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DeTurk, D. L. As a young man afflicted with severe autism, expectations for Nicolas are miniscule. So debilitating is his ailment that he lives in a world of his own. Unable to comprehend the interactive social graces that bind us together as human beings, Nicolas is isolated and alone. As a child with little hope for any meaningful improvement, Nicolas is institutionalized at eight years of age. There he languishes for a dozen years, further stifled by the...