{"product_id":"the-first-72-hours-after-an-autism-diagnosis","title":"The First 72 Hours After an Autism Diagnosis","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe First 72 Hours After an Autism Diagnosis\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Looney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 pages plus cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis encouraging booklet offers parents a calm, practical guide for the critical first days after an autism diagnosis, helping you move from fear and confusion toward clarity, stability, and purposeful action. With compassion and lived experience, it emphasizes emotional grounding, wise first steps, early intervention, avoiding panic and comparison, building supportive routines, and learning to understand a child’s unique needs rather than trying to “fix” them. Above all, it reassures families that you are not alone, that your child is still the same precious person you have always loved, and that with faith, patience, and informed support, you can face the journey ahead with hope and confidence. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDr. David Looney\u003c\/strong\u003e is a native of Memphis, Tennessee, and has lived in Jackson, Tennessee, \u003cbr\u003esince 2016. He has been married to his wife Kay for over 40 years. They have two daughters, Hope and Paige (Wyatt, husband Cody).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHe is a 1986 graduate of the Memphis School of Preaching and graduated from Freed–Hardeman University in 2007 with a B.S. in Bible and in 2009 received a M.A. in Ministry. Dr. Looney received his Doctor of Ministry in Family Therapy in 2018 from Amridge University.\u003cbr\u003eDr. Looney taught Advanced Clinical Psychopathology in the DBH program at Freed-Hardeman University for four years and taught a class on “Death and Dying” for six years in the Department of Behavioral Sciences.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHe has been a featured speaker at Polishing the Pulpit for a number of years. He and his wife Kay have provided counseling for those attending this conference for the last 12 years. He has served the Bolivar (Tennessee) Fire Department as Chaplain since 2009. For\u003cbr\u003eforty years, he has served as a minister for the churches of Christ in Tennessee and Mississippi.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAs a father of an autistic child, Dr. Looney is uniquely qualified to conduct seminars on autism and to counsel with families who have a child on the autism spectrum. \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"GTP - Looney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55573981266211,"sku":"LOONEY-First-72-Hours","price":1.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0230\/6624\/7222\/files\/72hours.png?v=1788960281","url":"https:\/\/gladtidingspublishing.com\/products\/the-first-72-hours-after-an-autism-diagnosis","provider":"Glad Tidings Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}