"Rated 4 out of 4 Stars by OnlineBookClub.org"

"So many things that we take for granted like dressing, bathing, counting and shopping for groceries are in fact complicated social interactions that we perform without thinking. However, these are not trivial to teach, especially to someone with autism who processes information differently. In that sense, this book was especially eye-opening, both in terms of how hard it must be to navigate the modern world with conditions like autism as well as to how complex many supposedly simple activities are."
-OnlineBookClub.org

".......Another remarkable thing about the book is how engaging it is. We see the world through the eyes of both Teresa as well as Goretti Rerri. We are able to feel their struggles and celebrate their victories…Reading this book was thus extremely easy and pleasurable...This book is rated 4 out of 4 stars."
-OnlineBookClub.org

"Raising an autistic child in a society that values communication and social interaction is a challenge; however, having the nerve to write openly and unabashedly about it, from a most personal viewpoint, in my view is one monumental achievement. Rerri deserves the admiration and respect of families battling the daily obstacles of handling autism in a secretive and superstitious society like her native country.

Those with no first-hand experience of this most trying of developmental social disorders will find in My Box of Chocolates an array of mind-boggling, tear-jerking and curiously funny episodes as Rerri masterfully crafts a story full of candor and passion. The reader follows the author as she meanders the psychologically daunting maze of her new identity as the mother of an autistic child.

Just like a special box of chocolates with its assorted and tantalizing shapes and ingredients, Goretti Rerri's My Box of Chocolates: How My Child with Autism Learned to Read, Write and More, promises an unforgettable venture into autism at its most confusing and exhilarating and simultaneously funny and cathartic. Scholars of early childhood education and professionals working with children, will find Rerri's work a textbook full of easy and user-friendly references."
-Dr. Olabisi Gwamna, College Professor