All moms and dads-to-be share one fervent, even "nonnegotiable" desire: that their baby will be born healthy. This wish would not at all come true for the parents of Brittany Wilson. She would begin fighting for her health immediately and still would be doing battle a quarter century later. Seizures. Structural misalignments. ADHD. Dysgraphia. Growth disorder. Spinal-fusion-necessitating scoliosis. Autism (pervasive developmental disorder). Depression. And yet syndromes aren't the story. No Ordinary Child: Living Life in the Face of Autism is the stirring, forthright account of a girl-and then woman- who through her faith in God, along with imagination, creativity, humor, and courageous perseverance has learned not merely to survive but truly to thrive with significant disabilities. In No Ordinary Child, Debbie Wilson transparently demonstrates weathering crises or calamities and emerging with should and body intact. She finds peace and joy in God when dreams seem dashed and hopes repeatedly threatened. She learns what faith in God, a dogged spirit, a listening heart, and an open mind can accomplish.