Another Kind of Ordinary: Living with Autism, Learning Difficulties and Aggression: the Story of a Mother's Love

Ben does not look any different. He is good-looking, athletic and slim. Most of the time, with most people, he is charming, thoughtful, open, friendly and polite. He maintains eye contact. His wider use of language conceals his limited ability to understand and process it. To you at first glance, he looks like any other teenager but he has learning difficulties and is on the autistic spectrum. This combination is a dangerous cocktail of conflict, confusion and vulnerability. Within the clos...