The Sound Of A Miracle: The Inspiring True Story of A Mother's Fight to Free Her Child from Autism [Paperback]

Annabel Stehli (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2010

The Sound of a Miracle is the riveting story of Gergiana Stehli's triumphant progress from autistic and functionally retarded to gifted. When mothers from all over the country contacted Annabel and told their stories, she put them in touch with one another, forming The Parent's Network, and inspired them to do as she had done: to defy the negative prognoses of the experts and to fight for their children with Autism, Pervasive Developmental Delay (PDD), Attention Deficit and Central Auditory Processing Disorder ( ADD and CAPD), Dyslexia, and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. In curing Georgie's painful hearing, her most distressing symptom, a new intervention called auditory training made it possible for her to enjoy communication and to excel academically. There are many Georgies now, ready to take their place among their peers without a label, with a future as bright as any child's. The interest sparked by The Sound of a Miracle resulted in the founding of The Gerogiana Organization, the validation of auditory training as a thoroughly researched treatment modality, and avalability worldwide.

Editorial Reviews

Review

(Starred Review) Stehli's revelations, especially her insights into battling the medical community, are invaluable for any parent of a child with a physical or psychological disorder. --Booklist

From the Publisher

"[Stehli] has the ability to walk through her pages as a real person so that the reader reacts with her, thinks with her, and certainly feels with her. She has the gift of writing."
-- Norman Vincent Peale

Product Details

• Paperback: 226 pages
• Publisher: Georgiana Publishing (January 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0825305330
• ISBN-13: 978-0825305337
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #351,315 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't Put It Down!, March 13, 2006

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Rebecca Miltenberger (Elyria, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sound Of A Miracle: The Inspiring True Story of A Mother's Fight to Free Her Child from Autism (Paperback)

This book was so riviting that I read it from cover to cover in four hours straight. I am a mother of a four year old high-functioning autistic boy. With the miriad of treatments now available I sometimes feel lost in my search to help my son. Reading Sound of a Miracle and other books told by mothers of autistic children and their struggles has helped educate me on what treatment options are available and where to focus my tedious research efforts. The author makes it clear that AIT does not produce miraculous results in every child, however, it did for her daughter and that's a story worth being told and read!

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing story, July 31, 2011

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deepest (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sound Of A Miracle: The Inspiring True Story of A Mother's Fight to Free Her Child from Autism (Paperback)

This is a book about autistic(not that this means much in todays world, where almost every unusual social behavior is labeled as autistic)girl. She was very sensitive to certain frequency sounds, which made it very hard for her to interact with others, and do simple things that most people can do. On the other hand she also could do things that most of us can't. After lots of traditional treatments, which helped a bit, but not much, her family found Guy Berard auditory treatment, which changed everything. Her mother is saying in the book, that not all autistic kids get improvement of this degree- possibly because their problem might lay in different area, but for autistic like kids, especially the ones, that react very strongly to some sounds,trying this method is definetely a good idea. All it takes is 10 or 20 sessions twice daily listening with headphones.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book with valuable infomation!, February 25, 2011

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NYC Girl (NYC,USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sound Of A Miracle: The Inspiring True Story of A Mother's Fight to Free Her Child from Autism (Paperback)

This is a must buy from anyone who works with the population with autism or have children with autism. It tell how hypersensitive hearing affect those with autism and why many have meltdowns with certain sound frequencies. AIT is also explained in this book as well, both the Tomatis and Berard method[[ASIN:1425976034 Effective Treatments and Solutions for the Autistic Population]