Don't think that there's a different, better child 'hiding' behind the autism. This is your child. Love the child in front of you. Encourage his strengths, celebrate his quirks, and improve his weaknesses, the way you would with any child. — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share Image
“WE LEAVE THE DORM, and Ethan shows us the gym, where he proudly informs us that in one month he’s already doubled the weight… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share Image
Isabella: "Why are you being so mean to me?" Harry: "Because i love you" Isabella: "Does that ever work?" Harry: "On my mother it… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share Image
“David tears a chocolate chip cookie in half. “Want some?” He holds a piece out to me. The chocolate glistens, and the brown-buttery inside… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share Image
“I go with him to retrieve his backpack. The hallway’s deserted, so he and I steal a kiss against the row of lockers. Then… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share Image
I want a tutor,” Layla said. “It would make doing homework so much easier.” “Me too,” said Kaitlyn. “If Layla gets one, I get… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share Image
I cursed myself not only for forgetting to turn my phone off but for ever thinking that having a rock music ringtone was cool. — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share Image
“He smiled down into her eyes and she looked right at him and she knew him. When hadn’t she known him? With a little… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share Image
He only invited me because of you and Chase.' 'Right,' she said, following me inside. 'He's never shown the slightest interest in you before.… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share Image
He can’t ground her if he’s already killed her,” I pointed out when Juliana quoted this to me. “Well, he can, but it wouldn’t… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share Image
Basically, the world is a giant shithole. But some of us are capable of imagining something better. — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share Image
“David has one of those bland faces that would get him off for murder because not a single eyewitness would be able to describe… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share Image
“It's like people have a place in their brain for normal, and they have a place in their brain for something obviously wrong, but… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share Image
