Following Ezra: What One Father Learned About Gumby, Otters, Autism, and Love From His Extraordinary Son

<b> A heartwarming, intimate and amusing memoir of a father's experience raising his autistic son. </b><p>When Tom Fields-Meyer's son Ezra was three and showing early signs of autism, a therapist suggested that the father needed to grieve. <br>&quot;For what?&quot; he asked. <br>The answer: &quot;For the child he didn't turn out to be.&quot; <br>That moment helped strengthen the author's resolve to do just the opposite: to love the child Ezra was, a quirky boy with a fascinating and complex mind. Full of tender moments and unexpected humor, <i>Following Ezra</i> is the story of a father and son on a ten-year journey from Ezra's diagnosis to the dawn of his adolescence. It celebrates his growth from a remote toddler to an extraordinary young man, connected in his own remarkable ways to the world around him.</p>