Boy Alone: A Brother's Memoir - Softcover

Greenfeld, Karl Taro

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061136670 ISBN 13: 9780061136672

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2010

Synopsis

Can relationships exist without language? How should aging parents care for a nonverbal, violent child, and then a grown man who is not self-sufficient? Is there anything that can be done to help an extremely autistic child or adult become a member of mainstream society? This book presents the social history of autism.

About this title

Review:

“Gripping.” (Suki Casanave, Washington Post)

From the Back Cover:

Karl Taro Greenfeld knew from an early age that his little brother, Noah, was not like other children. He was unable to communicate verbally or tie his shoes, and despite his angelic demeanor was prone to violent outbursts. No doctor, social worker, or specialist could pinpoint what was wrong with Noah beyond a general diagnosis: autism. The boys' parents dedicated their lives to caring for their younger son—a challenging, often painful experience that their father detailed in a bestselling trilogy of books.

Boy Alone is Karl Taro Greenfeld's unforgettable memoir of growing up in Noah's shadow, revealing the complex mix of rage, confusion, and love that defined the author's childhood—a beautiful, haunting, and wholly original exploration of what it means to be a family, a brother, a person.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0061136670
• ISBN 13: 9780061136672
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368