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A Slant of Sun: One Child's Courage

Beth Kephart

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#1710 of 3,809 books · #572 in Biography & Memoir

Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction (1998).

For Beth Kephart's son, the diagnosis was "pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified" - a broad spectrum of difficulties, including autistic features. As the author and her husband discover, all that label really means is that their son Jeremy is "different in a million wonderful ways, and also different in ways that need our help". With the help of passionate parental involvement and the kindness of a few open hearts, Jeremy slowly emerges from a world of obsessive play rituals, atypical language constructions, endless pacing, and lonely frustrations. Triumphantly, he begins to engage others, describe his thoughts and passions, build essential friendships. Ultimately this is a story of the shallowness of medical labels compared to a child's courage and a mother's love.

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Publisher
Thomas T. Beeler Publisher
ISBN-13
9781574901931
Topics
AutismParenting a child with special needsChild development

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