There Are No Words
by Mary Calhoun Brown
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"This delightful and gentle fantasy is told in first person by Jaxon Mackenzie, a 12-year-old girl with autism. Mute and not in school, she lives with caring and good grandparents. She knows hurt when people outside the home sometimes speak down to her or say unkind things, as though she wasn't there.
In the house hangs an old oil painting in which a happy girl and boy are holding hands as they dance away from a large tree. One night the girl in the painting reaches out to Jaxon saying, 'Come with us. We've been waiting for you.' Helped out to the 'other side of the painting' (as she calls it) by a spritely and happy Sarah, Jaxon begins to talk. She has new adventures, is touched by the warm friendships and is moved by their acceptance of someone who is not like them. After some interesting - one dramatically tragic - experiences, she finds her way home.
Mary Calhoun Brown has given us an unusual path in getting to the story of autism. Young teenagers, their teachers and parents will be happy to have this one in their library."
- Dr. Ruth C. Sullivan, former President of the Autism Society of America
"We loved this book and it made us stop and actually think about what our kids are seeing, feeling and going through in life. Sometimes it is so easy to get wrapped up in all of the therapy of autism that we forget to stop and just see our kids.
- Autism Treasure Chest