![]() When I started the book, I wasn't sure I was going to like it. Knowing that there have been times my children have felt shame of their diagnosis, and they may have had similar thoughts, broke my heart. So those inner thoughts Stella has, her insecurities on her diagnosis, had me IN TEARS because those insecurities are real. I think it would have been a comfort, because despite Stella being a fictional character, and is placed differently on the spectrum than my daughters, Helen Hoang is on the spectrum herself. With time to process, and knowledge about autism in general, I know that many people on the spectrum have healthy relationships. ![]() My oldest daughters were diagnosed twelve years ago, and I remember afterwards worrying about this. ![]() ![]() As a parent of children with autism, one of the things you worry about is their future. And all three of them are on the Autism Spectrum. It wasn't the romance that had me bawling (although I did enjoy the romance), but Stella's inner thoughts about her diagnosis that had me, quite frankly, ugly crying on my couch in the middle of the day. ![]() Before I start talking about the book, I want to tell you why this book hit me so hard. ![]()
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