Elisa Segrave

Is it wrong to try to ‘cure’ autism?

Do autistic individuals not feel empathy? What is the right treatment for an autistic child? These are just some of the questions discussed in Virginia Bovell’s passionate, informative memoir

Virginia Bovell.

  • Danny’s People: A Memoir and Manifesto About Autism

    Virginia Bovell

    Oneworld, pp. 320, £18

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