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UNINA9910824209903321 |
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Autore |
Burns Dan E (Dan Eric), <1945-> |
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Titolo |
Saving Ben [[electronic resource] ] : a father's story of autism / / by Dan E. Burns |
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Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, : Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-88973-7 |
9786612889738 |
1-57441-336-8 |
1-4416-7867-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (192 p.) |
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Collana |
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Mayborn literary nonfiction series ; ; no. 3 |
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Soggetti |
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Parents of autistic children - Texas |
Autistic children - Texas |
Autistic youth - Texas |
Fathers and sons - Texas |
Autism - Texas |
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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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The storm. Wished upon a star ; Quirky Ben ; Diagnosis -- The journey ; Sunrise ; Sunset -- Oz. Sit, quiet hands, look at me ; The Benjamin project ; Expect a miracle ; Progress and challenges ; Sue, me, and Ben ; Doctors to the rescue ; Ben at school ; Cold war ; Aftershocks -- Never give up. Over the rainbow -- Going home. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Autism is a devastating neurological disorder that profoundly affects a person's language and social development. This book presents the story of one family coping with autism, told from the viewpoint of a father struggling to understand his son's strange behavior and rescue him from a downward spiral. |
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