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3 pages in length. Elly's characteristics did not differ from any other child who suffers from autism, inasmuch as she was a bright, vivacious child trapped inside a mind that would not allow her to learn or express herself. Park's strategies as both a mother and self-learned caregiver were instrumental in Elly's first several years of life; being that autism was hardly on the medical map much less the existence of any treatment protocol, Park worked each step of Elly's childhood as a stepping stone to understanding her disease. Some worked, other did not but no matter the outcome, Park was instrumental in paving the path toward a better understanding and treatment of autism. No additional sources cited.
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trapped inside a mind that would not allow her to learn or express herself. Parks (1972) strategies as both a mother and self-learned caregiver were instrumental in Ellys first
several years of life; being that autism was hardly on the medical map much less the existence of any treatment protocol, Park (1972) worked each step of Ellys childhood as
a stepping stone to understanding her disease. Some worked, other did not but no matter the outcome, Park (1972) was instrumental in paving the path toward a better understanding
and treatment of autism. There was, perhaps, no single point in Ellys first eight years that stood out as any more difficult than another, being that every disappointment to a
child is magnified by fifty for the mother. However, Park (1972) recounts the extraordinary challenges she and Elly faced from age four when she tried to learn to talk.
She was in a small, private American school by the time she was just over five years, having reached this milestone by virtue of dedicated English instructors. Yet
the chasm between Ellys communicative abilities and those of her classmates made it all but impossible for her to interact at a level they could understand. Even so, Park
believed this was the best option for Elly if she was going to assimilate into any semblance of a normal life. "The children tried to talk to her at
first, but receiving no answer gave up the attempt...Most little children are too shy and too self-absorbed to function as therapists. Elly responded to the kind and gentle teachers,
not to the children who should have been her companions...It was through speech that she must join the human race" (Park, 1972, pp. 205-206).
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