All I can handle : I'm no Mother Teresa : a life raising three daughters with autism : a life raising three daughters with autism

How one woman raises three daughters with autism, loses one at Disney World, stays married, has sex, bakes gluten-free, goes broke, and keeps her sense of humor. "Dr. Spock? Check. Penelope Ann Leach (remember her?)? Check. What to Expect When You’re Expecting? Check. I had a seven hundred dollar Bellini crib for God’s sake! I was perfect. And so was Mia when she was born . . ." ...and so begins Kim Stagliano’s electrifying and hilarious memoir of her family’s journey raising three daughters with autism. In these stories, Stagliano has joined the ranks of David Sedaris and Augusten Burroughs with her amazing ability to lay everything on the table—from family, friends, and enemies to basement floods to birthdays to (possible) heroin addictions—eviscerating and celebrating the absurd. From her love of Howard Stern to her increasing activism in the autism community and exhaustive search for treatments that will help her daughters, she covers it all. Always outspoken, often touching, and sometimes heartbreaking, Kim Stagliano is a powerful new voice in comedic writing—her “Kimoir” (as she calls it) will be a must-read within the autism community and the literary world at large. 24 color photographs Kim Stagliano's Electrifying And Hilarious Memoir Of Her Family's Journey Raising Three Daughters With Autism. In These Stories, Stagliano Has Joined The Ranks Of David Sedaris And Augusten Burroughs With Her Ability To Lay Everything On The Table--from Family, Friends, And Enemies To Basement Floods To Birthdays To (possible) Heroin Addictions--eviscerating And Celebrating The Absurd. From Her Love Of Howard Stern To Her Increasing Activism In The Autism Community And Exhaustive Search For Treatments That Will Help Her Daughters, She Covers It All.--from Publisher Description. Machine Generated Contents Note: Well, How Did I Get Here? -- Chinese Food Always Leaves Me Hungry -- When Did You First Know? -- Sex Time! -- Howard Stern Every Day -- Always On Our Toes -- Bella's Birthday Blues -- What Does Autism Look Like? -- A Career Takes Root -- It's A Small World, But A Big Hotel -- Now Entering The Age Of Autism -- The Autism Marriage: Soul Mates Or Cell Mates? -- A Paper Mitten On The Giving Tree -- New Word: The Stagtastrophe -- The Things We Do For Love -- The Little Green House -- The Middle Child -- Up, Up, And Away -- Don't Ask. Don't Tell -- Another Night In The Holiday Inn Express -- Does Heroin Feel This Good? -- Dr. Wakefield And The Anti-vaxxers -- Mother Superior -- Beef: It's What's For Breakfast, Lunch, And Dinner -- You've Got To Fertilize The Roses -- My Turn -- Author's Note -- Encore -- Kim's Gluten-free Family Recipes. Kim Stagliano ; Foreword By Jenny Mccarthy. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [217]). Dr. Spock? Check. Penelope Ann Leach (Remember her?) Check. What to Expect When You're Expecting? Check. I had a seven hundred dollar Bellini crib for God's sake!Everything was perfect ”...and so begins Kim Stagliano's electrifying and hilarious memoir of her family's journey raising three daughters with autism. Always outspoken, often touching, and sometimes heartbreaking, Kim Stagliano is a powerful new voice in comedic writing—her “Kimoir” (as she calls it) is the next must-read within the autism community and the literary world at large. Stagliano reveals how one woman raises three daughters with autism, loses one at Disney World, stays married, has sex, bakes gluten-free, goes broke, and keeps her sense of humor.