PLAIN PROMISE, book #3 in the 'Daughters of the Promise' series will release on Sept. 10 of this year.  One of the characters in the book is five-year-old Tyler, and Tyler is autistic.  So, I had to do lots of research on autism, which is easy when you have a friend who works with autistic children.  This sweet picture was in the Beaumont Enterprise Newspaper on Sunday, Jan. 25.  My dear friend, Rene Simpson, is working with student, Jaden, on his speech in a one-on-one session at the Shorkey Rehabilitation Center. 

While the character in my book does not share the same personality traits as Jayden, it was his darling face I saw while I was writing the book.  Rene carries a picture of Jayden in her purse.  She loves her job and all the children she works with.  On several occasions, she has come to visit me with bite marks, scratches, or chunks of hair missing.  She never complains.  How lucky we are to have people like her.

Therapist Rene Simpson works with student, Jaden, at the Shorkey Rehabilitation Center. Photo courtesy of Beaumont Enterprise Newspaper

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