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Night in the Northwoods Asperger Parenting Memoir.pdf (553.04 KB)
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"Night in the Northwoods an Asperger's Parenting Journey"
Author Info
Fisher, Pamela K.
Permalink:
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1375188495
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2013, Master of Arts, Miami University, English.
Abstract
This first-person, disability-parenting memoir tells of raising an intellectually gifted child on the autism spectrum. The book explores the theology of place in shaping both the inner and outer landscapes of characters and the spiritual role of nature as space for solace and reflection. The text's imagist approach sets memory against nature images to create porous stories of people and place. The narrative style draws from lyrical creative nonfiction to capture the aesthetics of autism and the sense of disequilibrium that threatens to engulf the family. To amplify this sense of disorientation, and the rote rigidity of autism in relationships, the permutations of nature are juxtaposed against the rigidly observed provincial traditions of a small Great Lakes town, rooted in communities tightly bound over generations. The book reflects on the decision to continue with a high-risk pregnancy in light of high probability for disability, and the autism markers that go missed and undiagnosed.
Committee
Eric Goodman, M.A. (Committee Chair)
Brian Roley, J.D., MFA (Committee Member)
Kay Sloan, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Pages
124 p.
Subject Headings
Families and Family Life
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Folklore
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Neurology
;
Spirituality
;
Theology
Keywords
Aspergers
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disability
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parenting
;
memoir
;
northwoods
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lyric nonfiction
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Fisher, P. K. (2013).
"Night in the Northwoods an Asperger's Parenting Journey"
[Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1375188495
APA Style (7th edition)
Fisher, Pamela.
"Night in the Northwoods an Asperger's Parenting Journey".
2013. Miami University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1375188495.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Fisher, Pamela. ""Night in the Northwoods an Asperger's Parenting Journey"." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1375188495
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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This open access ETD is published by Miami University and OhioLINK.