Children With Emerald Eyes: Working With Deeply Disturbed Boys & Girls

Children with Emerald Eyes is an account of Mira Rothenbergs groundbreaking work with autistic and severely disturbed children. Rothenberg tells the stories of some of her most challenging patients, writing unflinchingly about the raw pain of theirMoreChildren with Emerald Eyes is an account of Mira Rothenbergs groundbreaking work with autistic and severely disturbed children. Rothenberg tells the stories of some of her most challenging patients, writing unflinchingly about the raw pain of their lives and of her own complex feelings for them: a mixture of sadness, fear, admiration, and ultimately, love. Through her portraits of these children, we are able to glimpse what she can see clearly - the humanity in each child that has been obscured by illness, but is there waiting for her outstretched hand.