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Author
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First English-language edition.
Physical Desc
222 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Henry Markram is the Elon Musk of neuroscience, the man behind the billion-dollar Blue Brain Project to build a supercomputer model of the brain. He has set the goal of decoding all disturbances of the mind within a generation. This quest is personal for him. The driving force behind his grand ambition has been his son Kai, who suffers from autism. Raising Kai made Henry Markram question all that he thought he knew about neuroscience, and then inspired...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Iris Grace is different. From the moment she was born she found the world a strange and terrifying place: she neither smiled nor spoke. The doctors couldn't help, telling her parents she might never be able to communicate - she'd never call them mummy or daddy. But then Iris met Thula. This special kitten and Iris became instant best friends. They did everything together - painting, playing, bathing, snuggling, sleeping, exploring. And then a miracle...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
x, 250 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The mother of an autistic child who was eventually recognized as a genius recounts her rejection of conventional advice from developmental experts and shares the strategies she utilized for tapping her son's potential.
66) Left: a novel
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
238 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A 'haunting, sometimes harrowing' novel that examines the difficult decision a mother must make on behalf of her autistic child. Therese Wolley is a mother who has made a promise. She works as a secretary, shops for groceries on Saturdays, and takes care of her two girls. She doesn't dwell on the fact that her girls are fatherless, mostly because her own father abandoned her before she was born and she has done just fine without him. Even though...
Author
Series
Henry volume 1
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Henry, a first grader on the autism spectrum, attempts to navigate friendships, and sudden changes in classroom routines--like a parade on Friday instead of share time.
Publisher
Prufrock Press Inc
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
vii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
With the increasing numbers of children diagnosed with autism each year, parents need the valuable information provided in School Success for Kids With Autism to help ensure their children receive the educational programming they need and deserve. By outlining the best practices found in today's classrooms, School Success for Kids With Autism describes how parents and teachers can work together to create nurturing, supportive, and effective classroom...
75) Rose Red
Publisher
Trimark Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
Deluxe edition.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (255 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The chilling tale of Dr. Joyce Reardon, an obsessed psychology professor who commissions a team of psychics and a gifted 15-year-old autistic girl, Annie, to literally wake up a supposedly dormant haunted mansion-- Rose Red. Their efforts unleash myriad spirits and uncover horrifying secrets of the generations who have lived and died there.
Author
Publisher
Arcade Pub
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
272 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A veteran book reviewer, Yanofsky has spent a lifetime immersed in literature (not to mention old movies and old jokes), which he calls shtick. This account of a year in the life of a family describes a father's struggle to enter his son's world, the world of autism, using the materials he knows best: self-help books, feel-good memoirs, literary classics from the Bible to Dr. Seuss, old movies, and, yes, shtick. Funny, wrenching, and unfailingly candid,...
78) Yoga for children with autism spectrum disorders: a step-by-step guide for parents and caregivers
Author
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
101 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Eleven-year-old Alex knows that starting middle school will be a big change, and for an autistic person, change can be terrifying. He is sure that having a friend by his side will help. But how can he make one? Alex devises a plan to impress the kids at school by winning a trophy at the PAWS Dog Show with his trusty sidekick, Kevin the cockapoo. This should be a walk in the park, right?"--
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