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Autore |
Hughes Robert |
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Titolo |
Running with Walker [[electronic resource] ] : a memoir / / Robert Hughes |
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London ; ; New York, : Jessica Kingsley, 2003 |
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1-283-90464-0 |
1-4175-0110-3 |
1-84642-406-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (238 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Autism in children |
Autistic children |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Running with Walker: A Memoir; Contents; Prologue Christmas Party, 1997; Chapter 1 A New Cult; Chapter 2 "Denial"; Chapter 3 Brothers; Chapter 4 Yes and No; Chapter 5 Child Development to the Rescue; Chapter 6 Homeschooling I: Cemetery School; Chapter 7 Homeschooling II: Running With Walker; Chapter 8 The Two Walkers; Chapter 9 "Nothing is Written"; Chapter 10 Maureen; Chapter 11 Yearning; Chapter 12 The Apocalypse; Chapter 13 Davy Crashes; Chapter 14 Liftoff ?; Chapter 15 Apocalypse, Again; Chapter 16 Hope; Epilogue June 2001 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Walker's father, Robert Hughes, tells a touching and inspiring story of discovering that their 'perfect little boy had a problem'. With disarming honesty and humour, the book tells how a family copes and keeps hope alive despite the staggering difficulties autism presents. |
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