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Walker Finds a Way: Running into the Adult World with Autism

by Robert Hughes

2021-01-06 02:12:25

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Most people would describe Walker Hughes as warm, enthusiastic andcharismatic - even if he doesn't say very much. But after severalhappy years living a group home, Walker descended into a deepunhappiness, and his parents were told that their son ... Read more

Most people would describe Walker Hughes as warm, enthusiastic andcharismatic - even if he doesn't say very much. But after severalhappy years living a group home, Walker descended into a deepunhappiness, and his parents were told that their son withlow-functioning autism was 'unmanageable' and a danger toothers. Where did it all go wrong?From the author of Running withWalker, this witty and touching memoir tells a story of crisis andrecovery of a young man with low-functioning autism. Battlingmiscommunication, misinterpreted behaviour and a lack of appropriateservices, Walker and his parents' resilience shines through,providing a much-needed portrayal about what life is like for adultswith low-functioning autism, and how we can understand the complexpersonalities of people with communication difficulties.

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File size9.27 X 6.25 X 0.75 in
Print pages240
PublisherJessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date February 21, 2016
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781785920103
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Robert Hughes
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Robert Hughes, art critic of Time magazine and twice winner of the American College Art Association's F. J. Mather Award for distinguished criticism, is author of The Shock of the New, and of Heaven a...

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