Danny''s People : A Memoir and Manifesto About Autism
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0861548388
ISBN-13
9780861548385
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Imprint
Oneworld Publications
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 22nd, 2024
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
434 grams
Dimensions
14.40 x 22.40 x 3.20 cms
Product Classification:
MemoirsMemoirsSocial discrimination and social justiceDisability: social aspectsDisability: social aspectsSocial discrimination & inequalityAutism & Asperger’s SyndromeAutism Spectrum DisorderCoping with / advice about illness and specific health conditionsCoping with illness & specific conditionsAdvice on parentingParenting, parenthood: advice, topics and issuesChild care & upbringingChild care and upbringing: advice for parents
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Society disables us more than autism ever could
Society disables us more than autism ever could
Society disables us more than autism ever could
?My brain?s still fizzing, my heart?s still sore and I?m already re-reading? Sally Phillips
Virginia?s son Danny has a way of lighting up a room. He?s warm, personable and has an infectious laugh. He forms lasting relationships and has known his best friend since they were little. He is also nonverbal and autistic, and requires round-the-clock care and a liquid diet. And for this reason, there are many who would rather not encounter Danny.
Challenging the view that autism is something that needs to be ?cured?, Virginia Bovell testifies to the extraordinary care Danny has received for over 30 years and the everyday kindness and decency of the people ? ?the band of angels? ? that surround him. She asks us to consider what makes a thriving individual versus an inadequate one; what it means to be ill versus what it means to not to conform; what roles society values and rewards; and how humans might flourish outside of failing political and economic systems.
''An inspiring testament and a celebration of neurodiversity.'' Manni Coe, author of Brother. Do. You. Love. Me
Society disables us more than autism ever could
?My brain?s still fizzing, my heart?s still sore and I?m already re-reading? Sally Phillips
Virginia?s son Danny has a way of lighting up a room. He?s warm, personable and has an infectious laugh. He forms lasting relationships and has known his best friend since they were little. He is also nonverbal and autistic, and requires round-the-clock care and a liquid diet. And for this reason, there are many who would rather not encounter Danny.
Challenging the view that autism is something that needs to be ?cured?, Virginia Bovell testifies to the extraordinary care Danny has received for over 30 years and the everyday kindness and decency of the people ? ?the band of angels? ? that surround him. She asks us to consider what makes a thriving individual versus an inadequate one; what it means to be ill versus what it means to not to conform; what roles society values and rewards; and how humans might flourish outside of failing political and economic systems.
''An inspiring testament and a celebration of neurodiversity.'' Manni Coe, author of Brother. Do. You. Love. Me
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