my book: FAITHFULLY PARENTING AUTISM

It's been a while since I blogged about my book and it's now available in more formats so I'm blogging about it again!


Faithfully Parenting Autism is the book I wrote to help fellow Christian parents of children with autism. It tells our story and offers practical help and advice on how to parent effectively, not excusing bad behaviour because of autism but helping parents to recognise where autism ends and bad behaviour starts.


The book has sold in the UK & USA and is now available as a paperback from lulu.com or amazon and as an ebook from lulu.com or through the iBookstore (prices vary). The book was also recently reviewed by The Good BookStall who were very complimentary & who now recommend it on their website (review below).


If you know anyone who could benefit from this, please pass on the details. Thanks!


http://www.lulu.com/shop/search.ep?type=&keyWords=faithfully+parenting+autism&sitesearch=lulu.com&q=&x=0&y=0




GoodBookStall Review:If only we had this book to hand when we first realised there was a problem with autism within the family!
Nicola Maybury has written from first hand experience of learning to deal with an autistic child. Her suggestions are full of sound common sense based on what she has learnt about the subject and what she has done to cope with the very special needs of her autistic son.
I recognised so much of what she has written. Page after page I thought, ‘Yes, that is just how it is – if only we had been able to read this book earlier’.
This is a Mother sharing what she has learnt, not pretending to know it all but offering a helping hand to other struggling families. Her guidance on teaching her son about Jesus and a loving God and her invention of a TOYT(Thinking of you token) are excellent and worthy of wide publicity.
If you think your child has a behavioural problem then it is well worth your while looking at this quite short but very clearly written title.
Available from www.lulu.com


Reviewer: Mary Bartholomew (07/07/12)

Reduce the frequency of your child/children getting ill

There is a very easy way of reducing the number of times your child gets sick, by following a few simple hygeine rules. This may sound over the top but I've found it very helpful in reducing the number of times my children get sick.
Every time we get back home from being out, the first thing we do (after taking coats and shoes off) is to wash all the childrens hands properly. This way I know that whatever germs were on their hands from being out are now gone and won't enter our house - or indeed my children's mouths! I do this when we get home from being out anywhere, as I'm sure you know, children touch everything! A day of school results in very grubby hands, including toilet trips(!); a visit to a mother & toddler group where toys have been played with for years without being cleaned is another germ fest; even when we just pop out to the shops, the potential number of germs picked up on hands is amazing - door handles, shop shelves, items for sale etc, so you can imagine how many more germs could potentially be picked up by a trip to the doctors waiting room, where everyone who touches anything is ill. It's a very simple rule but works fantastically well. I also ensure I keep hand cleaning antibacterial gel on me whenever I'm out so that if the kids need to eat or somehow get very messy hands, I have a way of making them clean again. This may all sound over the top but it definately works!

NEW BOOK 'Faithfully Parenting Autism' NOW AVAILABLE!!! with 20% off!

Just to let you know that my book is now published and available to buy from Lulu.com. The book is called Faithfully Parenting Autism and is aimed at Christian parents of children with autism, or for parents who suspect their child may have autism. The information in the book would also be suitable for non-Christian parents as long as they don't mind the Bible references. If you'd like to buy a copy, please use the link below:

http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/faithfully-parenting-autism/18954719