I Have Been Buried Under Years of Dust A Memoir of Autism and Hope
eAudio - 2021
A remarkable memoir by a mother and her autistic daughter who'd long been unable to communicate—until a miraculous breakthrough revealed a young woman with a rich and creative interior life, a poet, who'd been trapped inside for more than two decades."I have been buried under years of dust and now I have so much to say."These were the first words twenty-five-year-old Emily Grodin ever wrote. Born with nonverbal autism, Emily's only means of communicating for a quarter of a century had been only one-word responses or physical gestures. That Emily was intelligent had never been in question—from an early age she'd shown clear signs that she understood what was going on though she could not express herself. Her... parents, Valerie and Tom, sought every therapy possible in the hope that Emily would one day be able to reveal herself. When this miraculous breakthrough occurred, Emily was finally able to give insight into the life,...
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HarperAudio
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- English
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- MP3 audiobook, OverDrive Listen audiobook
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File Size | 226 GB |
Parts | 7 |
ISBN | 9780063071155 |
Release Date | 4/6/2021 |
OverDrive Listen audiobook | |
File Size | 226 GB |
ISBN | 9780063071155 |
Release Date | 4/6/2021 |