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No one thought Ben Mattlin would live past child years. But that didn't stop him.Ben Mattlin lives a standard, independent life. How come that interesting? Because Mattlin was born with spinal muscular atrophy, a congenital weakness that he was expected to die in child years. Not only does Mattlin survive child years, he became main students in a wheelchair to attend Harvard, that he graduated and became a professional writer. His advantages? Mattlin's life took place to parallel the growth of the disability rights activity, so that in lots of ways he didn't believe that he was disadvantaged in any way, simply different.Magic Youngster Grows Up is a witty, unsentimental memoir that you won't forget, advised with engrossing brains and a unique perspective on coping with a disability in the United States.