These kinds of books often appeal to parents of children on the autisticspectrum, because they hope to learn more about how their child thinksand how to best help them achieve their potential.
However, Natural Genius left me feeling cheated. The book providedlittle insight into Ben's psyche. Also, the strength-based approach theauthor advocates appears to consist of having her son focus his energyinto developing skills revolving around his mother's interests andliving out her dreams.
The author devotes most of the book describing her own emotionalturmoil. As harsh as this might sound, I read this book to learn moreabout Asperger syndrome, not to learn about Susan Rubinyi. She appearsto believe that she is fascinating and readers are treated to a detaileddescription of her numerous sessions of dream therapy and how "Susan isa vast unexplored territory".
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