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Parallel Play (Paperback, New)
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An affecting memoir of life as a boy who didn't know he had
Asperger's syndrome until he became a man.
In 1997, Tim Page won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for his work
as the chief classical music critic of "The Washington Post," work
that the Pulitzer board called "lucid and illuminating." Three
years later, at the age of 45, he was diagnosed with Asperger's
syndrome-an autistic disorder characterized by often superior
intellectual abilities but also by obsessive behavior, ineffective
communication, and social awkwardness.
In a personal chronicle that is by turns hilarious and
heartbreaking, Page revisits his early days through the prism of
newfound clarity. Here is the tale of a boy who could blithely
recite the names and dates of all the United States' presidents and
their wives in order (backward upon request), yet lacked the
coordination to participate in the simplest childhood games. It is
the story of a child who memorized vast portions of the "World Book
Encyclopedia" simply by skimming through its volumes, but was
unable to pass elementary school math and science. And it is the
triumphant account of a disadvantaged boy who grew into a
high-functioning, highly successful adult--perhaps not "despite"
his Asperger's but "because" of it, as Page believes. For in the
end, it was his all-consuming love of music that emerged as
something around which to construct a life and a prodigious career.
In graceful prose, Page recounts the eccentric behavior that
withstood glucose-tolerance tests, anti-seizure medications, and
sessions with the school psychiatrist, but which above all, eluded
his own understanding. A poignant portrait of a lifelong search for
answers, "Parallel Play" provides a unique perspective on
Asperger's and the well of creativity that can spring forth as a
result of the condition.
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