Autism Heroes: Portraits Of Families Meeting The Challenge
by Barbara Firestone /
2007 / English / PDF
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Intimate, bold, and inspiring, Autism Heroes provides a
compelling and sensitive account of the experiences of 38
families from different walks of life confronting the challenges
of autism with courage, tenacity and love. With empathy and
expertise gained from her three decades of leadership of The Help
Group and commitment to children with special needs, Dr. Barbara
Firestone engages the families in candid, powerful and deeply
affecting conversations about their lives. Each family narrative
is set against the backdrop of her insightful essays about
dignity, hope, opportunity and love, which are fundamentally
important to all families living with autism.
Intimate, bold, and inspiring, Autism Heroes provides a
compelling and sensitive account of the experiences of 38
families from different walks of life confronting the challenges
of autism with courage, tenacity and love. With empathy and
expertise gained from her three decades of leadership of The Help
Group and commitment to children with special needs, Dr. Barbara
Firestone engages the families in candid, powerful and deeply
affecting conversations about their lives. Each family narrative
is set against the backdrop of her insightful essays about
dignity, hope, opportunity and love, which are fundamentally
important to all families living with autism.
The families offer their experiences openly and honestly, sharing
their challenges, triumphs, and hopes. Their candor helps
demystify and destigmatize autism and embraces other parents just
beginning or already on the journey. Their reflections chart the
course through the many stages of coping with autism and seeking
solutions for their children, and they offer a lifeline of
support, insight and encouragement and hope.
The families offer their experiences openly and honestly, sharing
their challenges, triumphs, and hopes. Their candor helps
demystify and destigmatize autism and embraces other parents just
beginning or already on the journey. Their reflections chart the
course through the many stages of coping with autism and seeking
solutions for their children, and they offer a lifeline of
support, insight and encouragement and hope.
Fully illustrated with stunning photographs by Joe Buissink,
Autism Heroes is an invaluable resource for families as well as
educators, clinicians, researchers and policy makers.
Fully illustrated with stunning photographs by Joe Buissink,
Autism Heroes is an invaluable resource for families as well as
educators, clinicians, researchers and policy makers.
