Bonker, Elizabeth M.

I am in here : the journey of a child with autism who cannot speak but finds her voice I'm in here Elizabeth M. Bonker and Virginia G. Breen. - Grand Rapids, MI : Revell, c2011. - 245 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

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.

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Bonker, Elizabeth M.


Autistic children--United States--Biography.
Autism in children--Treatment.