02278nam 2200565Ia 450 991078478640332120230721030519.01-281-10549-X97866111054951-84642-625-11-4356-0270-6(CKB)1000000000400530(EBL)334099(OCoLC)191925927(SSID)ssj0000113148(PQKBManifestationID)11133752(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000113148(PQKBWorkID)10098866(PQKB)11404858(MiAaPQ)EBC334099(Au-PeEL)EBL334099(CaPaEBR)ebr10196756(CaONFJC)MIL110549(OCoLC)174143444(EXLCZ)99100000000040053020070308d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrA blessing and a curse[electronic resource] autism and me /Caiseal MórLondon ;Philadelphia Jessica Kingsley Publishers20071 online resource (213 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84310-573-X FRONT COVER; Title Page; Foreword; Preface; One; Two; Three; Four; Five; Six; Seven; Eight; Nine; BACK COVER;'His book captures the nostalgic romanticism of the Australian bush in the 1960's but also the height of deep ignorance and the culture of 'see no evil' in which almost all who could and should have changed things, looked the other way... Caiseal's book is as beautiful and magical as it is shocking.'. - From the Foreword by Donna Williams. Growing up in Australia in the 1970's, Caiseal Mor was labelled 'retarded' and 'an idiot', and his parents were led to believe that physical punishment could cure his autism. In this courageous and captivating autobiography, Mor vividly captures...Autistic peopleBiographyAutistic people616.85/8820092BMór Caiseal1961-1576458MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784786403321A blessing and a curse3854277UNINA