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Emily Grodin

Biography

Emily Grodin

Emily Grodin is a college student studying journalism, psychology and creative writing, and has been recognized for her academic achievement. She has been featured in LEADERS AROUND ME and published in Amuse-Bouche. Emily is an advocate for herself and members of her community in an effort to dispel the misconceptions and nonacceptance of those with autism.

Emily Grodin

Books by Emily Grodin

I Have Been Buried Under Years of Dust: A Memoir of Autism and Hope
by Valerie Gilpeer and Emily Grodin - Memoir, Nonfiction

“I have been buried under years of dust and now I have so much to say.” These were the first words 25-year-old Emily Grodin ever wrote. Born with nonverbal autism, Emily’s only means of communicating for a quarter of a century had been only one-word responses or physical gestures. Her parents, Valerie and Tom, sought every therapy possible in the hope that Emily would one day be able to reveal herself. When this miraculous breakthrough occurred, Emily was finally able to give insight into the life, frustrations and joys of a person with autism. I HAVE BEEN BURIED UNDER YEARS OF DUST highlights key moments of Emily’s childhood that led to her communication awakening --- and how her ability rapidly accelerated after she wrote that first sentence.