Clara Claiborne Park
Exiting Nirvana
A Daughter’s Life with Autism
Praise for Clara Claiborne Park’s «Exiting Nirvana. A Daughter’s Life with Autism»
Foreword
Exiting Nirvana
Chapter 1
Introductory
Part one
Talking
Chapter 2
«That is not sound»
Chapter 3
«When the time comes»
Chapter 4
«Guess what!»
Part two
Thinking
Chapter 5
«All different kind of days»
Chapter 6
«When I ten, that minus one!»
Chapter 7
«The hangman hangs by the clothespin because of new politeness»
Part three
Painting
Chapter 8
«The sky is purple-black»
Part four
Living
Chapter 9
«Because can tell by the face»
Chapter 10
«I guess Darth Vader learned from consequences! Like me!»
Chapter 11
«Guess what! Some of the people at work are my friends!»
Chapter 12
Valedictory
Afterword
Appendix I
Jessy s Descriptions of Some of Her Paintings
Appendix II
Definitions
Appendix III
Useful Publications
Appendix IV
Useful Addresses
Picture Credits and Copyright Acknowledgments
