Life, animated / Suskind, Ron

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ISBN13: 
9781423180364
9781410470171
9781484741238
LCCN: 
2014011855
2016027827
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lifeanimatedastoryofsidekicksheroesandautism
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920

Life, animated

a story of sidekicks, heroes, and autism
The author describes how his autistic son, Owen, learned to cope with his handicap from a young age by memorizing the dialogue of Disney movies and having his family play the roles of the animated characters.

Life, animated

a story of sidekicks, heroes, and autism
2014

Life, animated

a story of sidekicks, heroes, and autism
Examines the life of Owen Suskind, who before the age of three behaved like a normal child, but afterwards became suddenly mute. Diagnosed with autism, Owen was cared for by his parents through the Disney movies he had loved before autism took over. Through these movies Owen developed a kind of language, a language his parents and older brother had to learn in order to communicate with him.
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