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  • In Her Room

  • How Music Helped Me Connect with My Autistic Daughter
  • By: James Cook
  • Narrated by: Thomas Judd
  • Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins

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In Her Room

By: James Cook
Narrated by: Thomas Judd
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Summary

When James Cook's daughter was nearly one, he began to suspect that she wasn't simply a 'late bloomer', as he and his wife were telling friends and family. Emily was strongly taken by images and patterns around the house, had a marked response to music, but never pointed at anything, and hadn't crawled yet.

At the age of two-and-a-half, after months of invasive tests, Emily was finally diagnosed with severe autism and everything changed.

Forced to embark on a fraught journey from denial to acceptance, James discovered the multi-faceted link between music and autism and how singing and playing guitar for Emily could provide a unique form of communication.

In Her Room is an extraordinary and heartbreaking story of a father's attempts to connect with his daughter and how music can help bridge the divide.

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©2020 James Cook (P)2020 Bonnier Books UK

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