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Following Ezra: What One Father Learned About Gumby, Otters, Autism, And Love From His Extraordinary Son (2011)

by Tom Fields-Meyer(Favorite Author)

4.14 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0451234634 (ISBN13: 9780451234636)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

NAL Trade

review 1: I was up till early AM, nearly in tears, finishing Following Ezra by Tom Fields-Meyer. The memoir begins with the proclamation from a therapist that Tom needs to grieve for the son he will not have so he can accept the son he has. The advice is rejected and the remainder of the book is spent celebrating the son Fields-Meyer does have. The ordering of the events is more thematic as the book skips around sequentially to reveal some progresses made, some delays in development, and the growth of the parents. The story culminates in Ezra's bar mitzvah at age thirteen where mom and dad can truly celebrate their son's future with autism. My day will suffer due to the lack of sleep, but my life has been enlarged.
review 2: This book is an entertaining glimpse into the ... moreworld of a Jewish father and his autistic child, Ezra. I cannot put this book down. I am learning so much, not only from the fathers perspective, but also from the perspective of Ezra. This is a must-read for anyone with a child who is deemed special needs, or anyone who simply want to learn what it's like to experience the everyday world of having autism. less

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