The Gifts of Asperger's Syndrome

[Guest guest]

Found this book and was pleased to see a parent who's focused on the

talents of her son. Anyone heard more about this?

Kim

Natural Genius

The Gifts of Asperger's Syndrome

Rubinyi

Paperback, ISBN-10: 1-84310-784-8 ISBN-13: 9781843107842, 120pp, 2006,

£12.99, $19.95

BIC: VFK VFPD CFDM

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Raising a child with Asperger's Syndrome (AS) can be a great struggle

and an exhausting fight for the rights of someone who is both gifted and

different. In Natural Genius: The Gifts of Asperger's Syndrome,

Rubinyi tells the story of raising her son Ben and how she came to view

his AS, and the gifts that come with it, as a blessing. Rather than

examining the negatives and difficulties, she emphasizes the

extraordinary positives of her son's life – his photographic memory,

perfect pitch and French-English bilingual abilities.

Advocating a strengths-based approach, Rubinyi explains how her

background in foreign language, science fiction and music, as well as

her own feelings of alienation, have helped her to understand

alternative and cross-cultural perspectives in life. Her journey with

Ben is an enriching and strengthening one of personal transformation. An

immensely hopeful and positive book, this should be read by anyone

wishing to perceive and encourage the great rewards that lie within the

challenges of Asperger's Syndrome.