{"product_id":"finding-ben-a-mothers-journey-through-the-maze-of-aspergers-paperback","title":"Finding Ben: A Mother's Journey Through the Maze of Asperger's - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara LaSalle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Barbara LaSalle's new book . . . beautifully chronicles her own journey to understand her son with the encyclopedic mind and distressingly separate world.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBorn with a superanalytical mind, Ben could store information like a minicomputer. Yet beneath his gift for facts lay a great fear of change and social aloofness. Ben had Asperger's Syndrome --a neurobiological disease similar to autism. Honest and beautifully written, \u003ci\u003eFinding Ben \u003c\/i\u003eis both a look at a mercurial disease and a powerful story of one mother's journey from frustration and resentment to love and acceptance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eLaSalle\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e0071431942\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCategory: \u003c\/b\u003ePsychology\/Memoir\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrim Size: \u003c\/b\u003e5 1\/2 x 8 1\/4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e639785384717\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrice: \u003c\/b\u003e$14.95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e[category] Psychology\/Memoir\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An introspective, honest account that may offer solace . . . to other families coping with challenging children.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[LaSalle's] story is one of human triumph over adversity and ignorance... It has a happy ending, but there wil be moments when reaers are likely to cry before they share her happiness.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--Tony Attwood, Ph.D., Director, The Asperger's Syndrome Clinic\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarbara LaSalle's first son, Ben, seemed to be an extraordinarily gifted child. For the first few years of his life, he amazed his mother with his brilliance and creativity, speaking in full sentences before age one and reading competently by age two. Yet lurking beneath this boy genius's amazing abilities were a crippling social aloofness and fear of change. For years she searched for a diagnosis for her son, who, unbeknownst to her, suffered from Asperger's Syndrome--the \"little grownup\" disorder--a neurological condition considered a high-functioning form of autism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this frank, emotionally written account, Barbara LaSalle reveals what it's really like to parent a child with a neurological disorder. She paints a powerfully honest portrait of how a mother's love can turn into bitterness at having to raise a special-needs child and how, by opening herself to the wisdom of others, she can at last learn to love her child--and herself--once again.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara LaSalle, M.A., \u003c\/b\u003e is a marriage and family therapist who runs a psychotherapy practice in Los Angeles. A tireless advocate for people with mental illness, she is a frequent lecturer, workshop leader, and documentary filmmaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara LaSalle, Ph.D. \u003c\/b\u003e(Los Angeles, CA) is a marriage and family therapist and documentary filmmaker whose films include \u003ci\u003eIt's Not All in Their Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLiving with A.D.D.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.23 x 5.47 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762931269920,"sku":"9780071431941","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/31cf2ff83fd6dcf2a983364ca87cfb1b_1eb96d7d-574a-421b-88f8-6966b027167f.webp?v=1780226383","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/finding-ben-a-mothers-journey-through-the-maze-of-aspergers-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}