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In Her Room
- Author
- James Cook
- Narrator
- Thomas Judd
- Publisher
- Lagom
- Publish Date
- 2 April 2020
- Run Time
- 9 hours 30 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
At the age of two-and-a-half, after months of invasive tests, Emily was finally diagnosed with severe autism, and everything changed.
Forced to embark on a fraught journey from denial to acceptance, James discovered the multi-faceted link between music and autism, and how singing and playing guitar for Emily could provide a unique form of communication.
In Her Room is an extraordinary and heartbreaking story of a father's attempts to connect with his daughter, and how music can help bridge the divide.
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- Author
- James Cook
- Narrator
- Thomas Judd
- Duration
- 9 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 April 2020
- ISBN
- 9781788703215
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Lagom
- Genre
- Memoirs, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Synopsis
When James Cook's daughter was nearly one, he began to suspect that she wasn't simply a 'late bloomer', as he and his wife were telling friends and family. Emily was strongly taken by images and patterns around the house, had a marked response to music, but never pointed at anything, and hadn't crawled yet. At the age of two-and-a-half, after months of invasive tests, Emily was finally diagnosed with severe autism, and everything changed.Forced to embark on a fraught journey from denial to acceptance, James discovered the multi-faceted link between music and autism, and how singing and playing guitar for Emily could provide a unique form of communication. In Her Room is an extraordinary and heartbreaking story of a father's attempts to connect with his daughter, and how music can help bridge the divide.
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