Description: Direction matters more than speed; attitude matters more than willpower. A special kind of parenting from a cheerful mother reveals a whole new attitude toward life. Instead of merely accepting her circumstances, she adapts to them. Instead of just enduring, she learns to smile. A mother once striving to reach 'normal' is reborn as she learns to adapt to her child instead. This story begins with a shift in perspective—seeing a child on the autism spectrum not as someone to be 'overcome' but as a being who simply lives at a different pace. Right after the diagnosis, she blamed herself amid endless comparisons and guilt, moving from one therapy center to another, trying to fill in her child's 'deficiencies.' Along the way, she wept from exhaustion and was hurt by the judgment of others. But over time, she came to realize that understanding her child's pace mattered more than fighting to speed it up—and that only then could she, her child, and her family truly find happiness. There is no 'overcoming' or 'sacrifice' in her story. Instead, there is honesty and everyday life. Even on painful days, she finds gratitude for the neighbors who comfort her, and she notices and genuinely celebrates her child's small steps of growth. She can smile even while sad, and keep going even when it's hard—because she knows the value of this moment, which will never come again. 'A Slow-Growth Parenting Diary' goes beyond the story of a mother raising a child with autism; it is a record of one person reconnecting with the world through growth. This book asks how we should treat one another—and the world itself. Its answer: what we need is not willpower, but the right attitude.