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THERE’S A BOY IN HERE By: Judy Barron Sean Barron Anonymous Summary/Parents The book is narrative by a mother and son who give an account of their lives dealing with the son having Autism. Judy and Ron were a young couple that gave birth to a son who had very different emotional needs. Sean did not display a common bond with his parents as most babies/children should. They knew something was wrong, but for several years could not find a name for it. They went to several doctors to plead for help for Sean. Summary/Young Boy Sean’s behavior was uncontrollable! He liked to play with odd items around the house. He didn’t play with childhood toys as they were designed for. Sean would take the toys and play a game of throwing up. Sean did not develop friendships with other children. He played well with Megan (his sister) at times, but most times Sean would tease her. He played alone most of the time. Summary/Diagnosis At age 5, someone give Sean’s behavior a name: “Autism.” Dr. Rossi put Sean on a retraining program to focus on developing movement coordination and communication. Sean was resistant at first, but with consistent pushing, fighting, and tough love, the strategies begin to work on Sean. Summary/School Sean began school. He was isolated and felt alone, but he seemed to do better in school than at home. He would come home and be disruptive. Sean did well academically, but his social skills were not good. He did things to gain attention and acceptance from his peers. This caused even more frustration for Sean. He developed unhealthy relationships with adults/teachers. Summary/Help Judy was at the end of her rope with dealing with Sean’s behavior and trying to find a cure. Sean was sent to a group home for emotionally-behaviorally dysfunctional students for almost two years. Sean didn’t seem to make any progress away from home. He didn’t like to be there. Summary/Young Adult Sean made it through grade school and graduated from high