A blessing and a curse : autism and me / Caiseal Mor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mór, Caiseal, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autistic people--Biography.

Autistic people.

Mór, Caiseal, 1961---Mental health.

Mór, Caiseal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'His book captures the nostalgic romanticism of the Australian bush in the 1960's but also the height of deep ignorance and the culture of 'see no evil' in which almost all who could and should have changed things, looked the other way... Caiseal's book is as beautiful and magical as it is shocking.'. - From the Foreword by Donna Williams. Growing up in Australia in the 1970's, Caiseal Mor was labelled 'retarded' and 'an idiot', and his parents were led to believe that physical punishment could cure his autism. In this courageous and captivating autobiography, Mor vividly captures...

Contents:

FRONT COVER; Title Page; Foreword; Preface; One; Two; Three; Four; Five; Six; Seven; Eight; Nine; BACK COVER;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-281-10549-X

9786611105495

1-84642-625-1

1-4356-0270-6

OCLC:

191925927