Procure Erick Slumbook: Paglalakbay Kasama Ang Anak Kong Autistic Generated By Fanny A. García Issued As Publication

love how the book was constructed, Getting a glimpse of author and her child, through her daily diary, Also in the book, she explained thoroughly all about autism, including the laws that protects them,

I enjoyed this book, because the setting of the book is quite familiar with me, I'm glad also that there are NGOs and groups in the Philippines for autism child and its family member, to be able to share their experiences with other families.


I have previously read the same genre book, but with an author from the US entitled "Strange Son" by Portia Iversen, I love both books, the only difference is that Fanny Garcia is more descriptive on all thing to know about autism and what she has done on her own means to teach and care for her son, Erick.
Maraming matututunan tungkol sa autism,

Multigenre ang libro: biography ni Erick, memoir ng kanyang nanay, selfhelp para sa mga may inaalagaang special child, at kung di ako nagkamaliy dissertation ito actually ni Fanny Garcia.


Maayos ang pagkakagamit ng ibat ibang klase ng sanaysay journal, article, epistle,

May English edition din ang librong ito, Pero kung nakakaintindi ka naman ng Filipino, mas magandang ang Filipino edition ang basahin mo dahil mas ramdam mo ang kwentong nasa Pilipinas at may mga tauhang Pinoy.


Disente naman ang pagkekwento, Habang sinusubaybayan ko ang learning progress ni Erick ay mapapasabay din ako kahit papaano sa emosyon ni Fanny, Simple ang pagkakasulat disappointing dahil nageexpect ako ng mas malikhaing pagkekwento dahil sa creative writing credentials ng author at and literary awards ng libro,

May ilang unnecessary repetitions na hindi naman nakakaannoy, pero madali lang sanang natanggal sa manuscript, lalot revised edition ito,

Thematic muna bago chronological ang pagkakahanay ng kwento kaya medyo nakakalito ang pacing,

Hindi consistent ang typesetting style, May English words na italicized na hindi naman ineemphasize at mayroong hindi, May Taglish words na hyphenated e, g. nagcommute at mayroong hindi.

Sa layout naman, mas maganda kung mas makulay at madesign kahit papaano, para mapanagutan ang slumbook motif, Najustify naman kahit papano ang motif dahil sa chapter pages, pictures black and white, at photocopies ng mga writings ni Erick, Pero generally, underdeliver ang slumbook motif, At dahil regalo ito ni Fanny sath birthday ni Erick, mas maaappreciate ni Erick ang libro kung binawi sa layout ang pagiging slumbook nito, dahil syemprey hindi ganoon maaappreciate ni Erick ang content kahit maayos naman ang pagkakasulat.


Sa kabuuan, okay naman ang libro, Nakatulong ang footnotes at appendices para mas maging educational, Pinakamaaaappreciat ito ng mga may inaalagaang special child, Ang librong ito ang isa sa mga librong nabili ko noong warehouse sale ng National Bookstore noong Nobyembre, Mayroong din akong Introduction to Special Education class ngayong semestre, at ang report ko pa nga ay tungkol sa Autism Spectrum Disorder kaya binasa ko agad ang librong ito bilang additional reference material.
Ang librong ito ang nagsisilbing biography ni Erick, isang batang autistic at autobiography na rin ng kanyang ina na si Fanny A.
Garcia.

Si Fanny A, Garcia ay

isang manunulat na nagkamit ng mga gantimpala sa Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature sa mga kategoryang maikling kwento, sanaysay, teleplay, at kwentong pambata.
Bago ang Erick Slumbook, nakapaglimbag na rin sya ng apat na libro, Sya din ang scriptwriter ng pelikulang "Saan Darating ang Umaga" ng Viva Films noong, na nanomina bilang Best Story at Best Screenplay, Bukod dito, nagkaroon na rin sya ng iba pang parangal, Isa rin syang guro, editor, mananaliksik, at tagapagsalin,

Ngunit sa kabila ng kanyang mga tagumpay, hindi akalain ni Fanny na magkakaron sya ng matinding pagsubok sa buhay na siyang magpapatatag rin sya kanya at magsisibling inspirasyon nya.
Nasas na sya nang magkaanaklima ang pinagbuntis nya ngunit ang apat ay nalaglagat hindi nya akalain na ang kaisaisa nyang anak ay magiging isang autistic.
Si Erick ay isang nonverbal autistic, ibig sabihin ay hindi nya mapahayag ang sarili nya sa verbal na paraan,

Ang librong ito ang naglalaman ng mga pagsisikap ni Fanny bilang ina, kasama ang kanyang pamilya at iba pang tao sa paligid nila, upang maging mas maayos ang buhay ni Erick.
Inilalarawan din dito kung paano nagsumikap syang bigyan ng edukasyon at turuan ng pagkalinga sa sarili si Erick, kaagapay ang mga naging SpEd teachers ng anak, upang maabot pa rin ni Erick ang kanyang hustong potensyal sa kabila ng kanyang kalagayan.


Nakakaantig ang librong ito, Para sa marami, ang pagkakaalam natin sa isang autistic ay 'yon bang "may sariling mundo, " Minsan nga, ginagamit pa ng iba na pangasar ang salitang autistic sa mga taong tingin natin ay "weird" o kakaiba, Pero sa totoo lang, hindi pa rin buo ang kamalayan natin tungkol sa autismo at sa mga taong mayroong ganitong kondisyon,

Ang Erick Slumbook ay nagbibigay ng patnubay sa mga magulang ng mga batang may autismo, at kung paano nila aalagaan ang kanilang anak.
Ipinapakita dito ang sakripisyo at pagmamahal ng isang ina sa walang sawang pagaaruga at pagaalaga sa kanyang anak na may ganitong kondisyon,

Naantig ako sa librong ito habang binabasa ko ito, Hanga ako sa pagmamahal ni Fanny sa kanyang anak sa kabila ng kondisyon nito, Nakakamulat din ng kamalayan ang librong ito tungkol sa mundo ng autismo, Nakakatuwa din na hindi lang si Fanny ang umaaruga sa kanyang anak kundi may iba pang tao na handang umalalay sa kanya at magalaga kay Erick.


Hindi lamang para sa mga pamilya ng taong may autismo ang akdang ito para din ito sa lahat, upang mas maintindihan pa kung ano ang autismo.
Mas mapapabatid sa'tin na ang mga may kondisyong ito ay tao dinmay damdamin, may karapatanat sila'y bahagi rin ng lipunan kaya't nangangailangan din sila ng pagtanggap mula sa atin.
My first book read about autism and really enjoyed it because the author is Fanny Garcia, I met her two years ago when she agreed to guest in our sitelinkPinoy Reads Pinoy Books bookclub, The interview was for her short story collection sitelinkSandaang Damit At Iba Pang Maikling Kuwento, The bookclub has been in existence foryears now but for me, that has been the most unforgettable interview, Garcia is a longtime academician so she speaks clearly and direct to the point, She is also a prolific writer so she also knows how to capture your attention and imagination with her answers, She also volunteers topics that she thinks you want to know, She is a realist when she said that her writing is just a passion and it is not enough to support her and her autistic child, nowish, Erick.


In the bookclub, we normally read a book for our monthly read, with the intention of holding an interview with its author, Books after books have passed, Still, I fondly recall the unforgettable experience of being in front of Garcia, Hearing her talk her mind, pouring our her heart, So, I picked up this book Journeys with My Autistic Son, I liked the book and I thought that it ebbed my longing to interview Garcia again, Reading the book felt like she is talking to you in an interview, My only fault is that I bought and read this English translation and not the one in original Filipino our mother tongue, I am not saying that Anna Marie Santiago Oblepias did not make a good translation, What I am saying is that it would have given me more "authentic" reading experience if I read the original version,

This book was Garcia's birthday gift to her son Erick, It was supposed to be given when he turnedbut it got delayed for some reason and Garcia was only able to publish this in time for Erick'sst birthday.
This is also Garcia's urgent plea for Philippine government to consider putting up a home for autistic children where they can learn to support themselves.
Other countries have this home where autistic children get education, learn livelihood and are taken care of, This is urgent and critical because what happens to the autistic child if his/her parents are already dead and they no longer have relatives who really have the heart to love with them

I am not sure if the Philippine Government heeded Garcia cry for help.
I have been seeing copies of this book whenever there is sale in National Book Store, I hope more people read this book as this is very informative and make us all aware of autistic people's flight in the world we are all living in.
Prior to this book, I did not care about autism as I did not have any good real experience with anybody having this condition, Now, I feel outright sympathy when I see an autistic in a restaurant Sarsa at SM Megamall just last week for example or walking inside the mall on weekends with they parents or along the street while I am in the car stuck in traffic.
As I see them, I remember this book, I remember Garcia and Erick and say a short prayer for them, “Fanny A. Garcias work is a major contribution to Philippine writing, It is not only creative writing, it is a humanitarian document as well, being an account of a mothers efforts to bring up a Special Child cast in the form of a popular scrapbook that a creative sensibility has transformed into an absorbing narrative with its own characters vividly drawn from real life.
” Bienvenido Lumbera, PhD, Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication,