Treading on Eggshells by Christine Breakey

Treading on Eggshells by Christine Breakey

Autistic mothers are mostly invisible in literature and research, yet autistic girls grow up to be autistic women, many of whom become autistic mothers. Mothering is always challenging, but autistic mothering in a neurotypical world is fraught with many difficulties which are not recognised or understood. Like all mothers, autistic mothers need understanding, acceptance, and support to fulfil this important and most rewarding of roles.

This book is about an autistic mother who, because of the period in which she was born, was not understood, accepted, or supported. It's also an autobiographical account of her daughter's journey of reconciliation, through discovery and acceptance of her mother as autistic. The positive impact of this is seen in the daughter's acceptance and understanding of autism, which also influences her choice of career.

Like the cover of the book, it's about Kintsugi - the art of making something beautiful out of that which was broken. The journey of reconciliation has been a sometimes painful one, but 'treading on eggshells was never going to be comfortable or easy'.

Breakey, Christine: - Christine Breakey has worked with autistic people for over 20 years in the fields of social work and education and most recently in further education where she developed the Autism Specialist Support service at The Sheffield College. She now runs an independent support service which provides staff training, independent advocacy and social / life skills teaching. Christine is married with two grown-up daughters and is a qualified social worker and lecturer. She has a BA honours degree in Communication Studies and a Masters degree in Autism. Christine welcomes visits to her website (www.spectrumfirst.co.uk) where she can be contacted.

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ISBN 13	9781802271379
ISBN 10	1802271376
Title	Treading on Eggshells
Author	Christine Breakey
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Christine Breakey
Year published	2021-09-15
Number of pages	226
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.