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 A Real Boy - Christopher Stevens with Nicola Stevens
 A Real Boy - Christopher Stevens with Nicola Stevens ... published 2008-02-28 by Michael O'Mara BooksNewest Review: ... etc I am amazed at how the couple cope with David. David has an older brother who does not have autism the book covers the ... more ... parents trying to balance bringing up the two children together. I was surprised to discover this was written by the father and it is written from his perspective, which took me a few chapters to get used to.
The back of the book shows a photo of a happy smiling boy on a see saw. The back cover says, "David is eleven years old. He is happy, healthy and affectionate. He loves school, Disney songs and climbing trees but he is also profoundly autistic. Unable to speak more than a few words. Barely capable of express...more |
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A Real Boy - Christopher Stevens with Nicola Stevens: A lovely book which explores living with autism. (A real boy ... (537 words)
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A Real boy is written by Christopher Stevens with help from his wife Nicola Stevens. The book is written from the parent's perspective as they realise there son has some problems and is later diagnosed with Autism. This book is amazing it follows there son David from a baby through until he is about 6 years old. The book is 286 pages long as cost me £6.99 from Amazon. I have read several books about Autism and this has to be one of my favourites. David is profoundly autistic he cannot even speak through most of the book and is a danger to himself. He accidentally catches the house on fire, run away, climbs out the upstairs windows etc I am amazed at how the ... Read the complete review
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