Blending Families and the Autism Spectrum: When a Child is on the Spectrum

Author and counselor Ron Deal is one of the leading experts in the field of blended families.Ron and Stephanie co-wrote an article on this topic and can be found at https://www.smartstepfamilies.com/smart-help/learn/special-topics/autism-and-the-blended-familyUsing concepts and tips from Ron Deal's courses and books on blending, we discuss some nuances about the blending of families when a child is on the autism spectrum.About Ron Deal:Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.