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Karen Ann Killilea (August 18, 1940 – October 30, 2020) was the subject of two bestselling books by her mother Marie Killilea, Karen and With Love from Karen.These books were groundbreaking by asserting that children with cerebral palsy could lead productive lives.
Kirkus Reviews praised the book as "rich in detail of both the essential normalcy and the difficulties of a young person with cerebral palsy", and "descriptions of both Melody's challenges—'Going to the bathroom at school just plain sucks'—and the insensitivities of some are unflinching and realistic". [11]
(book series) Jon Blake: Jams has Cerebral Palsy, and a monkey. [8] 1929 Benjy Compson The Sound and the Fury: William Faulkner: Benjy is most likely autistic with synesthesia, as his whole life experience based on smells, shapes, and sounds [9] 1976 Harry Hardacre The Hardacres (book series) C. L. Skelton Harry has Little's Disease [citation ...
Petey (1998) is a children's novel by Ben Mikaelsen, published in 1998 and set in the 1920s and 1990s. [1] Based on the real-life story of cerebral palsy patient Clyde Cothern, Petey illustrates for children an understanding of people with disabilities, and helps them to discover what these people go through. Re-occurring themes include growth ...
In 2021, Jones authored a children's novel, The Amazing Edie Eckhart. The titular character, an 11-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, deals with the pressure of entering secondary school and becoming distant from her lifelong friend and support Charlie. [52] [53] [54] Jones wrote a sequel novel, The Big Trip, which was published on 18 August ...
Touched by Love (originally titled To Elvis, With Love) is a 1980 American film directed by Gus Trikonis, starring Diane Lane and Deborah Raffin.. First released to theaters in April 1980, [2] the screenplay concerns a therapist who tries a novel approach with a girl named Karen who is dealing with cerebral palsy and depression.
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Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. [1] Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, [1] [3] but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. [1]