| Description |
vi, 226 pages ; 22 cm |
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Illustrated endpapers. |
| Contents |
Dear John Henry -- Below the belt -- The feeling foot -- A guide to getting through -- When you stare -- Fine -- Dream #1 -- Sick -- The wormhole -- Grace note -- Snow day -- Dream #2 -- Awe -- Ho ho hum -- The breath -- Functional behavior assessment -- Promises -- Ten minutes -- The line -- Shift change -- The day we went to the Moon -- Dream #3 -- This part is the worst part -- The tender thread -- Mornings -- Water pressure -- St. Jude lives in the garden now -- Dream #4 -- Terms of surrender. |
| Summary |
When Allison's son, John Henry, stopped using his growing vocabulary just before his second birthday, she knew in her bones that something was shifting. In the years since his autism diagnosis, Allison and John Henry have embarked on an intense journey filled with the adventure, joy, heartbreak, confusion, and powerful love lessons that are the hallmarks of a quest for understanding. In I Dream He Talks to Me, Allison details the meltdowns and the moments of grace, and how the mundane expectations of a parent turn into extraordinary achievements. The saying goes, 'If you know one person with autism, you know one person with autism'; no two stories are alike, and yet there are universal truths that apply to all parent-child relationships. With gorgeous prose, Allison shares her and John Henry's experience while also creating a riveting narrative that will speak to anyone who parents--and who has questioned their own ability to do so. An exploration of resilience and compassion--both for ourselves and for others--I Dream He Talks to Me is also a moving meditation on our place in the world and how we get there; what words mean, what they don't; and, ultimately, how we truly express ourselves and truly know those whom we love. |
| Subject |
Moorer, Allison.
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Singers -- United States -- Biography.
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Mothers of autistic children -- United States -- Biography.
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Autistic children -- Family relationships -- United States.
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Autobiography.
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| Genre |
Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Memoir of learning how to listen |
| ISBN |
9780306923074 |
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0306923076 |
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