The Boy Who Loved Windows, Patricia Stacey
The Boy Who Loved Windows, Patricia Stacey
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The Boy Who Loved Windows
Opening The Heart And Mind Of A Child Threatened With Autism

Author: Patricia Stacey

Narrator: Phoebe Strole

Unabridged: 11 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/07/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Discover the uplifting true story of a family's journey to better understand their son with autism—and learn how a combination of science and loving persistence changed all of their lives. In 1997, writer Patricia Stacey and her husband Cliff learned that their six-month-old son Walker might never walk or talk, or even hear or see. Unwilling to accept this grim prediction, they embarked on a five-year odyssey that took them into alternative medicine, the newest brain research, and toward a new and innovative understanding of autism. Finally their search led them to pioneering developmental psychiatrist Stanley Greenspan who helped them communicate with their son and bring him into full contact with the world. This enthralling memoir, at once heart-wrenching and hopeful, takes the reader into the life of one remarkable family. We stand witness as they struggle to elicit the first sign that Walker is connecting with them, and share in their fears, struggles, tiny victories, and eventual triumphs. The Boy Who Loved Windows is compelling and thoughtful reading for parents and professionals who care for children with autism and other developmental disorders. The book is also a stunning literary debut, of interest to anyone who cares about the lives of children and the passion of families who put their children first.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Deb (Readerbuzz) on July 25, 2009

A friend's son has Asperger's Syndrome, a high functioning autism. In addition, my cousin's son also was diagnosed with autism. My cousin has been very active with her son, using what she termed "floor time" with him and has seen strong benefits with him, so much that she has begun speaking to group......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on June 22, 2008

A boy is saved from the isolation of his autism through intensive floortime therapy. Some critics of this story say it is sort of 'Cinderella' and that Walker probably was never on the spectrum to begin with. However, it represents how floortime is a therapeutic model that can be used with all child......more

Goodreads review by stephanie on April 06, 2007

poorly written. so much potential unlived.......more

Goodreads review by Ivana on January 04, 2012

This is a book that I will never forget...It's written by a women whose son was diagnosed with autism. The book was borrowed to me (and recommended to me) by a women who has a son diagnosed with autism. I used to volunteer with children who had special needs, and I found this book very helpful in ma......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay on February 23, 2009

I enjoyed this one. It provides wonderful insight into autism, and what it is like for families raising autistic children. This book also provides a wonderful and easily accessible introduction to Greenspan's DIR approach to working with autism, specifically through the 'floor-time' approach (which......more