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Author:
Chwast, Debra.
Title:
An unexpected life : a mother and son's story of love, determination, autism, and art / Debra Chwast ; paintings by Seth Chwast ; preface by Seymour Chwast.
Publisher:
Sterling,
Copyright Date:
c2011
Description:
ix, 213 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Chwast, Seth.
Chwast, Debra.
Autistic children--United States--Biography.
Autistic artists--United States--Biography.
Autistic children--Education--United States--Case studies.
Painting--Study and teaching--United States--Case studies.
Art therapy--United States--Case studies.
Mother and child--United States--Case studies.
Other Authors:
Chwast, Seth.
Chwast, Seymour.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction: Dreams -- The blues and other colors -- Facts, fantasy, myths, and reality -- Roller coasters and other rides -- "New friends are everywhere" -- In Darwin's footsteps -- Auras and auroras -- Portrait of the artist -- Dreams II -- Expecting the unexpected.
Summary:
Details the work of Seth Chwast, an autistic young man who began communicating through painting, and describes the journey he and his mother have endured to utilize his artistic ability to help manage his autism.
ISBN:
1402774036
9781402774034
LCCN:
2010046453
Locations:
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

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