In Her Room: How Music Helped Me Connect with My Autistic Daughter

By James Cook

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788701860
• ISBN13: 9781788701860
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Lagom
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.4" x 8.5"