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Summary: A powerful and essentially positive message of hope
Review: A Will Of His Own: Reflections On Parenting A Child With Autism by Seattle-based singer, teacher, and writer Kelly Harland is the touching, emotional, and deeply personal memoir of having raised an autistic son who reacts fearfully to everyday, commonplace and non-threatening noises and sights which other children consider harmless, such as a divider stick separating customer groceries. Dealing with tantrums, poor adaption to change, and other hurdles with love and support sometimes comes across as an uphill battle, A Will Of His Own sends a powerful and essentially positive message of hope, learning, and growth. A Will Of His Own is very highly recommended reading for any parent having to cope with an autistic child of their own.
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Summary: A candid accout of mothering a child with autism
Review: Kelly Harland has pulled her readers away from the autism literature trend that offers up the "cure du jour." Instead, Kelly offers us a candid, emotional look at the universal hopes, fears, dreams and sense of wonder that she has felt in raising Will, her adorable, persistent, and sometimes precocious child who also happens to have autism. Harland's prose is luminous, her insight is razor sharp, and her story has merit for anyone who has ever experienced the utter vulnerabilities and joys, heartaches and little miracles inherent in raising a child who is not described as "typical." How wonderful to pick up this book on those days where you wish to take a break from conflicting opinions about interventions, diets, biomedical therapies, and simply take a loving glimpse into a family who has not only survived an autism diagnosis, but has managed to thrive in spite of it. Bravo, Kelly! Liane Gentry Skye
author of "Turn Around, Bright Eyes", Snapshots from a Voyage out of Autism's Silence.
publication date 9/2002.
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Summary: A candid accout of mothering a child with autism
Review: Kelly Harland has pulled her readers away from the autism literature trend that offers up the "cure du jour." Instead, Kelly offers us a candid, emotional look at the universal hopes, fears, dreams and sense of wonder that she has felt in raising Will, her adorable, persistent, and sometimes precocious child who also happens to have autism. Harland's prose is luminous, her insight is razor sharp, and her story has merit for anyone who has ever experienced the utter vulnerabilities and joys, heartaches and little miracles inherent in raising a child who is not described as "typical." How wonderful to pick up this book on those days where you wish to take a break from conflicting opinions about interventions, diets, biomedical therapies, and simply take a loving glimpse into a family who has not only survived an autism diagnosis, but has managed to thrive in spite of it. Bravo, Kelly! Liane Gentry Skye
author of "Turn Around, Bright Eyes", Snapshots from a Voyage out of Autism's Silence.
publication date 9/2002.
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Summary: A Warm and Touching Story
Review: This is a warm and touching story of a family who discovers that their son's difficulties are actually caused by the condition of Autism. These well written stories paint a picture for the reader as this family awakens to the possibilities that life presents to their autistic son Will. The reader is drawn in to the agony, the struggle, and the hope and the acceptance and love as they work their way through this formidable experience. One roots for them and believes that Will, will have his own apartment one day overlooking the water where he can watch the Ferry Boats of Puget Sound when ever he wants. It is an engaging story and a really great read.
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