A Christmas present that I finally got around to reading, from the wife, and looking at my last book report it seems she and I are in a pattern.
A Friend Like Henry is a story about a Scottish family that has a son Dale who at a very young age is discovered to have a severe case of autism. The family fails in its' struggles with communication until they obtain a Golden Retriever, named "Henry". The family learns to communicate with Dale using the dog as a sort of proxy. The success of this method is heartwarming, so much so that they decide to have another child. The good luck was only imagined though because the second child also develops autism. The tools learned though do help to start the daughter on the right path. Now Dale is integrated socially, virtually independent and his younger sister is mainstreamed in public school.
A Friend Like Henry is a story about a Scottish family that has a son Dale who at a very young age is discovered to have a severe case of autism. The family fails in its' struggles with communication until they obtain a Golden Retriever, named "Henry". The family learns to communicate with Dale using the dog as a sort of proxy. The success of this method is heartwarming, so much so that they decide to have another child. The good luck was only imagined though because the second child also develops autism. The tools learned though do help to start the daughter on the right path. Now Dale is integrated socially, virtually independent and his younger sister is mainstreamed in public school.
Through Dale's childhood, the dog ages and his demise is lamented.
This was an enjoyable, short read of 261 pages, published by Sourcebooks, Inc, written by the mother Naula Gardner.
I have attached a link to a YouTube film, showing the dog and family.
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