Aspie sister's book released - Congrats Leonora!
Thank-you Sharon for sharing my book with everyone, much appreciated!
Book review by Laurie Geschke.
"On your manuscript: I've been waiting for years to hear more of Leonora's and Anthony's story. Leonora gracefully weaves vignettes of her past with principles from her childhood and teen years which she implemented from the time of Anthony's birth. I especially appreciated that throughout Anthony's life, Leonora has always focused on what her son could do, rather than what he couldn't. This has been my life's work with my daughter, and the world would be a different place if all parents raised their children with this attitude." Laurie Geschke.
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I look forward to interacting with everybody at AWN, congrats Sharon and everyone behind the ecnes getting this orgainsed, I know how much work is involved, therefore how much you have all invested, keep up the great work! 
Leonora Gregory-Collura
On behalf of Naturally Autistic ANCA
Very nice Leonora. Thank you for sharing the reviews of your book here at the forum. Perhaps it will give everyone a little insight as to what they can look forward to when reading your book!
I'm happy to see you over here at the forum! 
A Review of “Anthony’s Story – An Autistic Mother and Her Autistic Son", Book 1
PARTS OF A WHOLE
Reviewed By: Tim Pylypiuk
January 24th, 2010
When one is left to their own devices, it seems precarious to expect to endure hardships and challenges. The deciding factor is the knowledge accumulated, passed down from people who care and on into their future generation. This bridge is vital to remaining in balance when reality’s hand pushes back. Community also makes the difference, no discounting that.
What we have here in this true story from Leonora-Gregory Collura, an autistic adult and parent of Anthony Gregory, the subject of her work, is an example of individuals with a strong bond towards each other navigating their way along their roads of development using what they were born with while interpreting and translating the messages they absorb from communicating with systems and people. We are reminded that they are naturally autistic as a forewarning, giving the story an additional layer of uniqueness. However, the naturally autistic system alone, along with awareness of its potential, doesn’t guarantee success.
Leonora wouldn’t learn about the autistic system until her own diagnosis. The supportive environment she was raised in as a child, thanks to open-minded and loving parents, integrated the system early on enough so she could eventually realize that being autistic only meant she had a different way of absorbing and processing information. As a result of this, Leonora makes an effort to instill the values she was given into her son. His own birthing circumstances the catalyst pushing this goal forward, right from the minute the medical profession dismisses his chances of a healthy life.
And what a journey they both undertake, laced with reflections of her past as daughter of a world renowned geographer, ferreted to different areas of the globe and educated in its cultures. While in the present, Anthony’s story takes center stage and is entwined with a delicate touch. We are also given a sampling of the story behind “ANCA Consulting INC.” an organization conceived by Leonora, how it started out and began taking form at the same time as Anthony’s development.
This story isn’t like other biographies, autistic or not. Layers exist that are used with an honest instead of subtle or over-the-top approach and the full story of Leonora’s past awaits in future books. There is also more to Anthony, Leonora, ANCA, and others mentioned. Book 1 is only the beginning of a greater narrative, ambitious in scope. This is something Leonora has worked hard to muster up the proper words to express. You can feel the heartbeat behind the structure and how she tells it; the project that is Leonora-Gregory Collura and Anthony Gregory, how their navigation of the world brings out a variety of reactions from people of varying forms.
As quoted in the book: “No matter the systems, no matter technology, there will always, for now at least, be humans behind the wheel, navigating their own paths and forks in the road.”
Leonora and Anthony are parts of a whole, as we all are in the end. Their brain wiring, sensory reactions, and bond connect the pieces to the boundless shape that is life and human nature. For this, I salute them.
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Book review by Lori Stoughton.
"At ANCA you have always stressed how important it is for children to have as many experiences as possible. After reading your manuscript you showed how important it is to have so many different experiences. Autistic or not these life experiences help us to grow as people and we are better able to process new information by bridging back to our previous experiences."
Lori Stoughton.