- Paperback: 216 pages
- Publisher: Panoma Press (30 April 2020)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1784529109
- ISBN-13: 978-1784529109
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 1.4 x 21.6 cm
Travelling by Train: The Journey of an Autistic Mother
by Laurie Morgen
£14.99
Behind clinical approaches to autism are real human beings with real lives. This is just one of them.
Written by an autistic parent, this book looks at the situation they faced when playing a game where nobody told them the rules. What would you do when faced with such circumstances?
What would you do to fight a system that assumes guilt until innocence can be proved?
How would you fight for your children’s right to a family life when your approach to life is to simply tell the truth?
This is a story of resilience and determination in the face of great odds, driven by a mother’s love for her children.
M. Rogers –
Well, I wasn’t expecting that! I’d bought the book on the stength of the title & subtitle, so really had no idea of what it would be about, other than an autistic mum.
What I won’t do is summarise the book, as that would give the plot away (‘plot’ doesn’t seem like the right word as the book is factual rather than ficticious), but I can say that I was immersed in Laurie’s life within the first page. Recently I’ve tended to dip into books a few pages at a time, but this one was read with great speed as I needed to know what would happen.
A very good read, strongly recommended.
Jessica Dark –
In her true life story ‘Travelling by Train’ Laurie Morgan gripped me from the very start. The book details her journey as an unrecognised autistic mother, from being misunderstood and questioned in her parenting, Laurie is tested by social services to prove that she is a competent mother. This book is filled full of personal insight into her autistic experience from such a ‘real’ perspective that not only could I relate to her journey but I found myself wanting to fight for her.
RPR –
Laurie Morgen’s first-person account of the first ten years of her younger son’s life is a story of strength, courage, determination and, more than anything, love. The challenges faced by Laurie and her family when Social Services stepped into their lives would test even the strongest person; Laurie faced each challenge with firm persistence born of deep love for her children, fighting – and ultimately winning – against a system that seemed completely stacked against her. Receiving a diagnosis of Asperger’s not just for her son but also herself untangled large knots of uncertainty and self-doubt that had built up over many years. Now a grandmother, Laurie and her children are a loving family unit, and her story will inspire all parents who have faced challenges that seem at times to be insurmountable. Well worth reading.
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