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    Here Comes Urlee
    Here Comes Urlee
    Here Comes Urlee
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    Here Comes Urlee

    By Dorius G. Hollywood

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    The purpose of this story will enlighten you about a birth defect called autism. Autism, the hidden birth defect, has become a worldwide phenomenon it's been around for many years but undetected. Today one out of every ten thousand children born has been diagnosed to have autism or autistic like characteristics. Through clinical research doctors now have a better understanding as to what this developmental disability has done and the long term affects on these children as they develop much slower than normal children in their own age group. To understand the complexity of birth defects could become a living nightmare. It's two-fold because it consist of many different kinds for instance there's down syndrome called Trisomy 21, cerebral palsy, spinal bifida and cleft palate just to name a few. With each of these birth defects they all have their own physical traits in appearance, which makes their disability more noticeable. Now on the other hand autistic children who also have a disability but for some unexplained reason many will look quite normal, yet in fact they too have a developmental disability. In many cases autistic children appear to be normal with no physical defects, that's why this makes autistic children so hard to distinguish, what separate them from normal children, it's their behavior, it's not normal by society's standard.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateAug 1, 2013
    ISBN9781481761390
    Here Comes Urlee
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    Dorius G. Hollywood

    First and foremost the author gives all the praise and glory to his divine Lord and savior for giving me a special gift. This magnificent gift came to me in my desire to communicate to other through a vision of literary expression that is to write. As a young child growing up in a religious family of four kids, I had two brothers, one younger than me and a sister, who was a year older than I, that made me the middle child. We were a very close family and every Sunday we were in the church. My father was a minister and quite frankly I believe that was the reason why we were drawn in the church. Every Sunday morning we started out early on our way to Sunday school and later the morning service. When I turned sixteen, my parent gave me the option that if I did not want to go to church on Sundays I didn’t have to. I gladly choose the ladder option without any hesitation, yet I still attended church but not as often. My family was well respected in our neighborhood. We knew everyone and they knew us. Our family loved two things, first our divine savior, then the game of Baseball. We all loved our home town Dodgers, I vividly remember listening to the ball games on the radio late at night. After school my brother and I would spend allot of time at the local boys club, They offered us many activities, but more importantly the boys club was a place that kept us out of harm’s way, we were safe became my second home with so many things to get involved with, the club became the place everyone wanted to attend as often as possible. From arts and crafts, movies, games, weekend trips and so much more with a staff that really showed great interest in each individual it was awesome. The Irony is even while I was attending the boys club, many years ago I had asked my divine gather to make a way and open the door that I could became a writer someday. I remember when I was attending middle school I had a passion for reading; the newspaper became a daily habit for me. Thereafter I discovered other items to read like Newsweek, People and Time Magazine, and just about anything that I could get my hands on, suddenly reading became interesting. One of the most fascinating thins that I learned from reading these articles was how these journalist wrote their stories amazing with so much skill and craftsmanship for writing as I read article after article, I felt like I was right there, that’s the quality of a great writer. In High school I never heard of anyone majoring in Journalism, I didn’t know if the was available, so while attending college at U.C.L.A., I never pursued a course in Journalism or Fine Arts in Creative Writing. Why I’ll never know the reason for that blunder. Yet still yearning to write someday but in the midst of confusion and doubt my struggle to write became an even greater hurdle to overcome. So I turned my once self doubting energy towards reading books on how to write. I was told if I really wanted to be a writer someday, then I should read books on this subject, then I read a book written by Dr. Rudolf Flesch, after all he was called “The Mr. Fix-It of Writing” As I began to understand how to write I finally found a peace of Mind that I longed for, Now I realize what it take to become a GREAT writer, to master the Art of Writing is not easy, but then nothing in life comes easy. When you have a dream and you accept the challenge you must master it, stay focused, embrace it became dreams come true. D.H.

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      Here Comes Urlee - Dorius G. Hollywood

      © 2013 by Dorius G. Hollywood. All rights reserved.

      All of the characters in the book are fictional and any resemblance to any real person(s) is purely coincidental.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 07/27/2013

      ISBN: 978-1-4817-6092-8 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4817-6139-0 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013910533

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      Acknowledgment

      Prologue

      Chapters

      Journey

      The Urlee Egg

      The First Step

      Flying High

      Love Thy Neighbor

      Good Nite Urlee

      Schooldays

      Glossary

      Help Line

      Dedication

      For all of the special children who have been diagnosed with a learning disability called… . Autism.

      Acknowledgment

      To my late parents, John and Leola. They gave free will to pursue my dream to write.

      To Florante De Castro. For the invaluable knowledge about what it takes to be a skilled writer.

      To Mary Martin. For the many hours of research and advice while encouraging me to pursue this gift.

      Thanks to All,

      D. H.

      Prologue

      The purpose of this story will enlighten you about a birth defect called autism. Autism, the hidden birth defect, has become a worldwide phenomenon it’s been around for many years but undetected. Today one out of every ten thousand children born has been diagnosed to have autism or autistic like characteristics. Through clinical research doctors now have a better understanding as to what this developmental disability has done and the long term affects on these children as they develop much slower than normal children in their own age group. To understand the complexity of birth defects could become a living nightmare. It’s two-fold because it consist of many different kinds for instance there’s down syndrome called Trisomy 21, cerebral palsy, spinal bifida and cleft palate just to name a few. With each of these birth defects they all have their own physical traits in appearance, which makes their disability more noticeable. Now on the other hand autistic children who also have a disability but for some unexplained reason many will look quite normal, yet in fact they too have a developmental disability. In many cases autistic children appear to be normal with no physical defects, that’s why this makes autistic children so hard to distinguish, what separate them from normal children, it’s their behavior, it’s not normal by society’s standard.

      The severity of this learning disability ranges from mild, which can be classified to be mental retardation, all based on one’s IQ factor. High functioning children that have a disability have a much better chance of living a more normal life without any problems. This stagnant learning disability on these children who battle with autism many of these children lack insufficient motor skills which consist of language, speech and sound that comes from cerebral hemisphere, an area located in the middle of the brain. The brains, this magnificent organ consist of over a billion nerve cells all connected to each other it’s the

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