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A will of his own : reflections on parenting a child with autism / Kelly Harland.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harland, Kelly.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Autism in children.
- Autistic children--Care.
- Autistic children.
- Autistic children--Family relationships.
- Parenting.
- Child rearing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (162 p.)
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Kelly Harland's wonderfully clear, unsentimental and yet moving account of her daily struggles with Will brings a whole new perspective to our understanding [of autism]. Her descriptions of the continually changing hopes and aspirations that she and her husband have for him will have echoes for every parent, especially those of children affected by this complex, multi-faceted condition.". - from the foreword by Jane Asher, President of The National Autistic Society. Praise for the first edition:. "There's a miraculous alchemy to these stories of one small boy.". - The Seattle Ti
- Contents:
- Front cover; A Will of His Own: Reflections on Parenting a Child with Autism, Revised Edition; Contents; FOREWORD BY JANE ASHER; PREFACE: A NEW "WILL"; A Different Song; The King; One Dream; Willpower; ABOUT THE AUTHOR;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9786611143374
- 9781281143372
- 1281143375
- 9781846426810
- 1846426812
- OCLC:
- 476145456
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