Reading order#
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Title |
Published |
Author |
Buy on Amazon |
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Hard Landings: Looking Into the Future for a Child with Autism |
2021 |
Cammie McGovern |
Buy |
Cammie McGovern’s nonfiction draws from her experience as the mother of an autistic son. Hard Landings (2021) explores what happens when children with autism grow up and face the challenges of adult life, blending personal experience with broader reporting.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Hard Landings about?
It blends memoir and reportage about what happens when children with autism grow up, exploring the challenges facing the first generation of mainstreamed neurodiverse young adults.
Is Hard Landings only for parents of autistic children?
No. The book addresses broader questions about disability, independence, and what society owes to its most vulnerable members.
What inspired Cammie McGovern to write Hard Landings?
It grew from a piece she wrote for the New York Times that became one of the paper’s most-read articles that year.