The Boy Who Loved Windows: Opening the Heart and Mind of a Child Threatened by Autism - Couverture souple

Stacey, Patricia

 
9780470869796: The Boy Who Loved Windows: Opening the Heart and Mind of a Child Threatened by Autism
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ISBN 10 : 0470869798 ISBN 13 : 9780470869796
Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2003

Synopsis

The compelling story of Walker Stacey – a child who triumphedover his autistic tendencies with the dedicated help of hisfamily

When in 1996, Patricia Stacey gave birth to her second child, ababy boy, she quickly noticed an emptiness in his gaze avacant quality that emphasized her sense that he was ill at ease inhis own body.  By the time Walker was five months old, hisgaze was obsessively directed towards windows – light had becomehis true north.

Despite the reassurance of many health professionals that Walkerwas fine, during the weeks and months that followed the familycontinued to question the experts, who finally arrived at adiagnosis of sensory integration problems ; a terminextricably linked with autism.

Refusing to accept that this diagnosis would lead to thefinality of an autistic disorder, the family dedicated four yearsto incessantly drawing Walker away from the sirens that seemed tocall him inwards, using the latest play–based techniques. Progress was often painfully gradual, and yet sometimes they madeastonishing leaps on the back of seemingly bizarre treatments likesimply rubbing the roof of Walker s mouth.

Not only a story of Walker s development, The Boy WhoLoved Windows also follows his parents journey ofunderstanding and coming to terms with Walker sdifficulties.

Today, Walker still suffers from allergies and occasionalgastrointestinal difficulties, but he has attended a normalpreschool and looks forward to everything you would hope for for achild. Not bad for the kid they said would probably never walk ortalk.

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À propos de l?auteur

Patricia Stacey is a former journalist for Atlantic Monthly. She is now a freelance writer and college teacher. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and son.

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Éditeur
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0470869798
ISBN 13 
9780470869796
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
320
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780738209661: The Boy Who Loved Windows: Opening The Heart And Mind Of A Child Threatened With Autism

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ISBN 10 :  073820966X ISBN 13 :  9780738209661
Editeur : Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2004
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