To Siri With Love: A Mother, Her Autistic Son, And The Kindness Of Machines
by Judith Newman /
2017 / English / PDF
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From the author of the viral
From the author of the viralNew York Times
New York Times piece ''To Siri
with Love'' comes a collection of touching and hilarious stories
about a 13-year-old autistic boy and his intimate relationship with
Apple's automated personal assistant, Siri.
piece ''To Siri
with Love'' comes a collection of touching and hilarious stories
about a 13-year-old autistic boy and his intimate relationship with
Apple's automated personal assistant, Siri.
When Judith Newman shared the story of how Apple's electronic
personal assistant, Siri, helped her son who has autism, Gus, in
her
When Judith Newman shared the story of how Apple's electronic
personal assistant, Siri, helped her son who has autism, Gus, in
herNew York Times
New York Times Op-Ed column, she received widespread
media attention and an outpouring of affection from readers around
the world. Basking in the afterglow of media attention, Gus told
anyone who would listen: ''I'm a movie star.''
Op-Ed column, she received widespread
media attention and an outpouring of affection from readers around
the world. Basking in the afterglow of media attention, Gus told
anyone who would listen: ''I'm a movie star.''
Judith's story of her son and his bond with Siri was an unusual
tribute to technology. While many worry that our electronic gadgets
are dumbing us down, she revealed how it can give voice to others,
including children with autism like Gus -- a boy who has trouble
looking people in the eye, hops when he's happy, and connects with
inanimate objects on an empathetic level.
Judith's story of her son and his bond with Siri was an unusual
tribute to technology. While many worry that our electronic gadgets
are dumbing us down, she revealed how it can give voice to others,
including children with autism like Gus -- a boy who has trouble
looking people in the eye, hops when he's happy, and connects with
inanimate objects on an empathetic level.To Siri with Love
To Siri with Love is a collection of funny, poignant, and
uplifting stories about living with an extraordinary child who has
helped a parent see and experience the world differently. From the
charming -- Gus weeping with sympathy over the buses that would lie
unused while the bus drivers are on strike; to the painful --
paying $22,000 for a behaviorist in Manhattan to teach Gus to use a
urinal; to the humorous -- Gus's insistence on getting naked during
all meals, whether at home or not, because he does not want to get
his clothes dirty; to the profound -- how an automated
''assistant'' helped a boy learn how to communicate with the rest
of the world, the stories in
is a collection of funny, poignant, and
uplifting stories about living with an extraordinary child who has
helped a parent see and experience the world differently. From the
charming -- Gus weeping with sympathy over the buses that would lie
unused while the bus drivers are on strike; to the painful --
paying $22,000 for a behaviorist in Manhattan to teach Gus to use a
urinal; to the humorous -- Gus's insistence on getting naked during
all meals, whether at home or not, because he does not want to get
his clothes dirty; to the profound -- how an automated
''assistant'' helped a boy learn how to communicate with the rest
of the world, the stories inTo Siri With Love
To Siri With Love open our eyes
to the magic and challenges of a life beyond the ordinary.
open our eyes
to the magic and challenges of a life beyond the ordinary.