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Autism is often stigmatized and looked at as a difficult road for parents and caregivers facing this challenge. However, children with autism have unique gifts and abilities that are often overshadowed by their social deficits. It is important to recognize the gifts in these children and to nurture their strengths. Trey the Chef, offers a unique perspective about my son who lives with autism by telling a story about my son's interest in cooking that will hopefully inspire people to look at children with autism differently.
"Kids have to be exposed to different things in order to develop. A child is not going to find out that he likes to play a musical instrument, if you never exposed him to it…" Temple Grandin.
Kira Parris-Moore is a licensed marriage and family therapist who is also the author of Trey the Chef, a book on Autism about her oldest son. She resides in Durham, NC with her husband and two sons, Trey and Kameron. She has worked in the mental health field for 15 years with children and adolescents, hoping to bring about change in their lives by intervening after childhood trauma has occurred. She writes books to bring awareness on various developmental disabilities and mental health challenges and hopes that by doing so, she can also inspire hope for these children and their families.