One in 68 : What One Psychologist Learned About Raising a Son on the Autism Spectrum

Anne Ross has been on both sides of the table with children on the autism spectrum, as both a clinical psychologist and the mother of a child diagnosed with Asperger's. Her story offers parents, families and educators not only practical advice for living with autism, but comfort, hope and inspiration.

According to the CDC, one out of 68 children in the U.S. have an autism spectrum disorder, a rate that has doubled over the decade. Ross brings to the table the science and the biology behind a diagnosis, the sociology that often leads to misdiagnosis, and her personal experiences with autistic children and teens.

"I never imagined that after twenty five years of volunteering with children with autism, earning a Masters degree in educational psychology and then a doctorate in clinical psychology that I would be a career school psychologist who would call the police on her own teenage son, follow an ambulance carrying him to a psychiatric hospital, plan to send him away, and cry so hard all the muscles in my face ached."