My Book - Postcard from the Mirror: Understanding and Overcoming the Physical Aspects of Autism

The story of my family's transition from the Dali-esque world of Autism into the world of neurotypical functioning through the use of coloured lenses and the GF-CF diet. The book offers an insight into the minds of people like us and an alternative explanation of some behaviours experienced within the spectrum of autism. It gives advice on where to go to get the help needed and to initiate your own programme.

Since Donna Williams made her mark in the nineteen eighties a multitude of parents have seen themselves as pioneers of various therapies which have enabled their autistic offspring to lead a better quality of life. Whilst the medical profession take the ostrich approach to autism parents often find themselves in the knowledgeable position for which they receive little or no acknowledgement. Having once been in that position I believe it is important for those of us fortunate enough to have gained knowledge to pass it on to the next generation. Hopefully at some point the medics will take notice and the tide of change will follow.

The ideas in this book are gathered from twenty years of nursing experience, five years of health psychology, fifteen years of caring for a son with Asperger's syndrome and a lifetime of living somewhere on the spectrum myself, along with many other members of my family. Although we all live fulfilling lives we know only too well the physical manifestations of this condition. It is this side of autism I wish to portray to my reader. I hope that by doing this parents and professionals can understand why certain behaviours may be present in autism and how particular foods can be the precipitating factor.

Having personally undertaken the Irlen transition and dietary management I now use my experience to provide support for parents and sufferers who wish to take this approach. I have used a signs and symptoms approach, which is so far sadly lacking. How can we successfully correct another's behaviour if we are unsure of the origin or communicative intent of that behaviour? I hope to address both issues in an easy to read format, drawing on later experience with autistic spectrum adults who have climbed aboard and shared their experience.

For me this has been a truly enlightening experience that I wish to share with others. From the darkness of a diagnosis which is so misunderstood to the light of realisation that autism doesn't necessarily have to be there.

Number of pages: 84 (A4 sized)

Copies of the book are available from Nutri-Med at a cost of £8, inclusive of post and packaging. Contact us for ordering information.

Table of Contents

1. Now the pieces fit
2. Cuckoo in the nest? Sam's story
3. The search for a signpost
4. The primary years
5. How the mighty fall
6. Do miracles happen?
7. An alternative explanation of autistic behaviour
8. Is it biochemical?
9. Maintaining the equilibrium
10. Tips and tricks
11. Irlen diagnostic screening centres (UK)
12. Advice on diet and vitamin therapy
13. References

Sample Chapter

Download a sample chapter from the book, "Do Miracles Happen"