Following Ezra
What One Father Learned About Gumby, Otters, Autism, and Love From His Extraordi nary Son
Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Parenting, Special Needs, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Tom Fields-Meyer | ISBN: | 9781101544099 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | September 6, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Berkley | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tom Fields-Meyer |
| ISBN: | 9781101544099 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | September 6, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Berkley |
| Language: | English |
A heartwarming, intimate and amusing memoir of a father's experience raising his autistic son.
When Tom Fields-Meyer's son Ezra was three and showing early signs of autism, a therapist suggested that the father needed to grieve.
"For what?" he asked.
The answer: "For the child he didn't turn out to be."
That moment helped strengthen the author's resolve to do just the opposite: to love the child Ezra was, a quirky boy with a fascinating and complex mind. Full of tender moments and unexpected humor, Following Ezra is the story of a father and son on a ten-year journey from Ezra's diagnosis to the dawn of his adolescence. It celebrates his growth from a remote toddler to an extraordinary young man, connected in his own remarkable ways to the world around him.
A heartwarming, intimate and amusing memoir of a father's experience raising his autistic son.
When Tom Fields-Meyer's son Ezra was three and showing early signs of autism, a therapist suggested that the father needed to grieve.
"For what?" he asked.
The answer: "For the child he didn't turn out to be."
That moment helped strengthen the author's resolve to do just the opposite: to love the child Ezra was, a quirky boy with a fascinating and complex mind. Full of tender moments and unexpected humor, Following Ezra is the story of a father and son on a ten-year journey from Ezra's diagnosis to the dawn of his adolescence. It celebrates his growth from a remote toddler to an extraordinary young man, connected in his own remarkable ways to the world around him.
