Dibs in Search of Self Mass Market Paperback
Author: Visit Amazon's Virginia M. Axline Page - ISBN: 0345339258 - Language: English - Format: PDF, EPUB
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From the Publisher
As a former teacher-turned-editor, who read DIBS many times before even coming to work here at Ballantine, I feel very connected to this book. The author is a leading authority on play therapy and the treatment of emotionally disturbed children. Dibs is one of these lost children. The story takes us through his long journey from being labeled as "mentally defective," to emerging as a gifted and lovable young man. Whether you're a teacher, a parent, a psychologist, or just someone who loves to actually feel what they're reading, DIBS is for you.
--Laura Paczosa, Editorial Assistant
--Laura Paczosa, Editorial Assistant
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The classic of child therapy. Dibs will not talk. He will not play. He has locked himself in a very special prison. And he is alone. This is the true story of how he learned to reach out for the sunshine, for life . . . how he came to the breathless discovery of himself that brought him back to the world of other children.
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DETAILS
- Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Ballantine Books (June 12, 1986)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0345339258
- ISBN-13: 978-0345339256
- Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,990 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #4 in Books > Medical Books > Allied Health Professions > Occupational Therapy
- #12 in Books > Medical Books > Psychology > Child Psychology
- #23 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling > Child Psychology
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What could have caused a 5-year-old child with an IQ of 168 to clam up and stop talking, playing or laughing? Virginia Axline, author of 'Play Therapy' finds out as she records the progress of Dibs in this book that has since become a child therapy classic. A review in Amazon.com held forth that Dibs is autistic, but it is clear to me that he is not. Dibs is a child who deliberately withheld speech and affection as a means of self-defense against his cold, unloving, high- achieving and demanding parents and their battery of tests to prove him gifted. He does not suffer a neurological disorder nor is he autistic.
This remarkably moving and honest book gives credit not to the therapist/author for having worked a miracle, rather, it is the child and his inner strength and resolve that are given praise. The amazingly articulate child acts out his anger through his play of dolls. In a poignant part, Dibs reverses the parent-child role and 'makes' a 'mother' doll build a mountain upon the instruction of the 'boy' doll.
"It is too hard to do," said Dibs. "Nobody can build a mountain. But I'll make her do it. She'll have to build the mountain and do it right. There is a right way and wrong way of doing things and you will do it the right way."
After some thought, he decided he would help the 'mother' and not impose such an onerous task on her. He talks of love and caring for his mother and sister. This shows that Dibs, despite his frustration, fear and anger, has great capacity for compassion, empathy and forgiveness. The therapy sessions with his non-judgmental therapist helped Dibs be aware of his feelings and of matters within and without his control.
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