Let Me Hear Your Voice: A Family's Triumph over Autism
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Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Written By: Catherine Maurice
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.9289820092
EAN: 9780449906644
ISBN: 0449906647
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: 1994-07-19
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: 1994-07-19
Studio: Ballantine Books
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Editorial Reviews for Let Me Hear Your Voice: A Family's Triumph over Autism
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She was a beautiful doelike child, with an intense, graceful fragility. In her first year, she picked up words, smiled and laughed, and learned to walk. But then Anne-Marie began to turn inward. And when her little girl lost some of the words she had acquired, cried inconsolably, and showed no interest in anyone around her, Catherine Maurice took her to doctors who gave her a devastating diagnosis: autism.
In their desperate struggle to save their daughter, the Maurices plunged into a medical nightmare of false hopes, "miracle cures," and infuriating suggestions that Anne-Marie's autism was somehow their fault. Finally, Anne-Marie was saved by an intensive behavioral therapy.
Let Me Hear Your Voice is a mother's illuminating account of how one family triumphed over autism. It is an absolutely unforgettable book, as beautifully written as it is informative.
"A vivid and uplifting story . . . Offers new strength to parents who refuse to give up on their autistic children." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Outstanding . . . Heartfelt . . . A lifeline to families in similar circumstances." -- Library Journal
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Summary: A thoughtful and accurate pilgrimage
Comment: We are the parents of a severely autistic adult and the founder of a school for autistic children.Katherine Maurice's book accurately and sensitively portrays a search that mirrors our own.One of the virtues of the book is that,like many parents, she has tried alternative therapies for her autistic children and analyzes them dispassionately and objectively. Her children benefitted from Applied Behavior Analysis, as has ours and the children in the school we founded.However,the positive results are not universal or complete, and the final cures for autism await the progress of advanced neuroscience.
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Summary: Infomercial for ABA
Comment: I chose to give a reaction to the book because I found myself having many while I read. Overall, I felt the book was like an infomercial for the Lovaas method.
What I did enjoy about the book was watching Catherine outline her own journey. Her stages of grief were so clearly apparent and moving. I also enjoyed finding myself with a renewed energy around behavioral therapy. She also showed that parents have to work with and partner with professionals for their child's success. Often, parents want their child "fixed" by professionals. Lastly, the interventions broken down by developmental area at the back of the book was excellent. I have recommended many of those myself.
What I did not enjoy about the book was that it seemed outdated. While this is not a criticism of the book itself as it was appropriate at the time she wrote it, it is a concern because parents may read this book to find inspiration or guidance in this day and age when many things have changed. Therapists (at least in California) no longer believe in psychodynamic therapy to treat children with autism. As a matter of fact, Freudian therapy, which she mentioned several times, is considered antiquated even for typical people. Her book was packed with obvious bitterness toward the classically trained therapist and toward what seemed like the Psychology "establishment" in general. Then she spoke of the Lovaas techniques repeatedly under the framework that her children were recovered. Many parents looking for answers may interpret this as a cure. I don't believe autism can be "cured" so much as the symptoms can be managed through constant work and attention.
Toward the end of the book, she advises fighting for what a parent wants and how to do it. I think the "how to" is important, such as gathering documentation and presenting facts, but the legalistic attitude I have issue with. Some parents may have to escalate their case into a battle, but I don't believe it has to start out that way. I have found in my practice parents, with whom I have never worked before, walk through the door with aggressive attitudes. While I appreciate their spirit, it sends up red flags. I work for a private agency and we are not "required" to choose to work with every family that calls on us. As a result, if we find parents "difficult" in the beginning, we try to be empathetic to their situation, but we may choose not work with them at all. What's even more frustrating is that these parents may not be difficult at all, but the guidance parents get to fight for everything all the time may send a different message.
I felt the book may send false hopes of cures using the behavioral methods and a fight fight fight orientation that may cause professionals to get the wrong idea about families. I think there are more current books that can give stories of inspiration such as Temple Grandin's Thinking in Pictures.
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Summary: Great book!
Comment: A wonderful and very quick read! I recommend this book for anyone with a child, friend or family member with autism.
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Summary: Intersting
Comment: Maurice enlightens the mind to the real world. The struggles that her family endured to help their children and the future of autism on research development. She writes this from the time when blame was placed upon the mother. She tells how she dealt with her emotions of that blame. This is an excellent book for a parent of a child with autism or an educator alike.
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Summary: wonderful
Comment: the most honest look at her story and the trials and tribulations that came with it. EXCELLENT READ
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Bibliography
Bibliography Maurice, Catherine. Let Me Hear Your Voice: A Family's Triumph Over Autism. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1993. Hamilton, Lynn M. Facing Autism:
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