Tom Fields-Meyer
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.
Nonfiction,Autobiography,Memoir,Psychology,Biography,Parenting,Biography Memoir,Disability,Science,Family,Adult
Following Ezra: What One Father Learned About Gumby, Otters, Autism, and Love From His Extraordinary Son