Jeff's Journey

Author Mindy Poist is a special educator and board-certified behavior analyst. She is also Jefferys mom. Jeff was diagnosed with moderate to severe autism in 2001. Now Poist has written a light and informative book to help children without autism understand this disorder which affects more than 1 in 59 of their peers classmates friends.Jeffs Journey is a glimpse into the life of a young boy now young man with autism. Poists book begins when her son was seven starting to learn how to balance skills and challenges in a positive way. Like most kids that age he just wanted to be like all his friends. Now Jeff is twenty-one and attends college while working part-time at a restaurant. Along his journey teachers tutors therapists and family members helped him make huge strides beyond autism-associated obstacles.