Natural Genius
Author | : Susan Rubinyi |
Publisher | : Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
Total Pages | : 122 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781843107842 |
ISBN-13 | : 1843107848 |
Rating | : 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Natural Genius: The Gifts of Asperger's Syndrome is Susan Rubinyi's story of raising her son Ben who has Asperger's Syndrome (AS), and how she has come to view his condition as a blessing. While acknowledging the challenges posed by AS, she emphasizes the extraordinary positives of her son's life and his particular gifts - his photographic memory, perfect pitch and French-English bilingual abilities. Susan Rubinyi advocates a strength-based approach and explains how her personal experiences - living abroad, foreign languages, science fiction and music, as well as her own feelings of alienation - have helped her understand alternative and cross-cultural perspectives in life. This book should be read by anyone concerned with bringing up a child with Asperger's Syndrome.