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| Title Statement | Danny's people: a memoir and manifesto about autism / Virginia Bovell. |
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| Author | Bovell, Virginia |
| Publication | London: Oneworld,2024. |
| Extent of Item | x, 307 pages ; |
| ISBN | 9780861548385 (hardcover) |
| Other Number | pr07647782 |
| Contents | Part 1. New life --Danny - An introduction to autism --No man's land --Kidzmania --On the margins --Sarah, and the challenge of inclusion --Part 2. Connections and campaigns --Early intervention --ABA : good news? --ABA : the controversy --TreeHouse --Su and Elliot --Marching --Part 3. Solidarity and conflict --Donna, Daniel and Paul --The MMR controversy --MMR and Simon Murch --Corey --Four prayers --Depression and identity --Debbie --Reflections --Part 4. The whirlwind years, 2006-9 --John --Larry, and the wider autism movement --Tribalism --ABA tribes and Michelle Dawson --Arsenal and Arsène Wenger --The queen --Dinah --The Wrights and rights --Groundhog years --Lee --Part 5. The big questions --Helen Keeler and eugenics --Ingrid --Light and shadow --Home and away --Surgery --Spring and summer 2013 --Crisis --Part 6. Uncertainty and belief --Disagreements and the empathy question --The future of autism --Valuing learning disability --How things are now. |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary | Virginia's son Danny has a way of lighting up a room. He's warm, personable and has an infectious laugh. He forms lasting relationships and has known his best friend since they were little. He is also nonverbal and autistic, requiring round-the-clock care and a liquid diet. And for this reason, there are many who would rather not encounter Danny. Challenging the view that autism is something that needs to be 'cured', Virginia Bovell testifies to the extraordinary care Danny has received for over thirty years and the everyday kindness and decency of the people--'the band of angels'--that surround him. She asks us to consider what makes a thriving individual versus an inadequate one; what it means to be ill versus what it means to not conform; what roles society values and rewards; and how humans might flourish outside of failing political and economic systems. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Autism spectrum disorders--Social aspects |
| Parent and child | |
| By Genre | Biographies |
| Personal narratives | |
