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Boy alone : a brother's memoir

By John , Burtt-Smith , Jim; French

Book information

Publisher
HarperCollins;Cooper
Year
1996
ISBN
9780850525076, 0850525071, 978-0-06-187872-5
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
633 kB (647959 bytes)
Edition
1. publ. in Great Britain
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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