Problem child
Subtitle: confessions of an Aspie
By: Daryl Blonder
Publisher: [CreateSpace]
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lexington, KY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9781460914311
Subjects: Asperger's syndrome; Biography; Patients; Autism in children; Autistic children; Autistic people; Autism in adolescence; Autistic youth; Developmental disabilities; Youth with autism spectrum disorders; Children with autism spectrum disorders
Description: Daryl Blonder was born in New London, Connecticut in 1981 and raised in the nearby small town of Salem. At the age of 16, he was diagnosed with high-functioning autism. From the very beginning of his life, he has always known he was different from people around him, but he often hasn't realized 'how' different. Although identified in elementary school as "gifted," the challenges he faced as a child and adolescent as a result of the presence of high-functioning autism- difficulties socializing with and relating to his peers, cognitive impairments, intense interest in a narrow and esoteric range of topics, and unrelenting restlessness of body and mind- set him on a unique path in life. As society's expectations became increasingly difficult for him to live up to, Daryl had to find his own way. This book is an intense chronicle of victories achieved against all odds, heartbreaking and often terrifying episodes of misfortune, but ultimately, a personal triumph as he realizes his lifelong dream of working on movie sets and having the freedom to pursue his passion for traveling. -- from Back Cover.
Table of contents: title: Pre-cognizance; title: In the beginning; title: The early years; title: Trouble's coming; title: Transition; title: High School years; title: Indian summer; title: The McDonald's years; title: In a kind of limbo; title: A fleeting dream; title: Progress, it seems; title: The curtain rises; title: Post-production blues; title: The long road to nowhere; title: The short road to hell; title: The edge of darkness; title: Long cold winter; title: Shadows; title: A happy ending.