Rebecca W. (vizslalady) reviewed on 4/2/2010 + 171 more book reviews

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This book is more about autism than about a dog. But if you like to see how dogs can truly transform lives, then this book is for you. Nuala and Jamie Gardner's son, Dale, is locked away in his own autistic world - angry, frightened, and unable to cope with the world around him. A brief encounter with their cousin's dogs brings Dale out of his world just a little, enough to convince Nuala that their son needs a dog. Enter "Henry", a lovely Golden Retriever. He is indeed what their son needed to begin to join the rest of the world. Henry was not the only solution to the problem, as Nuala and Jamie had to fight very hard to get appropriate help for their son in school, and they worked equally hard to give him lots and lots of opportunities to socialize outside of school in nonthreatening environments. But Dale would not/could not have taken some of those risks without Henry by his side, sometimes literally and sometimes figuratively. Above all, this book sheds hope on the outcome of those living with autism.

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