Daniel Isn't Talking Summary and Reviews

Daniel Isn't Talking
by Marti Leimbach

Daniel Isn't Talking
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Author: Marti Leimbach
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-05-08
ISBN: 0307275728
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Anchor

Book Reviews of Daniel Isn't Talking

Book Review: A Great Window Into Dealing With A Diagnosis
Summary: 4 Stars

I really enjoyed this book - so much of what she described about dealing with having a child with a disability makes me think while I was reading that she must have dealt with this on a personal level. And since the book cover didn't tell me, it wasn't until I read about it on Amazon that I realized that Daniel was based on her own autistic son. Which certainly explains how she railed the emotional frenzy accompanying such a diagnosis. It was a sad book, but really, probably eye-opening for those who have no real experience in dealing with autism, Fragile X Syndrome, or other developmental delays. I don't know how effective this play therapy would have in real life - I can certainly see it working for some kids, but the quick progress that Daniel made put the book firmly in fiction, based on everything that I have seen. Still, I don't know that you could really have a book be enjoyable with little progress made over a short time frame. So, while this was my main complaint with the book, I understand that a book with a more realistic timeline for potty training, and speech would probably be a lot less readable for the targeted audience - those without a lot of knowledge of what it is like to suddenly have to deal with autism.
Anyhow, the best part of the novel, I thought was that in the end, the mother makes the right decision regarding her marriage. The author really did a terrific job of vilifying the husband - an understandable villain, I suppose, but a villain nonetheless. Still, this was a good, if rather sad book, that did a good job with a tough subject.

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