sensorimotor experience and language

[Ann Dowker]

There is the case of Christopher Nolan, born with cerebral palsy;
almost completely paralyzed and seemingly mute, until the age of 11, when
a new drug relaxed the muscles of his neck to allow him partial control of
his head for short periods of time. He was then given a unicorn stick to
fit on his forehead, and learned how to type by pressing the unicorn onto
the keys of his typewriter. He then began writing impressive stories and
poetry. "Dam-Burst of Dreams" (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1981) is a
collection of his works between the ages of 11 and 14.

Ann Dowker