| Description |
310 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Summary |
Louise Booth and her husband had always dreamed of having a child. But when their son Fraser was born, Louise immediately knew something was wrong. Fraser was an angry child, prone to frequent screaming fits. When the family moved to the Balmoral Estate (Queen Elizabeths summer residence), where Louises husband had been hired to be the Queens electrician, Louise plummeted into depression, worn down by her sons constant needs. At eighteen months, Fraser was diagnosed with autism and hypotonia, a muscle tone condition that affected his ability to walk and use his hands. Louise and her husband Chris were given the devastating news that Fraser would never go to a mainstream school, and it seemed all hope was lost. Then came Billy. A grey cat whod been found in an abandoned house and left at a shelter, Billy came home with the family, purred, and laid his paws across Frasers lap. The two became inseparable from that moment on, and slowly but surely, Billy transformed Frasers life. Within two years of Billy joining their family, Louise watched her son evolve from being a toddler prone to anxiety, tantrums, and sudden emotional meltdowns into a much calmer, less moody child with a bright future. In their home on the beautiful Balmoral Estate, Billy still acts as Frasers guardian, never leaving his side at mealtimes and bedtimes or whenever hes feeling low. Their profound bond has immeasurably improved both their lives and the familys, bringing them countless hilarious and touching moments along the way. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1 Billy and Bear -- Chapter 2 Arrivals -- Chapter 3 Rock Bottom -- Chapter 4 Peas in a Pod -- Chapter 5 The Lost Cord -- Chapter 6 Pastures New -- Chapter 7 Cutting Corners -- Chapter 8 AWOL -- Chapter 9 Stepping Stones -- Chapter 10 New BLoom -- Chapter 11 Shifting the Goalposts -- Chapter 12 In Black and White -- Chapter 13 Alarm Bells -- Chapter 14 Tom and Billy -- Chapter 15 The Monster Mash -- Chapter 16 Christmas Cheer -- Chapter 17 The Sixteenth Sense -- Chapter 18 Go Away -- Chapter 19 Big School -- Acknowledgments. |
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Autistic children -- Scotland.
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Pets -- Therapeutic use.
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Human-animal relationships.
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| ISBN |
9781476797298 (pbk.) |
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1476797293 (pbk.) |
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