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Suskind, Ron,

Life, animated : a story of sidekicks, heroes, and autism / Ron Suskind, winner of the Pulitzer Prize - First paperback edition - 372 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm

Growing backward -- Bumping into walls -- In character -- Musical chairs -- The protekter of sidekicks -- A journey song -- Magic formulas -- Luck from unluck -- Blessings, undisguised -- The movie gods -- To do it on his own -- The animated life -- Sidekicks -- In the time since publication

The author describes how his autistic son, Owen, learned to cope with his handicap from a young age by memorizing the dialogue of Disney movies and having his family play the roles of the animated characters

ISBN: 9781484741238 1484741234 9781484708781 1484708784

Subjects--Personal Names:
Suskind, Owen
Suskind, Ron--Family
Disney, Walt, 1901-1966 --Characters

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Autistic children--United States--Biography
Parents of autistic children--United States--Biography
Autistic children--Family relationships--United States
Autistic children--Language--United States
Interpersonal communication--United States
Animated films--Psychological aspects
Autistic Disorder
Father-Child Relations
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.
Biography.
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: RJ506.A9 / S88 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 618.92/85882