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The true storyline of Derek Volk's activities raising his son Dylan, who may have Asperger's Symptoms. When Derek's oldest child - his only son - was two years old, his partner suggested, "Something is not quite right with Dylan." They struggled for the next many years as they were bounced in one "expert" to some other, each offering a unique perspective on Dylan's challenging manners. Finally, at eight yrs . old, Dylan was identified as having Asperger's syndrome and the Volk family was able to start out making sense of Dylan's differences. In Going after the Rabbit, Derek Volk stocks his experiences nurturing a son on the autism range. Both Dylan and Derek write about the challenges, triumphs, and coping strategies from the early days and nights to the adolescent years alive in the "real life" as a adult. It is a gripping and brutally honest story of what sort of dad discovered to love the son he never expected he'd have and exactly how his son discovered to simply accept himself as well. Throughout the book Dylan stocks his perspectives on what Derek was experiencing. This reserve showcases the unique romantic relationship between a daddy and his son, voices rarely noticed in the autism community. It explains to the storyplot of a man who may have spent his life time "chasing the rabbit". The subject Going after the Rabbit derives from Derek's analogy that Dylan is comparable to a greyhound dog playing around a keep tabs on. The rabbit is normal. Dylan can easily see what normal looks like, and he is able to almost reach it, but no matter how fast he runs he never catches it. It is also a success storyline and a testimony to faith as Derek and his partner, Amy, never stopped praying and never gave up on the son.
