I am so happy to see your family. Blessings and more to all of you as you navigate life! I will certainly continue to pray for you all.
Wow what a tragic yet beautiful story. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Zebra Stripes Its a shame the people of Illinois forgot those children and elected another Republican Governor.
November 7, at 5: November 7, at 6: November 7, at 2: November 7, at 4: December 2, at Tim And what does IL do? Vote for yet another POS for Gov.. What a lost state IL has become. November 7, at 9: Tim Great job WGN. November 11, at November 15, at 1: Ace Calderon These people should not be praised. January 8, at Adrian That was by far the dumbest statement I have ever read….. April 17, at L Burkhart You are the most ignorant human being I have ever heard from!
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Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. I feel a bit like a grinch for only giving this 3 stars - it is an amazing story of one family's triumph over autism. It's non-fiction of course, so one can't analyze a plot line or character development - but my problems with this book were many. First and foremost, I fear that it will create guilt in parents who aren't blessed with the incredible network of friends, family and community that seemed to be working here, often without overt recognition by the author.
Guilt, because some may feel that if only they devoted all their time and energy to their autistic child, they too could create a high functioning math genius. Most do not have this luxury, and the truth about genetics is that most children, autistic or completely "normal" will not achieve what this fellow did. I applaud and admire this family and the incredible outcome But it doesn't get everyone such a happy ending. I got this book because of my own ideas about autism and teaching.
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Both the mom and boy, as well as dad, are the heros in this book that is a pleasure to read as well we educating. But to me, the mom is one in a billion. She had an insight into her son and it ended up being an insight into all autistic kids and does apply to regular kids, too.
They keys seem to be rather than focusing on what you want the child to learn, focus on what they can handle and want to learn. The boy ended up being a genius. Her 2nd insight was that play was vital and important and that if they got play, they were able to end up doing the regular learning that everyone wanted. Everything falls into place when you resolve their needs.
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