Underestimated : an autism miracle
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Handley, Jamison, author.
Published
New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2021].
Physical Desc
x, 172 pages ; 24 cm.
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Canon City Public Library - NONFICTION | 616.85 HAN | Checked Out | July 19, 2024 |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Autism spectrum disorders -- Patients -- Language.
Autistic youth -- Family relationships.
Autistic youth -- Language.
Biographies.
Communication devices for people with disabilities.
Communication.
Communication.
Communicative disorders in children.
Nonverbal communication.
Parents of autistic children.
Youth with mental disabilities -- Language.
Autistic youth -- Family relationships.
Autistic youth -- Language.
Biographies.
Communication devices for people with disabilities.
Communication.
Communication.
Communicative disorders in children.
Nonverbal communication.
Parents of autistic children.
Youth with mental disabilities -- Language.
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Published
New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2021].
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Description
In Underestimated: An Autism Miracle, Generation Rescue's cofounder J.B. Handley and his teenage son Jamison tell the remarkable story of Jamison's journey to find a method of communication that allowed him to show the world that he was a brilliant, wise, generous, and complex individual who had been misunderstood and underestimated by everyone in his life. Jamison's emergence at the age of seventeen from his self-described "prison of silence" took place over a profoundly emotional and dramatic twelve-month period that is retold from his father's perspective. The book reads like a spy thriller while allowing the reader to share in the complex emotions of both exhilaration and anguish that accompany Jamison's journey for him and his family. Once Jamison's extraordinary story has been told, Jamison takes over the narrative to share the story from his perspective, allowing the world to hear from someone who many had dismissed and cast aside as incapable. Jamison's remarkable transformation challenges the conventional wisdom surrounding autism, a disability impacting 1 in 36 Americans. Many scientists still consider nonspeakers with autism--a full 40 percent of those on the autism spectrum--to be "mentally retarded." Is it possible that the experts are wrong about several million people? Are all the nonspeakers like Jamison?
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Handley, J. B., & Handley, J. (2021). Underestimated: an autism miracle . Skyhorse Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Handley, J. B. and Jamison, Handley. 2021. Underestimated: An Autism Miracle. Skyhorse Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Handley, J. B. and Jamison, Handley. Underestimated: An Autism Miracle Skyhorse Publishing, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Handley, J. B.,, and Jamison Handley. Underestimated: An Autism Miracle Skyhorse Publishing, 2021.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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