Publisher's Synopsis
"DRAGONFLY. TOAD. MOON. poems by Mary Jane White-welcomed by lyrical novelist Sandra Cisneros and a chorus of contemporary poets: Linda Gregerson, Judith Moffett, Lola Haskins, Denise Duhamel and Richard Katrovas-weaves her Southern childhood into a more tightly strung warp-her son's recovery from autism. General readers will find the poems accessible given the guidance of an editor's note, a preface by Gary Mayerson, J.D. and an afterword by Dr. Eric Lovaas. Recommended reading and films about applied behavior analysis (ABA) are referenced for exceptional parents, grandparents, special educators and clinicians of all disciplines serving young children on the spectrum"--.
