Strange Beauty: A Portrait of My Son
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (586 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01MZEXONO |
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| Number of Pages | : | 124 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
There are few such schools and many such children. When children are violent, we fail to account for the internal and external pressures that lead to violence. A unique and hopeful story of how one woman and her family were transformed by her child's multiple disabilities and inability to talk and how she, in turn, transformed a community.This intimate, no-holds barred memoir shares one family's experiences with a child who is both autistic and physically disabled. And it is the story of a mother and writer and the illuminating effect of imagining the world through the eyes of her beautiful, charismatic, and nonverbal son, Felix. Felix and his sisters inspire Eliza to start Extreme Kids, a community center that connects families with children with disabilities through the arts and play, and transform how she saw herself and the world. That Eliza's story ends happily, with Felix thriving at Crotched Mountain School, is due more to luck than policy. It is a story of infectious laughter, blood on the floor, intense physical conflict, and of two little girls growing up in the shadow of their charming and fitful brother. This is both cruel and counterproductive, for people with disabilities have much to teach us, if we will only listen.. She writes of the joy this project brings her, as well as the disconnect of being lauded for helping others at the same time that she cannot help her own son.As Felix grows bigger and stronger, his assaults against himself gro
Eliza and her husband have three children, the eldest of whom is multiply disabled. Eliza Factor lives in Brooklyn with her family. . Factor was named New Yorker of the Week by NY1 in 2012 for creating the city's first drop in sensory playspace for children with disabilities. Eliza Factor is author of the acclaimed novels The Mercury Fountain and Love Maps. She is founder and President of the Board of Extreme Kids &
She is founder and President of the Board of Extreme Kids & Crew, a non profit community center that connects families with children with disabilities through the arts, music and play in Brooklyn. Eliza and her husband have three children, the eldest of whom is multiply disabled. . Factor was named New Yorker of the Week by NY1 in 2012 for creating the city's first drop in sensory playspace for children with disabilities. Eliza Factor lives in Brooklyn with her family. About the Author Eliza Factor is author of the acclaimed novels The Mercury Fountain an