Untethered: Growing Up With My Autistic Son

Mark is just four days old when Carolyn's pride in her baby shifts to concern. Why won't he make eye contact? Why doesn't he cry? Where is his appetite?As a worried mother, Carolyn grasps for answers, but in 1960s North Carolina, "autism' is not yet a household word. Untethered traces the extraordinary forty-year evolution of both Mark and Carolyn as they struggle with what was then considered a baffling new disorder. When Mark further slips within the fortress of autism, Carolyn faces the unthinkable--institutionalizing her son. At the same time, Carolyn's marriage starts to unravel, forcing her to abandon her identity as a people-pleasing housewife and enter the working world as a single woman. Facing a life she never wanted or bargained for, Carolyn sets out on a path of self-discovery. Courageous, hopeful, and provocative, Untethered shows the unvarnished reality of one mother's experience with autism. It also teaches us that life's heartbreaks can illuminate the way toward spiritual growth and love.

Author: Carolyn Cooper ,

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Jun 07, 2016

Number of Pages: 348 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1546816984

ISBN-13: 9781546816980