The Girl Who Spoke with Pictures: Autism Through Art

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Sandilee, March 4, 2009 (view all comments by Sandilee)
I met author Eileen Miller in a restaurant in Oregon, and within hours had purchased her book.

The Girl Who Spoke With Pictures was an incredible journey in the life of a family who had one daughter with Autism, and one without. Creating a unique balance in her family’s ever changing needs, Eileen Miller is a one of a kind woman: wife, mother, teacher, author, friend, and advocate who gave all she had to intercede for her special needs daughter. For years she has collaborated and continues to do so with many different kinds of people from professional to the general public, in all areas of her daughter’s life, with family, friends, schools, and whomever she meets. Her illustrator daughter, Kim Miller, is living proof of how one autistic child was able to overcome excruciatingly difficult circumstances to make herself understood through her art. I was amazed at how well Eileen was able to interpret her daughter’s pictures and explain Kim’s thoughts, ideas and feelings to her teachers and others who needed to “get into Kim’s head”, to understand how and what she was thinking and experiencing. One can glean a wealth of information from reading this book whether or not you have or know a child with ASD. We have a daughter with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and realized that many of the ways Eileen dealt with her daughter can be applied to working with other children with developmental disabilities. I would recommend this to anyone. Inspirational, moving, thought-provoking and a bold statement of determination and God’s faithfulness.

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cindylouhoo, November 15, 2008 (view all comments by cindylouhoo)
This is a heartwarming and inspirational true story account of a girl with autism and how she communicated to them thru her art. I was very impressed with the honesty of the author and her wanting people to understand that a person with Autism has many struggles, but is very capable of living out their dreams and goals as well as loving others. The art throughout the book is wonderful. I would love to own a picture myself. I recommend this to everyone and anyone, but especially to those who know someone with Autism.

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Mothr Warrior, October 16, 2008 (view all comments by Mothr Warrior)
It is simply wonderful. I am so impressed and will recommend it to all the other mothers warriors who fight against autism everyday. This is a must read book or manual for future autism heroes to come!

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Product Details

ISBN:

9781843108894

Author:

Miller, Eileen

Publisher:

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Illustrator:

Miller, Kim

Foreword by:

Nickel, Robert

Foreword:

Nickel, Robert

Subject:

Child artists

Subject:

Drawing

Subject:

Pediatrics

Subject:

Children with Special Needs

Subject:

Psychopathology - Autism

Subject:

Autistic children

Subject:

Health and Medicine-Medical Specialties

Copyright:

2008

Publication Date:

20080831

Binding:

Paperback

Language:

English

Illustrations:

, Y

Pages:

208

Dimensions:

9.94x7.08x.82 in. 1.39 lbs.