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| A Thorn in My Pocket - Temple Grandin's Mother Tells the Family Story | 
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• Inarguably the most famous successful person with autism in the world today, Temple Grandin was a non-verbal, often violent child in the 50s. Her mother, Eustacia Cutler, raised Temple when her child's condition was classified as "infant schizophrenia," brought on by "frigid mothering." The common remedy was to warehouse those diagnosed in institutions for the retarded. • In A Thorn in My Pocket, Eustacia eloquently and honestly expresses her thoughts and emotions, openly giving voice to the frustrations, despair, and anger that affects families with special needs children. She tells about how Temple's problems affected her relationship with her husband and other situations usually kept quiet inside a family. • Eustacia's story reaches out to the larger community of those raising a challenged child, allowing parents to acknowledge their sad feelings, find realistic reasons for hope, and gain the sage advice to have your own life, too. It is a positive and encouraging work that will inspire all readers. • Written by Eustacia Cutler. Hardcover, 228 pages, 2005. |
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