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Boy alone : a brother's memoir

By Greenfeld , Karl Taro; Greenfeld , Noah Jiro; Greenfeld , Noah Jiro

Book information

Publisher
HarperCollins e-books
Year
2009
ISBN
978-0-06-187872-5, 0061878723, 9780061878732, 0061878731, 9780061878749, 006187874X
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
417 kB (427244 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2017-08-15 11:00:00
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Description

A brother of an autistic child profiled in the trilogy that began with A Boy Called Noah describes the challenges he faced growing up in his brother's shadow, in an account that interweaves the social history of autism and its related research with the author's sideline experiences in childhood and adulthood. Abstract: Can relationships exist without language? How should aging parents care for a nonverbal, violent child, and then a grown man who is not self-sufficient? Is there anything that can be done to help an extremely autistic child or adult become a member of mainstream society? This book presents the social history of autism. Read more...

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