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Not My Boy!: A Father, a Son, and One Family's Journey with Autism Audio CD – CD, March 16, 2010

by Danelle Morton (Author), Rodney Peete (Author), Richard Allen (Narrator)
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"Like most fathers, I'd dreamt of doing all sorts of things with my son. I had so many plans, but when I was told my son was autistic, those plans seemed more like a fantasy. Well, eight years after that dreadful diagnosis, I am writing this book to let every father know that your plans for you and your son can still be a reality. It's just the path that takes you there that has to be altered." Autism affects four times as many boys as it does girls. For their fathers, expectations and hopes are drastically changed-NFL star Rodney Peete's were when his son R.J. was diagnosed at the age of three. After a period of anger and denial, an all-too-common reaction among fathers, Rodney joined his wife, Holly, in her efforts to help their son. With determination, love, and understanding, the family worked with R.J. to help him once again engage with the world. Eight challenging years later, R.J. has gone from the son one doctor warned would never say, "I love you," to a thriving, vibrant boy who scored his first soccer goal while his dad cheered from the sidelines.
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  1. Language
    English
  2. Publisher
    Tantor Audio
  3. Publication date
    March 16, 2010
  4. Dimensions
    6.7 x 0.9 x 6.4 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1400145309
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1400145300
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"Rodney Peete writes a compelling book that will help fathers emotionally deal with the challenge of raising a child with autism." ---Alonzo Mourning, former NBA player

About the Author

Danelle Morton is a freelance writer with more than thirty years of experience in investigative journalism, memoirs and profiles, and nonfiction collaboration. She has coauthored a number of books, including The Healing Power of Pets, with Marty Becker, and Are You Hungry, Dear? with Doris Roberts.

After his retirement from the NFL in 2004, Rodney Peete became a host of the Fox Sports Net show The Best Damn Sports Show Period, which he left in 2008. Rodney and his wife, Holly, are extremely active in the autism community.

Richard Allen is a five-time Audie-nominated narrator whose work has been acknowledged on the Best Audiobooks Lists for Audiofile and Library Journal.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tantor Audio; Library - Unabridged CD edition (March 16, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1400145309
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1400145300
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.7 x 0.9 x 6.4 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 75 ratings

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Caroline Writer
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, rare, must-read story about a Dad's Journey to Connect with his son
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2014
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This is a great book, and helped a relative understand my son much better. While it is not the subject of the book, Rodney Peete alludes to the fact that his son changed after a series of shots.
After hearing this story, linked from his lawyer's website:

http://www.morganverkamp.com/august-27-2014-press-release-statement-of-william-w-thompson-ph-d-regarding-the-2004-article-examining-the-possibility-of-a-relationship-between-mmr-vaccine-and-autism/

about a researcher in the CDC who admitting skewing research data to conceal that there was a 2-3 fold higher rate of autism for African American children who got the MMR shot at age 1 instead of age 3. I wonder if, like so many of our kids of all ethinc origins, Rodney's son's autism could have been prevented had he got his shots later, and I wonder if the child's parents have heard this news. Read everything you can, ignore knee-jerk responses that attack people for telling their story of vaccine injury, and listen to those of us who have recovered our child partly through biomedical methods. Yes, while autism brings gifts and talents to those least affected, severe autism causes severe anguish, severe financial devastation, and a desperate cure to help our kids. Think Sudden Onset Baby Alzheimer's and you'll know why we desperately want to help those affected children and why we so desperately want this to stop. We know vaccines are important. They just need to be safer.
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Daneen Hollern
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Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2017
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The book will be a great resource as a special education teacher to share with parents traveling along the same path the Peete family had already traveled. They gave great advice in short narrative pages at the back of the book. So if parents don't have time to read the whole book or choose not to, those pages are excellent resources for them.
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KY
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful read!
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2012
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This book was written in such a way that was real, honest, personal and humble. Rodney Peete really brought the spirit of his family to life with words. As I read, I felt like he was my friend and I was sitting in the living room listening to him tell me the story of his family's struggle with Autism. As the mother of a child with Asperger's, I could really relate and could see many similarities between R.J. and my own son. I would recommend this book to anyone with a special needs child and even those without. Maybe you know someone with an Autistic child and/or just want a better understanding of their reality.
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Reggie Dunlop
4.0 out of 5 stars Better than I thought it was going to be
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2010
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I was worried that Mr. Peete's book was going to be another woe-is-me autism parent kind of book like Jenny McCarthy's first book, however I was pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed this book more and more as it went on, likely because I could relate more to Rodney as a father of a boy with Autism, then as a pro-football player who's just figuring out his son may not be typical. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a guy's viewpoint on life and challenges when you must instead change your own behaviors to positively impact someone in your life with Autism... rather than doing the 'guy thing' and trying to find a way to 'fix' your child.
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5th-El
5.0 out of 5 stars Thank You
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2014
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I have a 3 year old child who has had developmental delays (gross motor, fine motor, speech). No other formal diagnosis. I have been very aggressive with my child's therapy in the last 1.5 years. My husband has been in denial until recently, now that our child is improving, communicating better, etc. A friend of mine recommended this book for him. We both read it. Many emotions were similar, Holly was aggressive in her approach, while Rodney was in denial. The book is a very real story, very easy to read, captures you from the first chapter! My husband got very emotional reading the book, as many situations and comments hit home. Page 130 specifically. He thanked me for having him read the book. So I wanted to send a 'thank you' to the Robinson-Peete family too!
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Yolanda David
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a must read
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2016
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This book was very informative and heart touching. I watch the Peete's on the OWN network and I feel like I know the family better. Rodney Sr. opens his heart in this book. I will be more sensitive when I see people struggling. They my be Autistic.
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wise wise
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2012
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I was required to read this book for my Special Education class. I am very happy that I read this book. Put you in the shoes of a father with a boy with Autism. His jurney from learning RJ has Autims for the next 10 years. I recomend this book for several reasons: Have better understanding from a fathers point of view; better understanding what Autims does to a family; and becoming a teacher in todays schools.
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J. M. Dowling
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read .
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2010
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It is my feeling that if you are the parent of an autistic child, especially if you are just recieving the diagnosis, this is a book that will let you know that you are not alone in your denial, disappointment and just about any other emotion that you are having. I also think that family members, teachers, anyone who is in contact with an autistic child would benefit greatly from this book. I originally picked it up for my husband, but ended up reading it first. It gave me great comfort and the feeling that we are not alone in our struggles with our son. Thank you, Rodney Peete, for sharing your story. Not My Boy!: A Father, A Son, and One Family's Journey with Autism
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