Thu 6 May 2010
Look Who Is Coming featured in OC Register!
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CHILDREN’S BOOK IS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
by Theresa Walker
At casual glance, the new children’s storybook “Look Who Is Coming” is a cute and fun way to teach youngsters how to read along and recognize colors and objects and the people in their lives.
Parents can personalize the book by easily inserting photos of their children, family members, pets and significant others. The kids can lift flaps on each page to see who is sitting inside an assortment of cars, a pickup truck and a big yellow school bus.
What’s more telling is the story behind the storybook.
The authors are an Irvine couple, Varuzhan “John” Khachatryan, a musician, and Zuma Ayriyan, an immigration lawyer. The inspiration is John and Zuma’s youngest son, Alex, 5, who has autism.
“Look Who Is Coming” earned special mention in this month’s issue of Parenting Magazine along with two other books as “helpful new titles” out in time for Autism Awareness Month.
It is the most public demonstration of the time and effort Alex’s parents have devoted to helping him progress beyond the severe state of regression he was in two years ago when he was diagnosed with autism.
The first signs of the disorder started showing up when Alex was about 11/2 and began rolling his eyes, flapping his arms and engaging in repetitive behavior — all classic behavioral characteristics of autism.
The little boy who once loved his favorite books also stopped showing any interest in that form of engagement. Worse, he refused to eat solid food…
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