| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
264 pages ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
"Born with nonverbal autism, Emily’s only means of communicating for a quarter of a century had been only one-word responses or physical gestures. Every emotion, from displeasure, frustration and pain, to joy and love, could be expressed only through meltdowns, screaming, or hugs. Leading up to that breakthrough, though, most family, friends, doctors, and school administrators were skeptical about Emily's future. Her mother, Valerie Gilpeer, had long seen keen intelligence in Emily. Together with her husband and Emily's father, Tom, Valerie sought to give Emily every advantage, seeing out therapies, special schools, extracurricular outings, even suing the local school district repeatedly to get the services Emily deserved and was entitled to under the law. Valerie was determined that her daughter could and, in fact, must learn to communicate. But after twenty-five years, not much had changed. Until the fateful day when the Emily that Valerie’s always knew there emerged. Starting with the sentence 'I have been buried under years of dust,' Emily was suddenly able to give her parents, as well as readers of this remarkable book, insight into her life and the struggles she faced, and reveal herself as an emerging poet... As she finds her voice with the help of a computer tablet, she shares her unique perspective on what it's like to live with nonverbal autism and to be thought of as cognitively challenged, despite her razor-sharp intelligence. Emily's prose and poetry reflect her love and gratitude for parents who always believed in her and sacrificed everything to ensure her life was as full and vibrant as possible."--book jacket. |
| Subject |
Gilpeer, Valerie, 1951-
|
| Subject(S) |
Biographies.
|
| Subject |
Grodin, Emily, 1991-
|
|
Grodin, Emily, 1991- -- Family.
|
| Subject(S) |
Autistic people -- United States -- Biography.
|
|
Autistic children -- United States -- Biography.
|
|
Parents of autistic children -- United States -- Biography.
|
|
Autistic children -- Family relationships -- United States.
|
|
Autistic children -- United States -- Language.
|
|
Interpersonal communication -- United States.
|
|
Mothers and daughters -- Biography.
|
| Added Name(S) |
Grodin, Emily, 1991- author.
|
| ISBN |
9780062984340 (hardcover) |
|
0062984349 (hardcover) |
|
Other Resources
