Let Me Hear Your Voice: A Family's Triumph over Autism by Catherine Maurice
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(Paperback - 1st Ballantine Books Edition)
- Pub. Date: July 1994
- 400pp
- Sales Rank: 34,618
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: July 1994
- Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
- Format: Paperback, 400pp
- Sales Rank: 34,618
- ISBN-13: 9780449906644
- ISBN: 0449906647
- Edition Description: 1st Ballantine Books Edition
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She was a beautiful doelike child, with an intense, graceful fragility. In her first year, she picked up words, smiled and laughed, and learned to walk. But then Anne-Marie began to turn inward. And when her little girl lost some of the words she had acquired, cried inconsolably, and showed no interest in anyone around her, Catherine Maurice took her to doctors who gave her a devastating diagnosis: autism.
In their desperate struggle to save their daughter, the Maurices plunged into a medical nightmare of false hopes, "miracle cures," and infuriating accusations that Anne-Marie's autism was their fault. Finally, Anne-Marie was saved by an intensive behavioral therapy.
Let Me Hear Your Voice is a mother's illuminating account of how one family triumphed over autism. It is an absolutely unforgettable book, as beautifully written as it is informative.
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A Family Struggles With Autismby MissKrissy
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June 29, 2009: A well written and extremely honest account of a mother's struggle to help her autistic children. Helpful to those who must deal with autism on a daily basis. A good read for everyone.
A Must Read For Any Parent Of An Autistic Childby Anonymous
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April 28, 2006: If you are going to read one book about autism, this should be it. After all the other books I've read on the subject this is by far the best: the most helpful, and the most rewarding.
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