Original title (German):

Das selbst gewählte Exil – Erfahrungen mit einem autistischen Kind


English title translation:

The Self-Chosen Exile – Experiences with
an Autistic Child


Contents and description:

This is a book about infant autism viewed from the perspective of a mother. Lara Andriessen describes
the difficulties of bringing up a son who, for a long time, doesn´t learn to speak, utters shrill screams, and refuses all kinds of social contact.
    However, the mother´s unflagging endeavours to free her son out of his isolation as well as the many therapy approaches tried on him finally help the child break the walls of his prison of autism. We are fascinated to learn how, at last, he
starts talking, attends a mainstream school, and tells us as a young adult how he himself understands the phenomenon of autism for which he has coined the expression “the self-chosen exile”.
    The appendix of the book offers a lot of advice for parents concerned, including useful addresses, websites etc.


Genre/subject matter: narration (self-help, infant autism)


Author: Lara Andriessen


About the author:

Lara Andriessen, born in Berlin in 1956, divorced, three children, worked as a nurse, an employee in a publishing company, and as a Reiki teacher. She has published a wide range of books.


Language of the original book: German


Date of publication: October 2002


Number of pages: 213


Format: 14.6 x 21.0 cm


Illustrations: none


Binding: cardboard-bound


German retail price (including VAT): 14.80 EUR


ISBN: 978-3-929480-60-3


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