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Mitchells Plain mother publishes book on raising neurodiverse son
Cape Argus
|December 08, 2025
AFTER nearly 20 years of navigating the challenges of raising a neurodiverse child, Dorothy Pietersen has turned her story into a book aimed at inspiring and guiding other families.
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Her debut book, The Beauty in Being Different, was officially launched in Grassy Park, last month, with all proceeds going toward a foundation. Pietersen, a Mitchells Plain resident, established to support families of children with special needs and to invest in the community.
The book chronicles her journey supporting her 24-year-old son, Jean Pietersen - born in 2001 and diagnosed on the autism spectrum through school, higher education, and the ongoing struggle to find employment, highlighting both the hardships and the hope that have shaped their lives.
This story is from the December 08, 2025 edition of Cape Argus.
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