The mind tree : a miraculous child breaks the silence of autism /
Mukhopadhyay, Tito Rajarshi.
The mind tree : a miraculous child breaks the silence of autism / Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay. - 1st North American ed. - New York : Arcade Pub., 2003. - xii, 212 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
The Mind Tree is truly an enthralling read. Although he is severely autistic and nearly nonverbal, Tito’s ability to communicate through his extraordinary writing is astonishing. At the age of three, Tito was diagnosed with severe autism. But his mother, with boundless hope and determination, read to him and taught him to write in English. She also challenged him to write his own stories. The result of their efforts is this remarkable book—written when he was eight to eleven years old—comprised of profound and startling philosophical prose and poetry. During a New York Times interview, Tito scrawled on a yellow pad, “I need to write . . . It has become a part of me.”
1559706996
Childhood
Communication
Communicating with people who have significant developmental disabilities
Facilitated Communication (FC)
Controversies
Autobiographies and memoirs
Fiction and poetry
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Books by autistic authors
Nonspeaking autistic people
The mind tree : a miraculous child breaks the silence of autism / Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay. - 1st North American ed. - New York : Arcade Pub., 2003. - xii, 212 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
The Mind Tree is truly an enthralling read. Although he is severely autistic and nearly nonverbal, Tito’s ability to communicate through his extraordinary writing is astonishing. At the age of three, Tito was diagnosed with severe autism. But his mother, with boundless hope and determination, read to him and taught him to write in English. She also challenged him to write his own stories. The result of their efforts is this remarkable book—written when he was eight to eleven years old—comprised of profound and startling philosophical prose and poetry. During a New York Times interview, Tito scrawled on a yellow pad, “I need to write . . . It has become a part of me.”
1559706996
Childhood
Communication
Communicating with people who have significant developmental disabilities
Facilitated Communication (FC)
Controversies
Autobiographies and memoirs
Fiction and poetry
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Books by autistic authors
Nonspeaking autistic people