Scott Scott

Robbyn Val Scott's journey commences back when the term "Refrigerator Mother" was still used by some proponents who believed autism was caused in children by their distant, rejecting and cold mothers. Scott Scott portrays a single mother's amazing mission searching for answers and treatments for her son who was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS), an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), in the late 1980s. Her son, Scott, exhibited significant delays in communication skills and social interactions, as well as engaging in repetitive and violent behaviors. Robbyn gives an emotional recount of a parent's initial denial, then tireless search for effective treatments for Scott all the while never suspecting she would need saving herself. Scott Scott is a true description of a young boy with an ASD beating the odds. The book will surely empower parents whose children have special needs.