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With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child (Manga)

With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child

Alternative Titles

English: With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child
Synonyms: Hikari to Tomo ni

Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 15
Chapters: 93
Status: Finished
Published: Jul 2001 to Jan 2009
Authors: Tobe, Keiko (Story)
Serialization: For Mrs.

Statistics

Score: 8.501 (scored by 194 users)
Ranked: #1402
Popularity: #3842
Members: 788
Favorites: 36
1 indicates a weighted score
2 based on the top manga page.

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Synopsis

Sachiko's young son, Hikaru, is autistic. She must learn how to raise and care for a child with extremely special needs, while dealing with ignorant public officials, teachers, "friends" and family, all the while receiving support from helpful officials and new friends, many of whom also have disabled children. (Source: ANN)

Characters

 Hikaru
Azuma, Hikaru
Main
 Masato
Azuma, Masato
Main
 Sachiko
Azuma, Sachiko
Main
 Kanon
Azuma, Kanon
Main
Aoki, Shigeru
Supporting
Azuma, Takako
Supporting
Honda, Miyu
Supporting



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Mar 6, 2008
Juliab
This is a very good manga, even if you don't know anybody with autism. If you do, the manga has little blurbs of advice interspersed with the story, which I thought was a nice touch.
I noticed that there is never any trouble with insurance, or tuition, because it takes place in Japan.
One area where the story was sometimes not very realistic: Sachiko is often looking to choose a daycare/kindergarten/school for Hikaru. When this happens, there is usually a daycare center that treats the disabled kids really negligently, and then there is one that treats them awesome. She rarely sees any schools that have both good read more
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Jan 16, 2008
Gaijin19
This story tells what life is like for those who take care of a autistic child. It shows the hardships, and joys that come with raising an autistic child. This manga helps those who do not know much on the subject of autism to better understand it. I highly recommend this manga to those who wish to learn more about autism, or are very interested in this subject.
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User Recommendations

Both titles help the reader learn about a real medical condition that many people know nothing about through the story of a family. A child with this unusual condition is born to an unknowing family who slowly learns how to take care of them and love their differences, despite the trials they face for being different.

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