Intelligent love : the story of Clara Park, her autistic daughter, and the myth of the refrigerator mother Cover Image

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Intelligent love : the story of Clara Park, her autistic daughter, and the myth of the refrigerator mother

Summary: "Intelligent Love tells the story of a mother, Clara Park, and her autistic daughter Jessica, showing how they helped transform social and scientific views about what mothers and autistic people can do"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780807025628
ISBN: 0807025623
ISBN: 9780807025635
Physical Description: print
259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-250) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Becoming Clara Park -- Autistic Children ... and their Mothers -- On Trial -- Igniting a Revolt -- A Mother's Plea for Intelligent Love -- From Culprits to Collaborators -- From Custodial Care to Education for Autistic Children -- Watercolors on Wet Paper -- Conclusion.