18 - George & Sam, by Charlotte Moore, 289 pages, St. Martin's Griffin, 2004
WHY I PICKED IT: Recommended by Nick Hornby
ELAPSED TIME: 5 Days
RATING: Very Good
Nick Hornby writes, in his introduction to this book,"the non-fiction best-seller lists frequently prove that we all want to know more about everything, even if we didn't know that we wanted to know - we're just waiting for the right person to come along and tell us about it. Moore's book about her sons, two of whom are autistic, fits that category.
In this book she addresses their history, the different therapies that she's tried, and exposes us to her life... all while teaching us about this frequently mis-diagnosed condition. I really appreciated thaat she ended her book by telling us how we should interact with anybody that we know in such a situation, and by sharing the good that she experiences as a parent. She has certainly achieved a level of zen that keeps her sane. She never tells what happened to her husband, but does mention in passing that he didn't have as straightforward a path to acceptance and we do know that they are no longer together...
I would recommend this if you want to learn a bit more about the condition.
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