A Journey of Love: A mother's memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (829 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0739S6R66 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 183 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Where medication and conventional behaviour management strategies failed, this devoted greyhound succeeds in transforming her life.”Dr Tony AttwoodAuthor, Asperger’s Syndrome and Adjunct Associate Professor, Griffith University, Queensland. Jennifer Althaus watched helplessly as her daughter, Celeste, battled with confusion and daily anxiety. For Jennifer’s family, this help came in the unlikely form of an ex-racing Greyhound named Minnie.A Journey of Love is an uplifting and powerful memoir that speaks of the pain and heartache associated with parenting a child with autism while celebrating the love, hope and achievement of adopting an ex-racing Greyhound and training her as an assistance dog.“This delightful story chronicles the loving connection between a severely anxious girl with autism and her dog. With answers to the cause of Autism still seeming distant, struggling families seek all the help they can get. Having a child with Autism is something no parent anticipates yet the number of children diagnosed with Autism in Australia and around the world is on the rise. Exhausted and at her wits’ end, Jennifer sought and found an unconventional yet profoundly practical therapy that would change all their lives
Her passion lies with a life of positivity, dreaming of a world where positivity is the norm and negativity is long forgotten. She is an avid supporter of the self-publishing industry, having helped many authors write, compile and market their work. 'A Journey of Love' is her first memoir, with 'Magical Minnie' being her first children's picture book. Always busy writing with others she finds little time to publish her own work, with many projects waiting to see the light. About the AuthorJennifer Al
Jennifer Althaus has been involved in the writing and marketing of books for many years under her business name Jennifer Douglas Literary Publicist. She is an avid supporter of the self-publishing industry, having helped many authors write, compile and market their work. She has home educated all her children and still, today home educates her youngest daughter, Celeste, whilst worki