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The girl who spoke with pictures : autism through art / Eileen Miller ; illustrations by Kim Miller ; foreword by Robert Nickel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miller, Eileen, 1962-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Autistic children--Biography.
- Autistic children.
- Autistic children--Language.
- Child artists--Biography.
- Child artists.
- Drawing--Therapeutic use.
- Drawing.
- Miller, Kim, 1988-.
- Miller, Kim.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (218 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- For many years Eileen Miller's daughter, Kim, was unable to verbalize her experiences and emotions, but she was able to communicate using a less conventional language: her art. The Girl who Spoke with Pictures tells the story of a young woman with autism, and how her enlightening drawings enabled her to share her view of the world.
- Contents:
- front cover; AUTISM THROUGH ART THE GIRL WHO SPOKE WITH PICTURES; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; 1. MAKING HER MARK; Grandpa's pen; In the beginning; The artist; 2. THE EFFECTS OF AUTISM; Stimulation; Visual acuity; Extreme tactile response; Hypersensitive hearing; Ebb and flow; Time and space; Processing information; Perseveration; 3. COMMUNICATION; Echolalia; Building a communication system; Building blocks of language; Upset; Chicken and fox; Revealing the desires of her heart; 4. EMOTIONS; Crying; Mad; Teenage years; Rosy years; Of Mice and Men; Expressions of gratitude
- 5. THE ART OF EDUCATION We're getting through!; Confidentiality issue; Mr. Fiend; School violence; 6. ADVOCACY; The poisoning; Using her art; Mr. Newman; 7. PERCEPTION; Kim's perception of people and environment; People's perception of her behavior; Community response; Church; Becoming a member of the community; 8. RELATIONSHIPS; Making a connection; Rejecting John; Grandparents; Louie; Friendships; Perspective taking; 9. MEMORY; Natural instincts?; A breakthough; Bad memories; Sixth grade "keeping her memories; September 11, 2001; Different spectrum; Different type of hard drive
- Craving liberation (in her own words)CONCLUSION
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9786611892647
- 9781281892645
- 1281892645
- 9781846428418
- 1846428416
- OCLC:
- 476201571
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