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After attending a workshop in facilitated communication, Marlene tried the method on her son at home, but for some unknown reason Nicky refused to cooperate and flew into a rage.

Nicky's little sister, Natalie, 5, has adjusted to life with an autistic brother, but she doesn't understand why he often resisits affection.

Facilitated Communication is a writing technique recently introduced into the United States by an Australian researcher. It is not a cure but an aid to communicating with people with autism through the use of a keyboard. A parent or teacher…

At dawn a rainbow appears over the rubble. A kiss and a hope for tomorrow.

I got three good things left here, her, the baby and myself said Tommy as he cradled the precious new life.

The frustration of daily life in the rubble proves to be too much at times.

Jackie, deep in thought.

Tommy holds Kaitlynn as another former resident of the park admires her. She spent the first weeks of her life amid the rotting garbage, rubble, persistant mosquitoes and shattered lives.

A pay phone tilts precariously, but it works. Jackie phones FEMA and the Red Cross for assistance. And she calls her mother in New York to reassure her they are getting by.

Jackie washes Kailynn with a one-gallon jug of water. Running water has become a luxury, along with electricity.