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Will of His Own: Reflections on Parenting a Child with Autism: Revised E

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Kelly Harland is a voice teacher at the Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle. She is a writer and recording artist, whose voice has been featured not only on radio and television but also in backing vocals with Ray Charles and Etta James. She is the mother of Will, who has autism.
Foreword by Jane Asher.; Introduction: A New ''Will''.; A Different Song.; Moonlight.; The Shock of the New.; Ferryboats.; Potter vs.; Potter.; Into the Pool.; Afternoon on the Piazza.; Singer.; Friends.; The Lunchmaker.; Big Talk.; The King.; Escalatorland.; Candy.; New Voice.; Soul Deep.; Window.; How the King Became the King.; I Can't Explain It.; Desiree.; School Picture.; One Dream.; Grandma.; A Boy Named Colin.; Lighting the Candles.; Hero.; One Dream.; Evolution Blues.; Over Washington.; Willpower.; Special Needs Showbiz.; A Mountaintop in Nepal.; The Broken Leg Diaries.
''Kelly Harland's wonderfully clear, unsentimental and yet moving account of her daily struggles with Will brings a whole new perspective to our understanding [of autism]. Her descriptions of the continually changing hopes and aspirations that she and her husband have for him will have echoes for every parent, especially those of children affected by this complex, multi-faceted condition.'' - from the foreword by Jane Asher, President of The National Autistic Society ''There's a miraculous alchemy to these stories of one small boy.'' - The Seattle Times ''A Will of His Own sends a powerful and essentially positive message of hope, learning, and growth...highly recommended reading.'' - Midwest Book Review''
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