Bad Animals

A Father's Accidental Education in Autism

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Mental Health, Biography & Memoir
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Author: Joel Yanofsky ISBN: 9781620873137
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Publication: May 1, 2012
Imprint: Arcade Publishing Language: English
Author: Joel Yanofsky
ISBN: 9781620873137
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Publication: May 1, 2012
Imprint: Arcade Publishing
Language: English

“A highly readable [and] entertaining telling of what a family, and a marriage especially, goes through when hit with autism spectrum disorders” (Winnipeg Free Press).
 
Honest, heartfelt, and often candidly funny, this account of a year in the life of a family describes the struggle of a father, a lifelong book-loving obsessive, to enter and understand his son’s world—the world of autism—using the materials he knows best: self-help books, feel-good memoirs, literary classics from the Bible to Dr. Seuss, old movies, and a stubborn sense of humor. Bad Animals is an exploration of a baffling condition, a memoir of self-discovery enlivened by a self-deprecating wit, and a quirky love story told by a gifted writer.
 
“Sardonically funny and heartfelt enough to draw tears, an immensely satisfying read for parents of disabled and non-disabled children alike . . . A funny, deeply moving and refreshingly honest memoir of raising an autistic child.” —Montreal Gazette

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“A highly readable [and] entertaining telling of what a family, and a marriage especially, goes through when hit with autism spectrum disorders” (Winnipeg Free Press).
 
Honest, heartfelt, and often candidly funny, this account of a year in the life of a family describes the struggle of a father, a lifelong book-loving obsessive, to enter and understand his son’s world—the world of autism—using the materials he knows best: self-help books, feel-good memoirs, literary classics from the Bible to Dr. Seuss, old movies, and a stubborn sense of humor. Bad Animals is an exploration of a baffling condition, a memoir of self-discovery enlivened by a self-deprecating wit, and a quirky love story told by a gifted writer.
 
“Sardonically funny and heartfelt enough to draw tears, an immensely satisfying read for parents of disabled and non-disabled children alike . . . A funny, deeply moving and refreshingly honest memoir of raising an autistic child.” —Montreal Gazette

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