Title: Songs of the gorilla nation : my journey through autism /
Authors: Prince-Hughes, Dawn, 1964-
Publisher: Harmony Books,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Prince-Hughes, Dawn,; Autism Patients Biography.; Gorilla.; Human-animal relationships.
Abstract: The author relates her experiences as a late-diagnosed autistic, describing struggles with antisocial impulses, her connection with the gorillas at a Seattle zoo, and her eventual ability to develop human relationships.
Contents: Part One -- A LIFE Without SONG 9 -- chapter 1 A Culture of One 11 -- 2 A Chaos of Noise: Understanding Autism 27 -- 3 The Silence Before Dawn 35 -- 4 Starting Off Key 63 -- P a r t Tw o -- The SONGS of the GORILLA NATION 89 -- chapter 5 Music Behind the Looking Glass Cage 91 -- 6 The Difficulty of Lyrics Long and Unfamiliar 111 -- 7 Requiem 157 -- P a r t T h r e e -- HOW CAN I KEEP from SINGING? 163 -- chapter 8 Ancestral Hymns: A Family History 165 -- 9 Successes 179 -- 10 Sharing the Songs 199.