A Thorn in My Pocket - by Eustacia Cutler (Paperback)

Name: A Thorn in My Pocket - by Eustacia Cutler (Paperback)
SKU: 82958757
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A Thorn in My Pocket is Eustacia Cutler's story of raising her daughter, Temple Grandin, in the conservative "Leave-it-to-Beaver" world of the fifties: a time when children with autism were routinely diagnosed as infant schizophrenics and banished to institutions.
Author(s): Eustacia Cutler
248 Pages
Biography + Autobiography, General

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About the Book

The mother of the most famous person with autism today, Temple Grandin, Ph.D., tells the story of her death-lock struggle with medical authorities and her husband to keep her daughter from being warehoused in an institution, delving into myth and reality, angst and guilt, family and society ultimately defining the travails of all of humanity.

Book Synopsis

A Thorn in My Pocket is Eustacia Cutler's story of raising her daughter, Temple Grandin, in the conservative "Leave-it-to-Beaver" world of the fifties: a time when children with autism were routinely diagnosed as infant schizophrenics and banished to institutions. She tells of her fight to keep Temple in the mainstream of family, community and school life, how Temple responded and went on to succeed―as Ms. Cutler puts it, "beyond my wildest dreams." Ms. Cutler also explores the nature of the autism disorder as doctors understand it today, and how its predominant characteristics reflect our own traits in an exaggerated form.

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I laughed, I cried, I was shocked and amazed. Her story is one that will stay with me especially on the days I have trouble with my child.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)

Weight: .75 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 248

Genre: Biography + Autobiography

Sub-Genre: General

Publisher: Future Horizons

Format: Paperback

Author: Eustacia Cutler

Language: English

Street Date: December 31, 2016

TCIN: 82958757

UPC: 9781941765401

Item Number (DPCI): 247-15-3697

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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