Eye Can Write: A memoir of a child's silent soul emerging

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Jonathan is inspiring, articulate, a poet and enabled me to catch a glimpse of what it might be like to live in someone else’s story.

His faith, his intelligence and his love for others all shine out of the pages of this short book which should be read by all! Neuware - Jonathan Bryan has cerebral palsy, which makes him incapable of speech or voluntary movement, but it's only when he finds a way to communicate using his eyes that he can make his thoughts heard.Between 2012 and 2016, the percentage of children with special needs who attend specialist schools increased from 5. He was locked inside his own mind, aware of the outside world but unable to fully communicate with it, until he found a way by using his eyes to laboriously choose individual letters, and through this make his thoughts known. She was 36 weeks pregnant, and, although they walked away, seemingly unharmed, the placenta had become detached. Devastatingly she suffered a placental abruption, which is when the placenta separates from the uterus, depriving the baby of oxygen. Look at children as individuals and think about what works for them, encouraging everyone to find their voice.

The difference between what was achieved during his home schooling and at special school demonstrate the folly of ‘universal’ assessment tools and the need to avoid labels wherever possible. For some time he was placed in a school for children with special educational needs, which did not provide the kind of mental stimulation that Jonathan needed and wanted.Jonathan has overcome such a huge obstacle in his path and as a mother of a son with special needs, I am so ridiculously proud of what he has achieved and the questions he has posed .

How do you begin, knowing that each word was painstakingly written letter by letter using the blinking of a boys eyes? Thank you Jonathan, for opening my eyes, my heart and unleashing a ferocity of 'questions' that only a special needs mother will fight tooth and nail to get answered. Linda’s Book Bag readers should note that they may unsubscribe at any point from following the blog.Born with severe cerebral palsy, incapable of controlling his movements, it was assumed that Jonathan had very little brain activity. The moments shared by Jonathan’s mother when she realised exactly how much her son was capable of and would be able to do with the eye pointer boards are profoundly emotional and full of pride. The preceding two paragraphs form part of the dust cover’s introduction to the book and set the scene for the emotionally-charged narrative that follows.