Following Ezra by 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?" Tom 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 toddler to an extraordinary young man, connected in his own remarkable ways to the world around him. And through Ezra's eyes, Tom--and, in turn, the reader--gains a new and beautiful understanding of the world.
Fields-Meyer, Tom: - TOM FIELDS-MEYER is the author of Following Ezra: What One Father Learned About Gumby, Otters, Autism, and Love from His Extraordinary Son and coauthor of Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism. Formerly a People magazine senior writer, he has written articles for The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. He assists individuals in writing memoirs and teaches memoir writing in the UCLA Extension Writers' Program.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780451234636 |
| ISBN 10 | 0451234634 |
| Title | Following Ezra |
| Author | Tom Fields-Meyer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2011-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Prizes | Commended for National Jewish Book Award (Biography/Autobiography) 2011 |
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