跟隨以斯拉(湯姆·菲爾德斯-梅爾)
當他的兒子Ezra首次被診斷出患有自閉症時,Tom Fields-Meyer下定決心要愛他原本的樣子,而不是哀悼他無法成為的那個兒子。這本回憶錄跟隨父子從童年早期到成年的旅程,沿途充滿了笑聲、淚水和愛。這是一場對Ezra獨特思考方式及與周圍世界互動的慶祝,從撫養他長大的慈愛父親的視角出發。
當他的兒子Ezra首次被診斷出患有自閉症時,Tom Fields-Meyer下定決心要愛他原本的樣子,而不是哀悼他無法成為的那個兒子。這本回憶錄跟隨父子從童年早期到成年的旅程,沿途充滿了笑聲、淚水和愛。這是一場對Ezra獨特思考方式及與周圍世界互動的慶祝,從撫養他長大的慈愛父親的視角出發。
I read this in two sittings, the way Fields-Meyer writes about Ezra’s early diagnosis and his own shift from grief to acceptance feels so real you forget it’s a memoir. The chapter where he describes letting go of the son he imagined and embracing the one in front of him genuinely stuck with me for
This book really helped me understand what it means to truly support a child, not try to fix them. The early childhood scenes hit me especially hard, the way Tom describes choosing love over loss. I'm grateful for that perspective.
I read this in two sittings because I couldn't put it down. The chapter where Ezra starts to find his own voice really moved me, and I loved how the father's perspective evolves without being preachy.