Untethered

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Untethered is written by Carolyn Cooper, RN, PhD and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1635051231 (ISBN 10) and 9781635051230 (ISBN 13).

Mark is just four days old when Carolyn's pride shifts to concern. Why doesn't he cry? Where is his appetite? As a worried mother, Carolyn grasps for answers, but in 1960s North Carolina, "autism" is not yet a household word. Untethered traces the extraordinary forty-year evolution of both Mark and Carolyn as they struggle with what was then a baffling new disorder. When Mark further slips within the fortress of autism, Carolyn faces the unthinkable--institutionalizing her son. At the same time, Carolyn's marriage starts to unravel, forcing her to abandon her identity as a people-pleasing housewife and enter the working world as a single woman. Facing a life she never bargained for, Carolyn sets out on a path of self-discovery. Courageous, hopeful, and provocative, Untethered shows the unvarnished reality of one mother's experience with autism. It also teaches us that life's heartbreaks can illuminate the way toward spiritual growth and love.