Bibliograph

Life, animated, a story of sidekicks, heroes, and autism, by Ron Suskind

Type

Label

Life, animated, a story of sidekicks, heroes, and autism, by Ron Suskind

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Life, animated

Oclc number

876004499

Responsibility statement

by Ron Suskind

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print biography

Sub title

a story of sidekicks, heroes, and autism

Summary

Imagine learning about life mostly from animated characters dancing across a screen. This is a real-life story of Owen as told by his dad, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind. An autistic boy who couldn't speak for years, Owen memorized dozens of Disney movies, turning them into a language to express love, loss, kinship and brotherhood. His mom, dad and brother communicated with Owen in Disney dialogue and song until they all emerged together, revealing how, in darkness, we all literally need stories to survive

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