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Chicken Soup for the Soul: For Parents of Children with Autism or Asperger's

New Chicken Soup for the Soul Book:

For Parents of Children with Autism or Asperger's

If you are the parent of a child, from newborn to college age, with

autism or Asperger's, we invite you to share your story about raising

your child - the ups and downs, the effect on your family and marriage,

your child's special attributes and talents, and the lighter moments too.

These stories will provide advice, comfort and insight to other parents

in the same situation.

Please send us only non-fiction stories and poems written in the first

person of no more than 1,200 words. These must be your personal stories -

things that happened to you or someone you were close to. You may use a

"pen name" on your story. Your story should not have been

previously published by Chicken Soup for the Soul or other major

publications.

Here are some suggested topics, but we know you can think of many more:

How you first recognized the symptoms

Meeting the challenges of everyday life

Academic struggles or brilliance

Good and bad experiences with school

administrations

Appreciating your child for exactly who

he/she is

Helping your child build a social life

Successful treatments - what has worked for

you

Helping siblings and family members cope

The effect on your marriage and personal

relationships

The importance of taking time for yourself

The importance of a support system

The lighter side

The positive side - benefits of autism or

Asperger's

Please remember, we do not like "as told to" stories. Please

write in the first person about yourself or someone close to you. If you

ghostwrite a story for someone else we will list his or her name as the

author. If a story was previously published, we will probably not use it

unless it ran in a small circulation venue. Let us know where the story

was previously published in the "Comments" section of the

submission form. If the story was published in a past Chicken Soup for

the Soul book, please do not submit it.

If your story is chosen, you will be a published author and your bio will

be printed in the book if you so choose. You will also receive a check

for $200 and 10 free copies of your book, worth more than $100. You will

retain the copyright for your story and you will retain the right to

resell it.

SUBMISSIONS GO TO http://chickensoup.com

Select the Submit Your Story link on the left tool

bar and follow the directions.

DEADLINE IS September 30th.

We plan to publish the book on April 2, 2013, for Autism Awareness Month.

CONTACT US

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or visit our website at http://www.chickensoup.com.

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