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Title I am in here : the journey of a child with autism who cannot speak but finds her voice / Elizabeth M. Bonker and Virginia G. Breen.
Author Bonker, Elizabeth M.
Publication Info. Grand Rapids, MI : Revell, c2011.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  B BONKER    Check Shelves
 West Oaks  B BONKER    Check Shelves
Description 245 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Hope: the quiet miracle of "how people" -- Autism: we all fight a battle -- Preschool: buried treasures -- Wall Street and autism: living in two worlds -- Poetry: on her own terms -- Elementary school: looking for ability, not disability -- Community: a little help from my friends -- Nature: listening to trees in Harvard Yard -- Hopes and dreams: relentless parenting -- Middle school: be flexible -- Families: we all have our stories -- Suffering: a view from Tibet -- God: learning each other -- Healing: a wing and a prayer -- Joy: the secret of how.
Summary A thirteen-year-old autistic girl and her mother describe through poetry and prose her struggles with autism and her attempts to live life to the fullest despite her diagnosis.
Subject Bonker, Elizabeth M.
Autistic children -- United States -- Biography.
Autism in children -- Treatment.
Added Author Breen, Virginia G.
ISBN 9780800720711 (hbk.) : $16.99
0800720717 (hbk.)