| International Standard Book Number |
9781668085578
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| International Standard Book Number |
1668085577
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| Personal Name |
Arday, Jason, 1985- author.
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| Title Statement |
Great and unfortunate things : a memoir / Jason Arday ; with Eve Claxton.
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| Edition Statement |
First 37 Ink/Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
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| Imprint |
New York : 37 Ink/Simon & Schuster, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
x, 269 pages ; 24 cm.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Prologue -- part 1. Giff: A different timescale ; Intrinsic worth ; Sequence and sameness ; Trial and error ; Out of reach ; Connection and communication ; Observant -- part 2. Practice: Outside the classroom ; The power of repetition ; Walk this way ; Hyper-focused ; The world according to Rocky ; Strawberry Hill forever -- part 3. Sandro and Debs: Connexions ; One more round ; Phonics ; Punching above my weight ; Keep what you've got by giving it all away ; Mutually invested ; Outside of the box -- part 4. Purpose: Eureka moments ; Will supersedes skill ; When the purpose is greater than the need ; The quiet part out loud ; Show them who you are -- part 5. The robin: Strength to get through ; Night shift ; Feed the faith, starve the fear ; Snakes and ladders ; Nature's tiny therapist ; Self-care ; Go the distance -- Epilogue -- The 'Great and unfortunate things' playlist.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"Jason Arday grew up in a lively corner of South London as the second youngest of three boys. He was diagnosed with autism and developmental delays at age three, and experts told his parents he would never speak, write, or live independently--and should be institutionalized. His parents refused. Instead, his extraordinary mother, Giff, drawing on her faith and thinking outside the box, embraced his neurodivergence and devoted herself to helping him realize a potential few others believed possible--using everything from the proverbs of her West African culture to music, sports, and film to help him make sense of the world. In 'Great and unfortunate things,' we see how Arday went from being nonverbal as a child and illiterate until he was eighteen to scaling unimag-inable heights as an adult. Without romanticizing the struggle, this is a story of determination against seemingly insurmountable odds--and of a family and a small group of believers whose compassion helped him see what is possible"--Publisher's website.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Arday, Jason, 1985-
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
College teachers Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Autistic people Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Neurodivergent people Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Men, Black England Biography.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Memoirs.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Claxton, Eve, author.
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