This inspirational, riveting memoir follows a mother's quest to understand and communicate with her severely autistic child. Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-391).
Contents:
Departure of the mind -- Listening to sand -- The Indian poet -- Acting as if -- Loops around our house -- Sipping tea -- A disastrous dinner -- Chaos of the mind -- Four minus one -- I see or I hear --- Something's burning -- Echoes of doubt -- Dreaming in sound -- A galaxy is a group of stars -- Handsome in a jacket -- Beneath the silence -- How many others? -- Cogwheels.
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