To Siri with Love: A Mother, Her Autistic Son, and the Kindness of Machines
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (972 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062413627 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Judith Newman doesn’t just describe and analyze her son’s brain, she paints it on the page, sings it, even dances to it in moments. Cancel your plans when you pick up this book because you’ll want to read it cover to cover.” (Annabelle Gurwitch, author of Wherever You Go, There They Are)“By turns hilarious and compassionate, To Siri with Love is one of the most moving books about modern parenthood ever written.” (Laura Zigman, author of Animal Husbandry) . Resistance is futile. But more than that, it’s a book about the myriad—and sometimes magical—lenses there are through which to see the world. Beautiful, hilarious, and touchi
Judith Newman is the author of You Make Me Feel Like an Unnatural Woman. She and her sons live in Manhattan.. She is a regular contributor for The New York Times Style Section and People, and is a contributing editor to Allure and Prevention. She has written for Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Redbook, GQ, Marie Claire, Cosmo
While many worry that our electronic gadgets are dumbing us down, she revealed how they can give voice to others, including children with autism like Gus—a boy who has trouble looking people in the eye, hops when he’s happy, and connects with inanimate objects on an empathetic level.To Siri with Love is a collection of funny, poignant, and uplifting stories about living with an extraordinary child who has helped a parent see and experience the world differently. Basking in the afterglow of media attention, Gus told anyone who would listen, "I’m a movie star."Judith’s story of her son and his bond with Siri was an unusual tribute to technology. From the author of the viral New York Times op-ed column "To Siri with Love" comes a collection of touching, hilarious, and illuminating stories about life with a thirteen-year-old boy with autism that hold insights and revelations for us all.When Judith Newman shared the story of how Apple’s electronic personal assistant, Siri, helped Gus,