{"product_id":"9780470869796","title":"The Boy Who Loved Windows Opening the Heart and Mind of a Child Threatened by Autism","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Boy Who Loved Windows\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOpening the Heart and Mind of a Child Threatened by Autism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePatricia Stacey\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe compelling story of Walker Stacey - a child who triumphed over his autistic tendencies with the dedicated help of his family\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhen in 1996, Patricia Stacey gave birth to her second child, a baby boy, she quickly noticed an emptiness in his gaze – a vacant quality that emphasized her sense that he was ill at ease in his own body.  By the time Walker was five months old, his gaze was obsessively directed towards windows - light had become his true north.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDespite the reassurance of many health professionals that Walker was fine, during the weeks and months that followed the family continued to question the experts, who finally arrived at a diagnosis of “sensory integration problems”; a term inextricably linked with autism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRefusing to accept that this diagnosis would lead to the finality of an autistic disorder, the family dedicated four years to incessantly drawing Walker away from the sirens that seemed to call him inwards, using the latest play-based techniques.  Progress was often painfully gradual, and yet sometimes they made astonishing leaps on the back of seemingly bizarre treatments like simply rubbing the roof of Walker’s mouth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot only a story of Walker’s development, \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Loved Windows\u003c\/i\u003e also follows his parents’ journey of understanding and coming to terms with Walker’s difficulties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToday, Walker still suffers from allergies and occasional gastrointestinal difficulties, but he has attended a normal preschool and looks forward to everything you would hope for for a child. Not bad for the kid they said would probably never walk or talk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003ePatricia Stacey\u003c\/strong\u003e is a former journalist for Atlantic Monthly. She is now a freelance writer and college teacher. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and son. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 June 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470869796\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45985737048204,"sku":"9780470869796","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470869796_9f8178c6-be14-4b8b-bfc8-3c0a128ebadc.jpg?v=1780203150","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470869796","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}