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June 17, 2008
Jerry Newport, ’70, and Mary Newport with Johnny Dodd
Mozart and the Whale: An Asperger’s Love Story, Touchstone Books, 2007.
The book: This book tells the story of Jerry and Mary Newport, who both were diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism that affects millions of Americans and makes social contact painfully unbearable. When they married, they were catapulted into the limelight and soon were known as "superstars in the world of autism," shining examples of two people who refused to give up in the face of their mutual challenge. But just when it appeared that their lives would enjoy a fairy-tale ending, their marriage fell apart. After years of soul searching, they remarried. This story chronicles their journey together and apart.
The author: Jerry Newport, who was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome in 1995, is the author of two books on the subject, “Asperger’s and Sexuality: Puberty and Beyond” and “Your Life Is Not a Label: A Guide to Living Fully with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome.” He and his wife live in northern Arizona with their birds.
Web site: www.jerrynewport.com/
Posted by lingjiex at June 17, 2008 01:25 PM