What I’m Reading Right This Very Minute

So, normally, I’m reading a teen or kid book, but I do occasionally branch out and read books written specifically for adults.  I know.  It’s a shock.

Of course, this week I haven’t gone very far a field — I’m reading a parenting book about autism.

I must confess that I’m not very far a long in the book.  It’s an entire program dedicated to improving autism symptoms through parental play, but so far I’m still just reading about the core and secondary symptoms of autism.  Thrilling stuff.  But not all autism books are quite so dry and technical.  In fact there’s a new autism book that just came out written by Kate Winslet in support of the Golden Hat Foundation, a group dedicated to support and education for people with autism.

This new book came about when Keli, a boy with nonverbal autism, wished for a golden hat that would allow him to talk.  Kate Winslet and various other celebrities have come together in self-portraits to tell what their first would be if they were finally able to talk.  I was downstairs flipping through this book this morning, and it is a very fascinating, and at times, moving book.

There are lots of reasons to read about autism — because you or someone you know is affected by it or because you are curious about this condition that is increasingly being diagnosed — and lots of books dedicated to the topic.  For an interesting book that is neither clinical nor boring and supports a good cause, come on down to the store and check out The Golden Hat.