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Released: May 1, 2012
BAD ANIMALS: A FATHER'S ACCIDENTAL EDUCATION IN AUTISM
by Joel Yanofsky
"An eloquent memoir of Jonah's sometimes-almost-imperceptible growth, increasing social skills and developing self-awareness that also addresses the broader issues involved with parenthood."
With self-deprecating humor and searing honesty, Montreal-based feature writer and book reviewer Yanofsky (Mordecai and Me: An Appreciation of a Kind, 2003, etc.) reveals the painful frustration and the powerful bond of love between him, his wife and their 11-year-old autistic son, Jonah. Read full book review >
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Released: April 3, 2012
THE GOLDEN HAT: TALKING BACK TO AUTISM
by Kate Winslet, Keli Thorsteinsson, Margret Ericsdottir
"A moving, sanguine labor of love."
Hollywood rallies for a unique charitable venture. Read full book review >
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Released: April 1, 2012
THE AUTISM REVOLUTION: WHOLE-BODY STRATEGIES FOR MAKING LIFE ALL IT CAN BE
by Martha Herbert, Karen Weintraub
"An important book with broader implications than its specific subject."
A neurologist breaks with professional orthodoxy to shed new light on the diagnosis and treatment of autism. Read full book review >
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Released: March 27, 2012
A FULL LIFE WITH AUTISM: FROM LEARNING TO FORMING RELATIONSHIPS TO ACHIEVING INDEPENDENCE
by Chantal Sicile-Kara, Jeremy Sicile-Kara
"A proactive method for raising an adult child with special needs."
For readers already knowledgeable about autism and Asperger's syndrome, a hands-on approach to transitioning into adulthood. Read full book review >
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Released: March 27, 2012
CARLY'S VOICE: BREAKING THROUGH AUTISM
by Arthur Fleischmann, Carly Fleischmann
"Both heart-wrenching and deeply inspiring. Imagine communicating with your daughter for the first time--at 10 years old: "I could be more than a caregiver: I could actually be her father.""
The anarchy of lives dictated by autism, for both the autistic person and the immediate family, rawly detailed by one such parent. Read full book review >
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Released: Sept. 6, 2011
FOLLOWING EZRA: WHAT ONE FATHER LEARNED ABOUT GUMBY, OTTERS, AUTISM, AND LOVE FROM HIS EXTRAORDINARY SON
by Tom Fields-Meyer
"Determinedly upbeat, the author depicts parenting with grace and every child as a gift."
A father celebrates his son's differences and advises others on how to view autism as a parallel journey rather than a restrictive label. Read full book review >