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The Best Kind of Different : Our Family's Journey with Asperger's Syndrome by Schilling, Curt;Schilling, Shonda is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Until the summer of 2007, the word Asperger's, was not a part of Shonda Schilling's vocabulary, but that summer changed everything. By then, her household was in chaos as her son Grant spiraled out of control. His acting out and refusal to listen had grown to epic proportions, but even worse was his apparent inability to relate to the people around him. None of the Schillings' other three kids ever acted like Grant; his behavior wasn't just unruly, it was irrational. Complicating matters was the fact that Shonda's husband, Curt, was constantly on the road pitching for the Boston Red Sox, so he wasn't always around to see Grant's behavior firsthand. Seemingly everyone Shonda encountered had an opinion--'he's too spoiled,' 'he needs a good spanking,' 'he needs more discipline'--but it was a disastrous first attempt at summer camp that told Shonda something was definitely wrong. It was then that a neurologist diagnosed Grant with Asperger's syndrome--a form of high-functioning autism that, in recent years, has been found in children who at first glance appear disruptive and difficult. Now in The Best Kind of Different, Shonda details every step of her family's journey with Asperger's,

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Author

Schilling, Curt;Schilling, Shonda

Publisher

HarperCollins e-Books

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780061986840

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Family & Relationships, Memoir, Psychology

Rating

3.69 / 5 (297 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14