My Brother Charlie by Holly Robinson Peete & Ryan Elizabeth Peete
Over the past few years we have taken a look inside the world of Holly Robinson Peete and how she deals with the day to day ups and downs of having a son with Autism. She has shared her thoughts, fears, joys and knowledge with us as a mother helping to bring a spotlight on Autism and it’s misconceptions. Since she revealed the news about her son, RJ, she has been the only one speaking about it from her family. But now RJ’s twin sister, Ryan shares her thoughts on living with a sibling with Autism in a new book entitled, My Brother Charlie.
I believe it took a lot of courage for Holly and RJ to share RJ’s story… and I think it’s just as wonderful and brave of Ryan to speak about her feelings on Autism and to dis-spell misconceptions people may have about Autism. I am excited to see an voice for other kids who have siblings with Autism.
Even if you don’t have a child or relative with Autism, I think that this book is a great book to read with your children. It can help a child understand that we all have something different about all of us and yet, we are still the same. A great way to learn how to love and respect everyone for their differences and similarities. It’s a great read and a wonderful message.
Thank you Ryan for sharing your story! Some of us don’t have that much courage, thank you for showing us how easy it is to love, understand and respect.
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Callie is very proud of her brother Charlie. He’s good at so many things — swimming, playing the piano, running fast. And Charlie has a special way with animals, especially their dog, Harriett.
But sometimes Charlie gets very quiet.
His words get locked inside him, and he seems far away.
Then, when Callie and Charlie start to play, Charlie is back to laughing, holding hands, having fun.
Charlie is like any other boy – and he has autism.
In this story, told from a sister’s point of view, we meet a family whose oldest son teaches them important lessons about togetherness, hope, tolerance, and love.
Holly Robinson Peete, bestselling author, actress, and national autism spokesperson, has paired with her daughter, Ryan, to co-author this uplifting book based on their own personal experiences with Holly’s son and Ryan’s brother, RJ, who has autism.
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The Angelinajoliehollyrobinsonpeete Effect
I am a woman. I am daughter. I am a sister. I am a partner. I am an artist. I am an assistant. I am in love.
There are so many facets to many young women today. We are the generation after the women’s intense movement, but we have brought so much technology and advancement to the work place that it would be a crime to go back to the kitchen and to our aprons. But how do we have it all?
Sometimes when I think about my future I see a vast open horizon ahead of me and it is exciting. Husband, Children, Production Company and Foundation. I am at the brink of my career taking a leap into the open air with no hesitation. But my heart and soul opened up this year and I found love. That lockdown, everlasting, comfortable, passionate love that I can’t seem to remember what bliss was before this. At 25, it seems as though my life is ready to make such a huge change. At 25, it seems I am closer to my directing debut and closer to my wedding day. At 25, I seem to have all the things that will make me great. Yet, at 25 I am having trouble balancing it all. At 25, I can’t seem to make anyone directly effected by my actions happy. At 25, I feel like I am failing.
Could it be that the women like my Mother, Angelina Jolie and Holly Robinson Peete who have full fledge active successful careers, at least four children and their own businesses/foundations are just annomilies. Can I never be that superwoman because she doesn’t exist? Is she as rare as a Mozart, Picasso, Einstein?? Was I too arrogant to think that I too could have it all, including the hot body??
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Brooke
