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Walker is a low-functioning autistic, the opposite of the popular image of the autistic portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the film Rain Man. His father, Robert Hughes, tells a touching and inspiring story of discovering that their "perfect little boy had a problem." With disarming honesty and humor, the book tells how a family copes and keeps hope alive despite the staggering difficulties autism presents. By the time he was three, Walker's parents were concerned enough about his delayed development to consult a pediatric neurologist. Doctors diagnosed autism and issued a grim prognosis, "I hold out no hope for this child." But the specialists hadn't accounted for Walker's intelligence, affection, and needling sense of humor - or for the remarkable bonds that grew within his family.

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Book category Books in English Health & personal development Family & health Coping with personal problems

• Full title: Running with Walker
• Subtitle: A Memoir
• Author: Robert Hughes
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240
• EAN: 9781843107552
• ISBN: 1843107554
• ID: 04853781
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Weight: 368 g
• Dimensions: 233 × 158 × 25 mm
• Date of publishing: 15. May 2003

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