Eye Can Write: A memoir of a child's silent soul emerging

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Initially labelled as PMLD, Jonathan’s account of life in the classroom of a special school rings all too true.

It is an easy read because of the narrative style that enables the reader to move quickly through what is a relatively short book.As a priest, it’s a great mistake to think that you can model Christian discipleship by having it outwardly all sorted. After a year as the only non-speaking wheelchair using pupil at a sixth form in a mainstream school, I have had time to reflect on what has made the year so successful. Jonathan’s account also highlights what the church in the UK has long forgotten or perhaps never knew – and that is the concept of family salvation.

Foreword by Sir Michael Morpurgo A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to Jonathan Bryan's charity, Teach Us Too. The list of life-threatening difficulties he has endured is shockingly long, as is the number of medical interventions and trips to hospital he had needed. How do you begin, knowing that each word was painstakingly written letter by letter using the blinking of a boys eyes?Unfortunately, so many of our client’s face the same uphill struggle when trying to access appropriate educational provision. He shares his personal thoughts on teaching methods and explains why he has started his campaign Teach me too. This book is a testament to Jonathan’s own intelligence and passion, as well as a tribute to a mother who refused to listen to the experts and was guided instead by her own instincts about her son. The CSP is the professional, educational and trade union body for the UK's 64,000 chartered physiotherapists, physiotherapy students and support workers. Written partly by Jonathan’s mother and partly by Jonathan, a 12 year old boy with severe cerebral palsy, this book is a powerful account of the liberation of finding a way to communicate.