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When author Jo Anne Jeffries\u2019 first son, William, was born, in 1956, she and her husband, Bill, were overjoyed to have a beautiful, blond-haired baby boy. It wasn\u2019t long, however, before William began displaying behaviors different from those of most children his age. He rarely cried and never with tears, avoided eye contact, walked past others as if they weren\u2019t there, wouldn\u2019t come when called, and didn\u2019t progress from babbling and cooing to talking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Sunward<\/em><\/strong>, Jeffries shares the story of her autistic child\u2019s long journey toward wholeness. When William was born, little was known about his perceptual disability, but Jeffries and her husband were dedicated to ensuring William had a bright future. Written from the time William was born, this memoir addresses each step of their journey and all they discovered that autism is and all that it is not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It shares the studies they participated in, the extensive therapies they tried, the nutrition protocol they followed, and much more as the family fought to bring William to wholeness. Sunward narrates a miraculous story that offers new insights and ideas to parents of children diagnosed with autism, and to the teachers and therapists who work with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When author Jo Anne Jeffries\u2019 first son, William, was born, in 1956, she and her husband, Bill, were overjoyed to have a beautiful, blond-haired baby boy. It wasn\u2019t long, however, before William began displaying behaviors different from those of most children his age. He rarely cried and never with tears, avoided eye contact, walked past … <\/p>\n

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