Library's review
This book is about the author's two oldest sons, George and Sam, who are both autistic, and her youngest son who is not autistic. The author talks about the daily struggles with her children, provides a vivid insight into autism and how it is experienced within a family.
Publication
Viking (2004), Hardcover, 272 pages
User reviews
LibraryThing member podunk42
Since I work in the field of autism, people constantly give me books on autism for my birthday and Christmas. Most of them are fairly generic and stay unread beyond the first chapter. However, George & Sam is the single best book on autism I have ever read. Charlotte Moore is touching but
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realistic, giving the impression that she loves her autistic boys rather than the children she imagines she should have had. I recommend this to anyone who wants to know what autism is really like. Show Less
LibraryThing member MikeFarquhar
One of those books was George and Sam by journalist Charlotte Moore. I mentioned this in a thread somewhere here the day I read it, but it's her account of her life as - now - a single parent of three boys, the eldest two of whom are both autistic. It's warm, funny, poignant and phenomenonally
Hornby's ringing endorsement of the book (he's the parent of an autistic son himself) was what made me want to read this, and I'm glad I did - it's leapt straight to the top of the list of books I will recommend anyone interested in autism should read.
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informative. It pulls no punches, offers no promises of magic cures, and doesn't pretend to be tell you about anyone other than George and Sam, but it's hugely compelling. Highly recommended to anyone even slightly interested in learning a little bit more about autism.Hornby's ringing endorsement of the book (he's the parent of an autistic son himself) was what made me want to read this, and I'm glad I did - it's leapt straight to the top of the list of books I will recommend anyone interested in autism should read.
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LibraryThing member castiron
A fascinating look into a family with two autistic sons (and one neurotypical).
What's particularly helpful about this book is how it shows autism affecting the two boys differently. Their impairments are different; their treatments are different. Strong ammunition against the "this one thing will
What's particularly helpful about this book is how it shows autism affecting the two boys differently. Their impairments are different; their treatments are different. Strong ammunition against the "this one thing will
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cure your child's autism, guaranteed!" crowd. Show Less