NONFICTION
Released: April 1, 2001
"A valuable addition to the growing literature on this neurological condition."
This insightful memoir by the mother of a boy with a high-functioning form of autism includes a history of the disorder, a look at present-day activists, and psychological profiles of well-known people the author believes were autistic.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 8, 2001
"Wry, revealing, and thoughtful. (8 pages b&w and color photos, not seen)"
In this sequel to
The Siege, her 1967 account of autistic daughter Jessy's first eight years, Park deftly, humorously, and sympathetically chronicles Jessy's emergence from the static Nirvana of autism to face the challenges of the ever-changing outside world.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 1, 1995
"The inspiring story of a courageous, dedicated and most unusual woman."
An extraordinary view into the workings of an autistic mind. Grandin, a professor of animal behavior (Colorado State Univ.) and a world-renowned designer of livestock equipment, attributes her creativity, technical skills and understanding of animals to the autism that has set her apart from most of human society.
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 21, 1995
"Readers may come to Sacks's work as voyeurs, but they will leave it with new and profound respect for the endless labyrinth of the human mind."
In seven case histories, Sacks (The Man Who Mistook His Wife Fora Hat, 1985, etc.) once again presents the bizarre both clinically and lyrically, challenging assumptions about the landscape of human reality.
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 1994
"A poignant sequel to Williams's ongoing adventure, her experiences here more closely shadowing the emotional struggles of non-autistic adults."
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 1992
"A worthy complement to Judy and Sean Barron's There's a Boy in Here (p. 83). (Sixteen pages of b&w photographs—not seen.)"
The singular battle of an autistic woman to connect with ``out there''—the world and the people outside her frightened self.
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