false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655385m/6595779.jpg 6595779 2 <b>An affecting memoir of life as a boy who didn’t know he had Asperger’s syndrome until he became a man. <br><br></b>In 1997, Tim Page won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for his work as the chief classical music critic of <i>The Washington Post</i>, work that the Pulitzer board called “lucid and illuminating.” Three years later, at the age of 45, he was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome–an autistic disorder characterized by often superior intellectual abilities but also by obsessive behavior, ineffective communication, and social awkwardness. <br><br>In a personal chronicle that is by turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Page revisits his early days through the prism of newfound clarity. Here is the tale of a boy who could blithely recite the names and dates of all the United States’ presidents and their wives in order (backward upon request), yet lacked the coordination to participate in the simplest childhood games. It is the story of a child who memorized vast portions of the <i>World Book Encyclopedia</i> simply by skimming through its volumes, but was unable to pass elementary school math and science. And it is the triumphant account of a disadvantaged boy who grew into a high-functioning, highly successful adult–perhaps not <i>despite</i> his Asperger’s but <i>because</i> of it, as Page believes. For in the end, it was his all-consuming love of music that emerged as something around which to construct a life and a prodigious career. <br><br>In graceful prose, Page recounts the eccentric behavior that withstood glucose-tolerance tests, anti-seizure medications, and sessions with the school psychiatrist, but which above all, eluded his own understanding. A poignant portrait of a lifelong search for answers, <i>Parallel Play</i> provides a unique perspective on Asperger's and the well of creativity that can spring forth as a result of the condition. 6789526 8 9 2009 Parallel Play: Growing Up with Undiagnosed Asperger's total:43|5:11|4:15|3:12|2:4|1:1| 43 160 181 19 1 0 false false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 19:51:51 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 19:57:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 18:09:40 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 18:11:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 17:23:12 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 17:30:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 05 11:05:28 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 11:14:32 -0700 2009 That said, his Aspergers shows in the book. It is a memoir of childhood and young adulthood with t...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 17:38:09 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 17:32:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 07 17:19:13 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 16:32:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 true false Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 05 08:03:24 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 08:19:17 -0800 2009 once more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Nov 21 11:35:48 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 05:41:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 23:11:19 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 23:18:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 09:40:35 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 09:42:42 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 15:50:59 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 13:16:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 11:07:40 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 11:09:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 25 13:16:20 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 13:16:20 -0700 2009 5 1 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 15:54:52 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 15:58:31 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 21 21:24:40 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 22:18:48 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 05:25:30 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 05:26:48 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 18:47:34 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 18:49:47 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 13 19:04:14 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 19:04:49 -0700 2009 2 1 false false Wed Aug 19 07:59:48 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 19:26:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Dec 03 12:17:04 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 12:17:04 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6595779