Ebook: Boomer And Me: A Memoir of Motherhood, and Asperger's
Author: Case Jo
- Tags: Baby boom generation -- United States -- Biography., Baby boom generation -- United States., United States -- Social conditions -- 1945.
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
- City: Richmond
- Language: English
- epub
Between juggling work, joint custody and the ordinary demands of motherhood, Jo tries to work out why her son Leo (aka Boomer) is finding it hard to fit in. His wit wins him friends, but the rituals of friendship-likelearning to compromise-are proving challenging. Is it because he's an only child? Could he be gifted? When Leo is diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, Jo fears what it means-and sees herself, and her Read more...
Abstract: Between juggling work, joint custody and the ordinary demands of motherhood, Jo tries to work out why her son Leo (aka Boomer) is finding it hard to fit in. His wit wins him friends, but the rituals of friendship-likelearning to compromise-are proving challenging. Is it because he's an only child? Could he be gifted? When Leo is diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, Jo fears what it means-and sees herself, and her family, through new eyes. Trapped in a cycle of doubt and discovery, she wonders how you can stay true to who you are and fit in. What the hell is 'normal' anyway?This is the bitterswee