{"product_id":"following-ezra-what-one-father-learned-about-gumby-otters-autism-and-love-from-his-extraordinary-son-9780451234636","title":"Following Ezra: What One Father Learned About Gumby, Otters, Autism, and Love From His Extraordinary Son","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tom Fields-Meyer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Children with Special Needs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heartwarming, intimate, and amusing memoir of a father's experience raising his autistic son.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Tom Fields-Meyer's son Ezra was three and showing early signs of autism, a therapist suggested that the father needed to grieve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"For what?\" Tom asked.\u003cbr\u003e The answer: \"For the child he didn't turn out to be.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eFollowing Ezra\u003c\/i\u003e 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 toddler to an extraordinary young man, connected in his own remarkable ways to the world around him. And through Ezra's eyes, Tom--and, in turn, the reader--gains a new and beautiful understanding of the world.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45408943374487,"sku":"9780451234636","price":2132.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780451234636.webp?v=1767310836","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/following-ezra-what-one-father-learned-about-gumby-otters-autism-and-love-from-his-extraordinary-son-9780451234636","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}