Monica's Silent World (volume 1) [Paperback]

Meet Monica. An adorable little girl with a wild imagination and a curious nature. She gets into everything! Monica is creative, intelligent and funny. She loves to play, but usually all alone. Monica does not talk, so it is difficult for her to make friends. Children do not understand why she cannot speak and sometimes tease her. They call her cruel names and tell her that she is weird. What others think is different about Monica, is actually unique. Monica has Autism. Join Monica on her many adventures and experience what it is like to live with autism. You will gain an understanding of autism and learn to appreciate these amazing individuals. ~ Monica's Silent World is a picture book series appropriate for all ages. This series was written to promote awareness and teach the audience how a mind affected by autism perceives and processes everyday life. Monica Moses, born a healthy, neuro-typical baby, experienced a rapid developmental and physical regression at the age of 20 months. At 32 months she received a final diagnosis of severe Autism Spectrum Disorder with severe Motor Deficiencies. Today, at seventeen, she has been re-assessed as having Asperger Syndrome. Her remarkable healing has spanned over 15 years and continues today. Susanna Moses, her mother, wrote this first book for the Monicas Silent World series in 2001 when Monica was still non-verbal. The publishing of Monicas Silent World has taken 12 years. Susanna was in search of the perfect illustrator. Who would have ever imagined that the artist would turn out to be Monica herself? You can read more about their incredible story in Monica's Silent World.