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I Was Buried under the Dust for Many Years

(u. S.) Valerie Gilpierre Emily Grodin

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This is an extraordinary memoir, telling the emotional test a young couple faced while raising an autistic child. It is of great social value and has special care for the domestic autistic community. "I have been buried under the dust for many years, and now I have a lot to say." This is what 25-year-old Emily wrote. She was born with non-verbal autism. For a quarter of a century, her only way of communication was one-word reactions or body movements. After unremitting efforts, Emily was finally able to express her heart in words. Through insights, stories and poems, she depicts the extraordinary spiritual world of people with autism in a highly personal way.