Carly's Voice. Breaking Through Autism

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Touchstone
Publisher Place: New York
Publisher Year: 2012
Edition: First Edition

Description: 391 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy.

Publishers Description: In this international bestseller, father and advocate for Autism awareness Arthur Fleischmann blends his daughter Carlys own words with his story of getting to know his remarkable daughter—after years of believing that she was unable to understand or communicate with him.At the age of two, Carly Fleischmann was diagnosed with severe autism and an oral motor condition that prevented her from speaking. Doctors predicted that she would never intellectually develop beyond the abilities of a small child. Carly remained largely unreachable through the years. Then, at the age of ten, she had a breakthrough.While working with her devoted therapists, Carly reached over to their laptop and typed “HELP TEETH HURT, much to everyones astonishment. Although Carly still struggles with all the symptoms of autism, she now has regular, witty, and profound conversations on the computer with her family and her many thousands of supporters online.One of the first books to explore firsthand the challenges of living with autism, Carlys Voice brings readers inside a once-secret world in the company of an inspiring young woman who has found her voice and her mission

ISBN: 9781439194157