1. Background.; 2. Berkeley Years.; 3. Residence in France.; 4. Graduate School, Comparative Literature and Women's Lib.; 5. Ben and Cross Cultural Confrontation.; 6. A Bilingual Gifted Child.; 7. Dave and the Beatles Musical Awakening.; 8. Crisis and Returning to LA.; 9. Appreciating LA and its Resources.; 10. Dreams as a Tool in the Re-emergence of the Self.; 11. Life as a Single Parent - A New Beginning.
Emphasising the gifts as well as the challenges of autism
Susan Rubinyi is the mother of a son who has Asperger's Syndrome. Fluent in four languages, she has worked extensively in cross-cultural areas such as language teaching, interpreting, translating and writing. She co-edited one of the first feminist science-fiction anthologies, administered a university Women's Studies program, and has written several articles and a book on fantasy and science fiction.
I would strongly recommend this book for its recognition of the
extraordinary potential of individuals who are both different and
gifted. Throughout the book there are many insights into a
strengths-based approach. Thanks are due to Susan Rubinyi, her son
Ben Rubinyi and the family for sharing their life so openly. One is
richer for knowing one is not alone and there are many doors of
achievement for those with natural genius waiting to be opened and
walked through.
*Good Autism Practice*
A very positive account by the mother of a young man who has
Asperger syndrome of his raising and of how she came to regard his
condition as a blessing whole acknowledging the challenges it poses
to him and others. Rubinyi advocates a strength based approach to
bring up a child with AS.
*The British Institute of Learning Disabilities*
Natural Genius: The Gifts of Asperger's Syndrome is Susan Rubinyi's
story of raising her son Ben who has Asperger's Syndrome (AS), and
how she has come to view his condition as a blessing. While
acknowledging the challenges posed by AS, she emphasizes the
extraordinary positives of her son's life and his particular gifts
- his photographic memory, perfect pitch and French-English
bilingual abilities. 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 concerned with
bringing up a child with Asperger's Syndrome.
*Leicester Review of Books*
A scholar of cross-cultural language teaching, women's studies, and
science fiction and fantasy, Rubinyi is also the mother of a son
with Asperger's Syndrome, and it is the story of raising him that
she tells here. She emphasises his particular gifts, including
photographic memory, perfect pitch and French-English bilingual
abilities. She appends advice for other parents.
*www.booknews.com*
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