everything.  I also think it is amazing that both children responded so well to the therapy, especially since there are many children who do not respond at all or only do a little bit.

I love that Catherine shared this story with the world.  I liked how she is honest about everything; from her denial in the beginning, her belief that Dr. Welch was her savior and that holding therapy could be the cure, to finally realizing that is is behavior modication that truly helped her children recover.  I enjoyed reading her thoughts about her children versus other children and the comparison she made between them.  I like how she included two stories at the end about other families struggles and the information on the financial aspects of having autistic children and the therapy for them.  It is great that she has provided information for other parents to find doctors, books, different types of therapies, and anything else that would be useful in helping their autistic children.  This is an amazing book that I would encourage anyone to read.  I think this book is so helpful and could really be a guiding force for other families in their own struggles with autism.