inee for 2009, Rules, is a realistic life portrait of a family which deals with disabilities on a constant basis. Catherine is sometimes embarrassed by her brother. Yet, she is hurt when people ignore him, pity him, or make fun of him. Her emotions are torn between trying to love her brother as he should be and attempting to lead a normal life of a pre-teen girl. Catherine sometimes accompanies her mom and David to his occupational therapy sessions and there she meets Jason, a boy who cannot speak, but expresses his thoughts and feelings via his 'communication book'. Words are written and drawn out for Jason, and he taps them one by one to create simple sentences. His book is sparsely filled with words until Catherine volunteers to draw him words using her impressive artistic talents. Jason and Catherine become fast friends, but that nagging, ever-present embarrassment rises to torment Catherine whenever she is outside of the therapy office with Jason. Jason is hurt and bewildered at her standoffishness and reluctance to mix with her 'normal' friends while he is with her. As Catherine is maturing into a young adult full of compassion and empathy, in the end she does what she knows is right, true and just...she is a loyal friend to Jason and her brother. Rules is a candid, true-to-life story which will have readers understanding the sometimes perplexing emotions of finding acceptance in all.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
No Toys in the Fish Tank!
This is one of the rules Catherine, 12 made for her autistic brother, David. A Rebecca Caudill nom
inee for 2009, Rules, is a realistic life portrait of a family which deals with disabilities on a constant basis. Catherine is sometimes embarrassed by her brother. Yet, she is hurt when people ignore him, pity him, or make fun of him. Her emotions are torn between trying to love her brother as he should be and attempting to lead a normal life of a pre-teen girl. Catherine sometimes accompanies her mom and David to his occupational therapy sessions and there she meets Jason, a boy who cannot speak, but expresses his thoughts and feelings via his 'communication book'. Words are written and drawn out for Jason, and he taps them one by one to create simple sentences. His book is sparsely filled with words until Catherine volunteers to draw him words using her impressive artistic talents. Jason and Catherine become fast friends, but that nagging, ever-present embarrassment rises to torment Catherine whenever she is outside of the therapy office with Jason. Jason is hurt and bewildered at her standoffishness and reluctance to mix with her 'normal' friends while he is with her. As Catherine is maturing into a young adult full of compassion and empathy, in the end she does what she knows is right, true and just...she is a loyal friend to Jason and her brother. Rules is a candid, true-to-life story which will have readers understanding the sometimes perplexing emotions of finding acceptance in all.
inee for 2009, Rules, is a realistic life portrait of a family which deals with disabilities on a constant basis. Catherine is sometimes embarrassed by her brother. Yet, she is hurt when people ignore him, pity him, or make fun of him. Her emotions are torn between trying to love her brother as he should be and attempting to lead a normal life of a pre-teen girl. Catherine sometimes accompanies her mom and David to his occupational therapy sessions and there she meets Jason, a boy who cannot speak, but expresses his thoughts and feelings via his 'communication book'. Words are written and drawn out for Jason, and he taps them one by one to create simple sentences. His book is sparsely filled with words until Catherine volunteers to draw him words using her impressive artistic talents. Jason and Catherine become fast friends, but that nagging, ever-present embarrassment rises to torment Catherine whenever she is outside of the therapy office with Jason. Jason is hurt and bewildered at her standoffishness and reluctance to mix with her 'normal' friends while he is with her. As Catherine is maturing into a young adult full of compassion and empathy, in the end she does what she knows is right, true and just...she is a loyal friend to Jason and her brother. Rules is a candid, true-to-life story which will have readers understanding the sometimes perplexing emotions of finding acceptance in all.
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