"Following Ezra" - Book Talk/Signing and Panel Discussion
Thursday March 22, 2012
from
7:00pm -
10:00pm
Raising a child with autism can turn ordinary experiences into adventures.
When Tom Fields-Meyer’s son Ezra was a toddler and showing early signs of autism, a therapist suggested that the father allow himself time to mourn. “For what?” he asked. The answer: “For the child he didn’t turn out to be.” That moment helped strengthen Tom’s resolve to do just the opposite: to celebrate the child Ezra was becoming, a singular boy with a fascinating and complex mind. Full of unexpected laughs, poignant moments and remarkable insights, “Following Ezra” is the riveting story of a father and son on a ten-year adventure, from Ezra’s diagnosis to the dawn of his adolescence. An engaging account of a father gradually uncovering layers of a puzzle, he rejoices in each new discovery and exults in the boy’s evolution from a remote toddler to an extraordinary young man, connected to the world in his own astounding ways.
Unlike other parenting memoirs, “Following Ezra” isn’t about a battle against a disease, nor is it a clinical account of searching for doctors, therapies or miracle diets. Instead, Tom Fields-Meyer describes – with humor and tenderness – the wondrous, textured, and often surprising life one experiences in raising a unique child.
After Tom speaks, there will be a panel discussion lead by local professionals in the field of Autism and Asperger. The panel consists of Doug Goldsmith, Ph. D., Executive Director The Children’s Center, Sam Goldstein, Ph. D., Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Attention Disorders and Pete Nicholas, Ph. D., Director for Carmen B. Pingree, Center for Children with Autism.
“Following Ezra” was named a National Jewish Book Award finalist. It's also been featured in The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, and The Huffington Post.
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