Exiting Nirvana: A Daughter's Life with Autism Book

The description of this book doesn't really do it nearly enough the justice it deserves. I found it incredibly enlightening to read. The way her mother describes her daughters autistic habits is amazing, because it really enables you to have some kind of understanding of what it must be like. I think after reading this I have a new understanding of people with autism and how challenging the every day can be, as well as how I could possibly make things easier, especially after having previously looked after patients with autism... I never realised how my actions could have been a detriment. Anyway, I'm keen to read the book that was written by her mother about her earlier childhood, as 'Exiting Nirvana' doesn't start from the very, very beginning, but can still be easily read and understood. I never found it dull or dry to read, despite the statistics and information from medical journals. The only thing I would have liked was maybe more of Jessy's point of view and ideas, but I suppose that's where autism plays its part, and would make that a challenge. I give it about 7/10.