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Author Miller, Eileen, 1962-

Title The girl who spoke with pictures : autism through art / Eileen Miller ; illustrations by Kim Miller ; foreword by Robert Nickel
Published London : Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (208 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Making her mark -- The effects of autism -- Comunication -- Emotions -- The art of education -- Advocacy -- Perception -- Relationships -- Memory
Summary For many years Eileen Miller's daughter, Kim, was unable to verbalize her experiences and emotions, but she was able to communicate using a less conventional language: her art. The Girl who Spoke with Pictures tells the story of a young woman with autism, and how her enlightening drawings enabled her to share her view of the world. Illustrated with drawings created by Kim between the ages of 3 and 17 years old, the book gives an insight into how Kim expressed her thoughts and feelings through pictures, revealing her capacity to learn and be understood by those around her. Reflecting on her dau
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Subject Miller, Kim, 1988-
SUBJECT Miller, Kim, 1988- fast
Subject Autistic children -- Biography
Autistic children -- Language
Child artists -- Biography
Drawing -- Therapeutic use
Children.
Communication.
Human beings.
Art therapy.
Misinformation.
Child
Female
Humans
Art Therapy
Autistic Disorder -- therapy
Communication
children (people by age group)
art therapy.
Homo sapiens (species)
Coping With Disability.
MEDICAL -- Gynecology & Obstetrics.
Communication
Children
Autistic children
Autistic children -- Language
Child artists
Drawing -- Therapeutic use
Genre/Form Biographies
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781846428418
1846428416