{"product_id":"momtistic-autism-motherhood-and-discovering-myself-in-both-paperback","title":"Momtistic: Autism, Motherhood, and Discovering Myself in Both - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Donovan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt thirty-five, writer and media veteran Laura Donovan thought she had motherhood figured out--until her two sons were diagnosed with autism and a clinician suggested that she might be autistic too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this candid and darkly funny memoir, Donovan chronicles her journey from overwhelmed parent to self-aware advocate, weaving pop culture, humor, and heartbreak into a narrative that redefines what it means to be \"different.\" From reenacting \u003ci\u003eElf\u003c\/i\u003e with her five-year-old to decoding preschool politics in pandemic-era Portland, she learns that the quirks she once tried to outgrow were never flaws--they were family traits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMomtistic\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to neurodiverse families everywhere and a fresh addition to the conversation about women whose neurodivergence had gone unrecognized for decades--finding a language for who you've always been.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura Donovan is a writer and essayist based in Portland, Oregon, and the neurodiverse mother of two autistic boys. Before becoming a full-time parent, she spent nearly a decade in media, helping to grow outlets such as HelloGiggles, Mic, and ATTN: . She later worked on Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen and cowrote the series Open Secrets with Ashley Graham. Her recent essays have appeared in SheKnows, Romper, and Business Insider. Laura published her first article at age twelve--a four-page feature in Discovery Girls about childhood bullying--and has been writing ever since she fell in love with Harriet the Spy in elementary school. Her greatest joys are her children, her husband, and the friends who fill her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736480133341,"sku":"9781947976818","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/ZX8dcPGYiZ9781947976818.webp?v=1789879837","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/momtistic-autism-motherhood-and-discovering-myself-in-both-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}