Kate Rankin was the winner of the Mind Book of the Year 2001 for her book about her son, ‘Growing Up Severely Autistic: They Call Me Gabriel’ (Jessica Kingsley, pound;12.95). Daily life with Gabriel is described - from preventing him from eating the goldfish to helping him through his grief when his father died. Mind, The Mental Health Charity, 15-19 Broadway, London E15 4BQ. Web: www.mind.org.uk
