The Ride Together

A Brother and Sister's Memoir of Autism in the Family

The Ride Together: A Brother and Sister's Memoir of Autism in the Family. By Paul Karasik and Judy Karasik. Published by Washington Square Press (2003).

Book review by Cindy Warner Baker

The story of one family's experience, shared through the words of Judy Karasik, and the comic-book style chapters of Paul Karasik. The alternating chapters move together well, and I especially found the picture chapters capturing the flavor of daily, nitty-gritty life with a disability in ways that just words cannot.

The book covers a large span of years and experiences, and does so with love, humor and honesty. Deeply personal, yet I found myself saying, "Yes, that's exactly how it is for us, too!"

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