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Great And Unfortunate Things
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With The Power Of Educated And The Emotional Sweep Of When Breath Becomes Air, Great And Unfortunate Things Is The Inspiring, Underdog Story Of How An Autistic, NonVerbal Boy Who Society Had All But Given Up On Found His Voice, Literally And Figuratively, Became One Of The Youngest Professors In The University Of CambridgeS History And Put Himself In A Position To Give Back.Jason Arday Was Born The Second Youngest Of Three Boys And Grew Up In A Colorful And Lively Section Of South London. At Three Years Old, He Was Diagnosed With Autism And Development Delays. Experts Told His Parents That He Would Never Be Able To Speak, Write, Or Live Independently. An Institution Would Best Serve His Needs, It Was Suggested.His Parents Would Have None Of It. Instead, Thinking Outside The Box And Drawing On Her Faith, His Extraordinary Mother Giff Embraced His Neurodivergence And Fiercely Dedicated Herself To Helping Her Son Realize A Potential Few Others Believed Was Possible. Giff Drew On Proverbs From Her West African Culture, Popular Music By The Likes Of Enya, And Comedic Television Shows And Movies To Help Jason Make Sense Of The World.In Great And Unfortunate Things, We See How Arday Went From Being Nonverbal Until He Was Eleven And Illiterate Until Eighteen To Becoming A Professor At Cambridge. Without Romanticizing The Struggle, ItS A Story Of A SonS Determination Against Insurmountable Odds And How His Family And A Band Of Ordinary People With Extraordinary Compassion Joined Forces To Encourage Jason To Believe In Himself And Maximize His Capabilities.This Is The Story We Need Right Now, And Arday, Who Believes In Paying It Forward, Is The Kind Of Figure The World Can Use More Of Now More Than Ever.
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