TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cook,James
TI  - In her room: how music helped me connect with my autistic daughter 
SN  - 9781788701860
U1  - 618.92858820092 23
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - London
PB  - Lagom
KW  - Cook, James
KW  - Parents of autistic children
KW  - Family relationships
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Children with autism spectrum disorders
KW  - Music therapy
KW  - Fathers and daughters
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - During the early years of his daughter Emily's life, James noticed that she was strangely taken by strong colours and patterns around the house, and that at times the only way to calm down her piercing screams would be a slow, repetitive song.  As the other children in their NCT group began to outstrip Emily, James began to suspect that she wasn't simply a 'late bloomer' (as he and his wife would tell friends and family). At the age of two, Emily was finally diagnosed with non-verbal autism, a severe form of autism that hinders her mental and physical development, and may have affected their relationship forever.  This is an extraordinary and heartbreaking story of a father trying to connect with his daughter in the face of a life-changing disability, and how music helped bridge that divide
ER  -