{"product_id":"parallel-play-paperback","title":"Parallel Play - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Page\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn affecting memoir of life as a boy who didn't know he had Asperger's syndrome until he became a man. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1997, Tim Page won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for his work as the chief classical music critic of \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eWorld Book Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003edespite\u003c\/i\u003e his Asperger's but \u003ci\u003ebecause\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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, \u003ci\u003eParallel Play\u003c\/i\u003e provides a unique perspective on Asperger's and the well of creativity that can spring forth as a result of the condition.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Page\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of journalism and music at the University of Southern California. He has been a music critic at the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1997, Tim Page won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for his work as the chief classical music critic of \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, work that the Pulitzer board called \"lucid and illuminating.\" He has also written a biography of the American novelist Dawn Powell, as well as edited her letters and a two-volume edition of her works published by The Library of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 7.98 x 6.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43154675925055,"sku":"9780767929691","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/t-YJGrcHIo9780767929691.webp?v=1776958385","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/parallel-play-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}