Look Me in the Eye" is the moving, darkly funny story of growing up with Aspergers at a time when the diagnosis simply didnt exist. A born storyteller, Robison takes readers inside the head of a boy who teachers and other adults regarded as defective. Its a strange, sly, indelible account; sometimes alien yet always deeply human.
The captivating subject of Oliver Sacks' An Anthropologist on Mars gives her personal account of living with autism, and tells how her extraordinary gift of animal empathy has transformed her world. of photos & line drawings.
Temple Grandin was diagnosed with autism at the age of three. An intelligent child with a thirst for knowledge, but unable to properly express herself or control her behaviour, Temple struggled through grade school. Eventually moved from a "normal" school to an educational program for autistic children, she began to suffer "nerve attacks." Now ...
""Exiting Nirvana" is a strong and affecting profile of an artist with autism, beautifully written by her mother. . . . Skillfully weaving in theories of autism with the experience of raising an autistic child, Park goes beyond individual history to address the wider question of what it means to be human".--from the National Magazine Awards ...
In this exceptionally touching memoir, the author of "Driving with Dead People" tells of the special connection between her autistic son Wills and the cancer-stricken golden retriever, Cowboy, who provided companionship, confidence, and strength. b&w photos throughout.
In this captivating memoir, Pulitzer Prize-winner Page writes about growing up gifted and unknowingly suffering from Asperger's syndrome, expanding on a tremendously popular essay he wrote for "The New Yorker."
In this sequel to her first book, THE SIEGE, Park details the idiosyncrasies of life while helping her daughter Jessy, now 40, emerge from her internal autistic world to interact with the one outside. Features an introduction by famed neurologist and author Oliver Sacks.
There's a Boy in Here tells the miraculous story of how the Barrons ultimately "reached" their autistic son. The process demanded love, rage, guilt, and bravery, but it confirms the power of the human spirit to prevail over the most trying circumstances. Sean, now a recovered adult, recounts his perceptions of his childhood.
Written with a "New York Times" bestselling author, and including the revealing perspectives of his parents, brother, and coach, this is McElwain's inspiring first-person account of the challenges of growing up autistic.
Gathering the authors' knowledge and insight gleaned from 15 years of working directly with individuals with autism, this handbook stresses that many people with autism have skills that employers seek. Leaving no aspect of job placement unexplored, this resource details strategies for assessing workers, networking for job opportunities, and ...
In her much-acclaimed book The Siege, Clara Claiborne Park described the first eight years of her autistic daughter's life. Now she brings the story right up to date in Exiting Nirvana, a moving and eloquent memoir of Jessy's adolescence and adulthood. Now in her early forties, Jessy Park still struggles with language, with hypersensitivities and ...
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