Chicken soup for the soul : raising kids on the spectrum : 101 inspirational stories for parents of children with autism and Asperger's / [compiled by] Rebecca Landa, Mary Beth Marsden, Nancy Burrows and Amy Newmark

This is what it's like / Leigh Merryday -- I'll take the special / Jessica Adam -- The diagnosis / Katherine Briccetti -- Autism does not define me / Karen Krejcha -- First talk / Lana Clifton -- What's in a label? / Jennifer Doelle Young -- The boy who drew a face / Shari Cohen Forsythe -- The seven-year twitch / Amy Giles -- Your own dance / Melinda Coppola -- The eccentric side of normal / Sarah Darer Littman -- For Jacob / Sarah Mitchell -- Being quiet / Lava Mueller -- How stuff works / Trey Brown -- The art of hope / Jennifer Froelich -- Fun facts / Peggy Robbins Kanousky -- We love Vermont / Beth Cato -- Look up / Jayne Thurber-Smith -- Sam / Allison Hermann Craigie -- Convenient care / Tyann Sheldon Rouw -- James 101 / Nancy Burrows -- Jay's odyssey tales / Sharon Fuentes -- The rainbow / Florence Strang -- I hit the roof / Shelley Stolaroff Segal -- Obsession / Michael D. Gingerich -- Bridging the gap / Caroline Saul -- What I didn't expect / D. M/ Rosner -- Peace / Amy McMunn Schindler -- The right kind of kick / Rene Zimbelman / Lost / Jennifer Bush -- Don't stop believing / Liane Kupferberg Carter -- Room repair / Kathy Labosh -- The red shirt / Shelley Stolaroff Segal -- Always learning / Sue Jeantheau -- My village / Christine Coleman -- The cardinal rule / Hope Maven -- A loving world / Joyce Rohe -- A friendly reminder / Tina Dula -- Friendships / Dawn Hentrich -- Trains and angels / Jean Marino -- Reconnect / Anne Moore Burnett -- My trip to Home Depot / Stephanie Carmel -- Parting the water / Robin J. Silverman -- The birth of Camp Awesome / Bonnie Monroe -- The market / Jean McAllister Brooks -- Oliver wears the pants / Kate Coveny Hood -- The little man inside / D'Ann Renner -- Return of the prodigal son / Lorri Benedik -- Don't call my daughter "normal" / Sarah Maizes -- Funeral fun / Angela Benam -- Scared or angry? / Lori Odhner -- Dressing up / Michele Bissonnette Robbins -- Life skills / Carol Schmidt -- Womb pact / Sharon L. Martin -- It is, because I said so / Alisa Rock -- The most popular girl / Cynthia J. Patton -- Yes or no? / Amy McMunn Schindler -- He's not even wrong / Jean Winegardger -- Seeing eye to I / Julie Casper Roth -- The storm before the calm / Jennifer Doelle Young -- Letter to my child's first teacher / Leigh Merryday -- Let me tell you about Jake / Jean Ferratier -- Field day / Adrienne B. Paradis -- Student teacher / Rene Thompson -- Never giving up hope / Hym Grosso -- Thank you, Diane / Alison Dyer.

The salutation of slapping palms / Jeneil Palmer Russell -- Do dogs have autism? / Kathleen Leopold -- Back and forth / Seth Fowler -- Don't sweat the stimmies / Joyce Rohe -- Rocky road / Eric Tor -- Finding my inner spectrum / J. Vetter -- Our Passover story / Jennifer Berger -- Joseph's wish / Terri Manzione -- Thank you, Las Vegas / Steve Spilde -- Beacons of hope / Christine Bakter -- The boy from my dreams / Gwen Navarrete -- The biggest losers win big / Phil Parham -- Sound of a sunset / F. Lewis "Big Daddy" Stark -- The blister / Faith Paulsen -- Just for this day / Sally Meyer -- Tuesday morning / Douglas E. Baker -- They think he's dancing / Maura Klopfenstein-Oprisko -- Twirl with me, Mommy! / Amy L. Stout -- The island / D. Alison Watt -- Flying the friendly skies / Michelle Landrum -- Because night turns into day / Janoah M. White -- Transformation on the trail . Kathleen Deyer Bolduc -- Ma Tovu / Alison Singer -- When ladybugs roar / Wendy Sparrow -- The poem in my nightstand drawer / Mary Roth -- Two worlds / Aspen Teresa Nolette -- The other side of hope / Janet Amorello -- Softness in the vast blue sky / Galen Pearl -- A hug with no arms / Carrie Malinowski -- Just Joey / Luisa R. Fortunato -- Feeling judged / Laura Shumaker -- Bedtime routine / Nancy Burrows -- We're all a little spectrum / Laura Cichoracki -- Traditions / Maura Klopfenstein-Oprisko -- Learning to iron / Ann Kilter.

"With its 101 stories from other parents and experts, this book will comfort, encourage, and uplift parents of children with autism and Asperger’s. If you are the parent of a child – from newborn to college age – with autism or Asperger’s, you will find support, advice, and insight in these 101 stories from other parents and experts. Stories cover everything from the serious side and the challenges, to the lighter side and the positives, of having a special child on the autism spectrum." - BOOK JACKET