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Based on detailed research and a lifetime of personal experience,
James Wilson recounts his personal journey as the primary companion
of his now twenty-six-year-old autistic son, Sam. This realistic,
irreverent account of an autistic young man and his misadventures
while transitioning to adulthood provides enlightening truths as
well as sardonic humor. Formally seen as a neurological disorder,
autism is increasingly being looked upon as simply a form of
neurodiversity. Rejecting mainstream attitudes, Wilson explores
this modern view of autism through his own experience as well as
quotes from autistic people and bloggers, some of whom are the most
vocal proponents of this viewpoint. A detailed bibliography
accompanies this engaging memoir of a father and son's experience
negotiating the slippery slopes of normality.
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this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
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This book is about the life of a loving and responsible father who
has lost his relationships with his adult children. This
circumstance provides the background for a captivating, human story
which will ring true for a soberingly large number of loving
parents to whom a loss of this nature has occurred. Such readers
will have a strong frame of reference from which to relate to the
story. For others who are simply students of the human condition,
this well-crafted excursion into the life of another everyman is
thoroughly worth the undertaking. The book takes us from one
recollection to another, be they light- hearted and uplifting or
stark and powerful, with deftness and brevity. The way in which the
tragic loss of cherished children is transformed into a joyful life
of purpose and love is an uplifting story which makes a worthwhile
and gratifying read. A set of principles is offered as a recipe to
help those for whom personal loss creates continuing pain. This
provides a positive and effective means to help readers gain, even
in the face of tragedy, the same kind of life success which has
been experienced by the man about whom this story is written.
This book is about the life of a loving and responsible father who
has lost his relationships with his adult children. This
circumstance provides the background for a captivating, human story
which will ring true for a soberingly large number of loving
parents to whom a loss of this nature has occurred. Such readers
will have a strong frame of reference from which to relate to the
story. For others who are simply students of the human condition,
this well-crafted excursion into the life of another everyman is
thoroughly worth the undertaking. The book takes us from one
recollection to another, be they light- hearted and uplifting or
stark and powerful, with deftness and brevity. The way in which the
tragic loss of cherished children is transformed into a joyful life
of purpose and love is an uplifting story which makes a worthwhile
and gratifying read. A set of principles is offered as a recipe to
help those for whom personal loss creates continuing pain. This
provides a positive and effective means to help readers gain, even
in the face of tragedy, the same kind of life success which has
been experienced by the man about whom this story is written.
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