- Collection:
- Georgia Disability Community Oral History Project, 2015-2017
- Title:
- Bill Bowen interviewed by Hannah Douglas, Dennis Conway, and Julia Chung, 14 February 2017.
- Creator:
- Bowen, Bill
Douglas, Hannah
Conway, Dennis
Chung, Julia - Date of Original:
- 2017-02-14
- Subject:
- Asperger's syndrome in children--Diagnosis
Parents of children with disabilities - People:
- Bowen, Bill
- Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- interviews
oral histories (literary works) - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Bill Bowen lives in Watkinsville, Georgia in Oconee County. He lives with his wife Eva Bowen and is the father of his only son, Billy Bowen, who was diagnosed with Asperger's during the fifth grade. Bill works as a video editor for CNN. Bowen discusses the timeline of his son's diagnosis of Asperger's. He gives insight into the diagnosis process, starting at the initial signs of his son's condition. Bowen provides information on Billy's behavioral patterns and tendencies and relates them to the symptoms of Asperger's. He gives advice to other parents with children diagnosed with autism, as he urges the importance of patience and understanding.
Interviewed by Hannah Douglas, Dennis Conway, and Julia Chung. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL391GDC-005/ohms
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Georgia Disability Community Oral History Project, GDC-005, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 interview (approximately 84 min.))
- Original Collection:
- Georgia Disability Community Oral History Project
http://russelldoc.galib.uga.edu/russell/view?docId=ead/RBRL391GDC-ead.xml - Holding Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Rights:
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