I Dreamed I Was Normal - A Music Therapist's Journey [Paperback]

Ginger Clarkson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1998

This groundbreaking work is the story of three autistic individuals and how the power of music reached these supposedly unreachable souls. The author, a music therapist specializing in the field of autism, enters the world of Jerry, Scott, and Twyla through music and facilitative communication with astounding results. This book will challenge many assumptions about autism and movingly relate the capacity music has to break down barriers, uncovering a vast and beautiful inner world.

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"Ginger Clarkson is an expressive and talented writer who touches us emotionally and instructs us intellectually to open our minds to those of the autistic. From her twenty-five years experience in treating autism she demonstrates through intimate portraits of three of her clients the capacity music has to break down barriers, and uncover a vast and beautiful inner world." -- Helen L. Bonny, Author-Music and Your Mind

"Ginger Clarkson leads us on an evocative and inspiring unfoldment of the mind, spirit, and soul through the powers of music therapy, imagery, and mindfulness. Don't miss the quests of three brave young people with autism." -- Don Campbell, Author The Mozart Effect

"In this extraordinary new work, Ginger Clarkson takes the reader on an enthralling journey into the silent, hidden, largely unexplored land of autism. I recommend I Dreamed I Was Normal without reservation, for it is a loving book, one brimming with insight and compassion." -- Maggie Scarf, Author

"This is a book of extraordinary possibilities, a book of listening with the heart, of seeing with the soul. It offers a remarkable understanding of autism and a radical vision of the love and blessings we can bring to one another on this earth." --Jack Kornfield, Author-A Path With Heart

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub (January 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581060076
• ISBN-13: 978-1581060072
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,490,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars "I Dreamed I Was Normal" expands understanding of autism, May 1, 2000

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Amy Jo Orr (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Dreamed I Was Normal - A Music Therapist's Journey (Paperback)

As the teacher of 7 students with autism, I was facinated bythis book. The three charachers the music therapist focuses upon aredelightful. The writing changes all preconceived notions regarding autism and mental retardation, enabling the reader to understand and accept the clients as PEOPLE rather than "retarded". The ideas about reincarnation and autistic people requesting from God that they be autistic in this life are a bit far-fetched. However, the book will be very encouraging and soothing for the parents of autistic people to read. I recommend it for family members, teachers, care workers, etc. of people with autism.