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• W2416701109 abstract "Having seen a newspaper excerpt from Charlotte Moore's account of her autistic sons, some parents wrote to complain that she had neglected the “grittier realities” of life as a single parent caring for children with autism. In fact, the book reveals a household smeared with excrement, olive oil, and ketchup, and details all manner of bizarre behaviours. What seems to have rankled is that Moore describes her family in a positive and often humorous way, and that she does not seem to feel sorry for herself.​herself.Figure 1Charlotte MooreViking/Penguin, £16.99, pp 252 ISBN 0 670 91441 XRating: ★★★★The truly distinctive feature of George and Sam is its author's lack of self pity. This outlook stands in marked contrast to that of the parents engaged in the campaign to blame their children's autism on the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine, who have received such widespread publicity. This campaign has nurtured parental self pity, expressed in an enduring rage against the drug companies, the medical establishment, indeed anybody who defends the vaccine. The quest for somebody to blame, for somebody to suffer as they have suffered, has driven the protracted—and now doomed—litigation against the MMR manufacturers.While Moore deftly sidesteps the MMR controversy (though she does not believe that the vaccine was a factor in her sons' cases), she categorically rejects the notion that autism can be “cured.” This does not mean that she recommends an attitude of resignation; far from it. She reports on the wide range of interventions she has tried on her boys, including diets and drugs, psychotherapy, and behaviour therapy, with varying degrees of success in alleviating some of the clinical features of their condition.Finely observed, well researched, and elegantly written, George and Sam is full of insights into the mysteries of autism. Moore's appreciation of the physical beauty and “incorruptible innocence” of her sons will strike a chord with many parents. So too will her observation that “the people who get on best with autists are those who can put their own ego to one side.” My wife often says that our autistic son “brings out the best in people.”Moore includes a brilliant survey of autistic tastes in videos and books, and fascinating reflections on the challenge of autism to theologians and on the problems posed by Christmas for families of autistic children. She also offers useful practical suggestions for doctors and teachers, for families, and—a generally neglected category—their friends.“Acceptance is all,” wrote Charlotte Moore in one of the newspaper columns from which this book originated. This simple, yet profound, message is what makes George and Sam such a valuable contribution to families affected by autism." @default.
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