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English
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A novel that is “utterly absorbing, and full of wit [with] a doozy of a twist . . . An all-around delight” (Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette?).
Charles Marlow teaches his high school English students that language will expand their worlds. But linguistic precision cannot help him connect with his autistic son, his ex-wife, or his college-bound daughter, who has just...
Charles Marlow teaches his high school English students that language will expand their worlds. But linguistic precision cannot help him connect with his autistic son, his ex-wife, or his college-bound daughter, who has just...
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Language
English
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Shtum is drawn from Jem Lester's experience of raising an autistic child. In this darkly funny and emotive debut, Ben Jewell has hit a breaking point. His profoundly autistic ten-year-old son, Jonah, has never spoken, and Ben and his wife Emma are struggling to cope. When Ben and Emma fake a separation-a strategic, yet ill-advised, decision to further Jonah's case in an upcoming tribunal to determine the future of his education-father and son are...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
xxiii, 310 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the research in the field of autism and the advances in effectively diagnosing the disease at younger ages, and offers advice on intervention and family-centered strategies on understanding the child's needs.
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Series
Jason Stafford novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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One of Booklist's "Year's Best Crime Novels"
After two years in federal prison, Jason Stafford is no longer welcome on Wall Street. But due to his financial crime expertise, one firm wants him to quietly look for irregularities in the books of one of their junior traders, whose body was just pulled from the Long Island Sound.
Raising an autistic five-year-old alone, Stafford can’t refuse the lucrative offer. The job is supposed...
After two years in federal prison, Jason Stafford is no longer welcome on Wall Street. But due to his financial crime expertise, one firm wants him to quietly look for irregularities in the books of one of their junior traders, whose body was just pulled from the Long Island Sound.
Raising an autistic five-year-old alone, Stafford can’t refuse the lucrative offer. The job is supposed...
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English
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From the author of the viral New York Times op-ed column "To Siri with Love" comes a collection of touching, hilarious, and illuminating stories about life with a thirteen-year-old boy with autism that hold insights and revelations for us all. When Judith Newman shared the story of how Apple's electronic personal assistant, Siri, helped Gus, her son who has autism, she received widespread media attention and an outpouring of affection from readers...
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Language
English
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"Ron Fournier, bestselling author, editor of the National Journal, and former head of the Associated Press's Washington Bureau, writes movingly of the outsized and crushing expectations that come from parents and with parenting today, through the lens ofhis relationship with his son, Tyler, who has mild Asperger's"--
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English
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When his son Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson was devastated, afraid he might never be able to communicate with his child. But when Isaacson, a lifelong horseman, rode their neighbor's horse with Rowan, Rowan improved immeasurably. He was struck with a crazy idea: why not take Rowan to Mongolia, the one place in the world where horses and shamanic healing intersected?
THE HORSE BOY is the dramatic and heartwarming story of that
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Language
English
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"A missing woman receives a second chance at life, thanks to her billionaire husband--but the consequences are deadly in this gripping psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Before. Abbie awakens in a daze with no memory of who she is or how she landed in this unsettling condition. The man by her side claims to be her husband. He's an icon of the tech world, the founder of a lucrative robotics company. He tells...
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a mother finds that her young daughter has withdrawn from reality, she and a well-meaning doctor struggle to come to the aid of the child. But when conventional science appears unable to reach the little girl, Ruth embarks on a journey within herself to unlock the mysteries that hold her daughter captive.
12) Solving sleep problems in children with autism spectrum disorders: a guide for frazzled families
Author
Publisher
Woodbine House
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
146 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A fresh, hilarious, and relatable collection of essays about everything from motherhood and marriage to sobriety and work-life balance (or imbalance) from the nationally bestselling author of the "honest, complicated" (SheKnows) Idiot"--
14) The horse boy
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 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...
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Series
Publisher
Editorial Ocaeano de Maexico, S.A. de C.V
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Primera ediciaon.
Physical Desc
147 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Describes the author's experiences after his daughter, Maraia, was born with autism, including the long journey to a diagnosis, and imagines what that time was like for her.
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