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When Kate Swenson’s son Cooper was diagnosed with severe, nonverbal autism, her world stopped. She had always dreamed of having the perfect family life — watching her boy play at baseball games, walking him down the aisle. She hadn’t signed up for life as a mother raising a child with a disability. But through hard work, resilience and personal growth, she would come to learn that Cooper wasn’t the one who needed to change. She was.

The Marion County Board of Developmental Disabilities Family Support group recently held an event that helped caregivers share their experiences.

Kate Swenson , mother of a nonverbal austistic child wrote Forever Boy: A Mother's Memoir of Autism and Finding Joy.

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Through a blog, social media and now a book, Kate Swenson fosters greater understanding of disability.