“riveting … powerful … brilliant … necessary”—Kirkus Reviews
For those drawn to both Tara Westover’s moving account of a difficult childhood and Susan Cain’s research on underappreciated traits … Canaries Among Us reveals the exquisite joy and tender heartache inherent in raising a child who is undervalued by a community.
A lifeline to those struggling with learning differences, bullying, and anxiety, Canaries Among Us explores one of the most widespread threats to child well-being: a lack of acceptance. This heart-rending exposé provides a candid view of the ways unique children are regularly misunderstood and mistreated. Fortunately, through raw storytelling and ground-breaking science, Taylor points to an inspirational alternative: supporting, and even celebrating, the dazzling variety of our humanity.
The author is donating her profits to organizations promoting mental health, neurodiversity, and bullying prevention.
Note: This book was previously subtitled "A Mother’s Quest to Honor her Child’s Individuality in a Culture Determined to Negate It."
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Canaries Among Us
Parenting at the Intersection of Bullying, Neurodiversity, and Mental Health
- 351 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Canaries Among Us
Parenting at the Intersection of Bullying, Neurodiversity, and Mental Health
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Social Science BiographiesTable of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Author’s Note
- Goldfish
- She’s for Real
- The Canary
- Upside Down
- I Love Your Children
- Rite of Passage—or Wrong?
- Empathy Warrior
- Winding Down
- Out of the Box
- More Data, More Confusion
- Differences Everywhere
- I See You
- Smart Girls
- Typical Versus Diverse
- A Fresh Start
- Fairly
- Getting Educated on Education
- Inside Information
- The Lion in the Room
- Descartes’s Legacy
- Presidents
- Breaking the Code
- Not My Experience
- Empathy and Compassion
- Ticks
- The Holidays
- A Break
- A Glimpse
- The Manifesto
- The Center Divide
- Golden Nuggets
- Throwing Down
- Heard
- The Inquisition
- Breaking the Seal
- Yearbooks
- Obscure Apologies
- Denial
- Hierarchies and Needs
- A Wider View
- Camp
- The Final Blow
- No Words
- Let Go of the Outcome
- Shalom
- Healing
- Betrayal to Courage
- What Did You Say?
- Apologies
- Expert Opinion
- I’m Sorry You
- Mama Bear
- Up and Out
- Everywhere
- Postscript
- Recommendations for Further Reading
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Selected Titles from She Writes Press
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