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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
391 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
The father of a child who was diagnosed as autistic at the age of two describes the intensive therapies that were pursued before Carly had a breakthrough at the age of ten, when she began using her computer to communicate.
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows one Texas couple and their autistic son as they trek on horseback through Outer Mongolia in an attempt to find healing for him. When two-year-old Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson, a writer and former horse trainer, and his wife Kristin sought the best possible medical care, but traditional therapies had little effect. They discovered that Rowan has a profound affinity for animals, particularly horses, and the family set off...
Author
Series
Publisher
Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Readers learn common symptoms and behaviors of autism and how it affects kids at school and in relationships. Text includes suggestions on how to be a kind and respectful friend to someone with autism and appropriate activities kids can enjoy together. A famous person who has overcome the challenges of autism is highlighted.
Author
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
245 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A thirteen-year-old autistic girl and her mother describe through poetry and prose her struggles with autism and her attempts to live life to the fullest despite her diagnosis.
"Me / I sometimes fear / That people cannot understand / That I hear. / And I know / That they don't believe I go / To every extreme / To try to express / My need to talk. / If only they could walk / In my shoes / They would share my news: / I am in here. / And trying to speak...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
xii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
After years of treating patients and analyzing scientific data, Harvard researcher and clinician Dr. Martha Herbert offers a revolutionary new view of autism and a transformative strategy for dealing with it. Autism is not a hardwired impairment programmed into a child's genes and destined to remain fixed forever. Instead, it is the result of a cascade of events, many seemingly minor. And while other doctors may dismiss your child's physical symptoms...
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