Autism and Other Adventures: Lucy's Story (Naught to Nineteen)

by Lucy Blackman

Born with autism, Lucy could not understand much of what was said around her. Her own language came later from newspapers and books. She created stories and poems in her head from the words she had read. As an adult she still barely speaks.

In 1987 early in her teens Lucy started to use a keyboard with someone touching her arm, but that was not a substitute for ordinary speech. Lucy's language had developed in a world of her own making in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0975634593
• ISBN13: 9780975634592
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Lucy Blackman Books
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"