| A Blessing and a Curse: Autism and Me Contributor(s): Mór, Caiseal (Author), Williams, Donna (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 184310573X ISBN-13: 9781843105732 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2007009913 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.62" W x 9.26" (0.68 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: His book captures the nostalgic romanticism of the Australian bush in the 1960s but also the height of deep ignorance and the culture of see no evil' in which almost all who could and should have changed things, looked the other way... Caiseal's book is as beautiful and magical as it is shocking.' - From the Foreword by Donna Williams Growing up in Australia in the 1970s, Caiseal Mór was labelled 'retarded' and 'an idiot', and his parents were led to believe that physical punishment could cure his autism. In this courageous and captivating autobiography, Mór vividly captures his early experiences of dissociation from his true existence - a common reaction by children suffering from repeated abuse - and the various personas through which he lived through in his teens and early adulthood - the Mahjee, Charles P. Puddlejumper, Marco Polo and Chameleon Feeble. The rocky path towards discovering his true identity and finally accepting himself takes him on a spiritual pilgrimage via several different countries, once nearly getting caught unwittingly carrying drugs over the Moroccan border; forming relationships with people he meets but very often misjudges; to the revelation - the awakening - of love and acceptance. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mor, Caiseal: - Caiseal Mór is the well-known author of two non-fiction books, twelve fantasy novels, including the Wellspring and Watchers trilogies, and the composer of six accompanying musical CDs. He lives in Australia with his wife.Williams, Donna: - Donna Williams was born in Australia in 1963. She was assessed at age two as psychotic, labelled disturbed and tested for deafness throughout childhood before being diagnosed as autistic in 1990. Today she is an internationally best-selling author with nine published books, an artist, singer-songwriter and emerging screenwriter. One of the most well-known people with autism in the world, Donna is a renowned international public speaker, a qualified teacher and has worked as an autism consultant since 1995. |
