Martin Pistorius writes memoir about disability, communication and years spent unable to show the people around him that he was conscious. Ghost Boy recounts the neurological illness that left him unable to move or speak during adolescence, followed by a gradual return of awareness while others still assumed he had little understanding of his surroundings. The book describes institutional care, family strain, abuse, assistive communication and the slow process of gaining greater control over his life. Pistorius tells the story from inside an experience that was largely invisible to other people, making communication itself the central subject rather than a secondary detail. The memoir is most useful under disability writing, medical memoir, assistive technology and personal accounts of severe neurological illness. Read more Less
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