A Different Kind Of Boy: A Father's Memoir About Raising A Gifted Child With Autism
by Dan Mont /
2001 / English / PDF
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A little nine-year-old boy looks down at the gymnasium floor. The
room is filled with children who like and respect him, but he has
no real friends. He can barely name anyone in his class, and has
trouble with the simplest things - recognizing people,
pretending, and knowing when people are happy or angry or sad.
Much of his life has been filled with anxiety. He is out of step
with the world, which to him is mostly a whirlwind that must be
actively decoded and put into order. And yet he was only one of
seven fourth graders in the United States to ace the National
Math Olympiad. In fifth grade he finished second in a national
math talent search.
A little nine-year-old boy looks down at the gymnasium floor. The
room is filled with children who like and respect him, but he has
no real friends. He can barely name anyone in his class, and has
trouble with the simplest things - recognizing people,
pretending, and knowing when people are happy or angry or sad.
Much of his life has been filled with anxiety. He is out of step
with the world, which to him is mostly a whirlwind that must be
actively decoded and put into order. And yet he was only one of
seven fourth graders in the United States to ace the National
Math Olympiad. In fifth grade he finished second in a national
math talent search.
That boy is autistic. He is also loving, brilliant and resilient.
In this book, his father writes about the joys, fears,
frustration, exhilaration, and exhaustion involved in raising his
son. He writes about the impact on his family, the travails of
navigating the educational system, and the lessons he has learned
about life, what it means to connect with other people, and how
one builds a life that suits oneself. And, oh, yes, math. Lots
about math.
That boy is autistic. He is also loving, brilliant and resilient.
In this book, his father writes about the joys, fears,
frustration, exhilaration, and exhaustion involved in raising his
son. He writes about the impact on his family, the travails of
navigating the educational system, and the lessons he has learned
about life, what it means to connect with other people, and how
one builds a life that suits oneself. And, oh, yes, math. Lots
about math.