Thursday Night at the Mall
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Thursday Night at the Mall

Movies, Books, Music, and Asperger's Syndrome

  1. 264 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 31 Dec |Learn more

Thursday Night at the Mall

Movies, Books, Music, and Asperger's Syndrome

About this book

Author Robert L. Seltzer’s second memoir examines a complicated father-son relationship as Seltzer learns how to be a father to a son with Asperger’s. The text presents two different timelines: the first captures a year in the life of father Robert and adult son Chris as they navigate their relationship and find ways to connect through movies, books, and music; the second timeline follows father and son from Chris’s birth through the trial of diagnosis until the timelines meet up in the present day. Seltzer describes himself as “a man fleeing his demons” and his son as “a boy still wrestling his.” This beautifully written memoir is a raw and honest look at a struggle many families will relate to.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Epigraph
  6. A Note on the Text
  7. Introduction: The Search for Identity
  8. Chapter 1: It’s a Wonderful Life
  9. Chapter 2: Unearthing the Past
  10. Chapter 3: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  11. Chapter 4: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  12. Chapter 5: Diagnosis: Mentally Retarded
  13. Chapter 6: The Rejects
  14. Chapter 7: The Princess Bride
  15. Chapter 8: A New Arrival
  16. Chapter 9: Romeo and Juliet
  17. Chapter 10: Chris at the Altar
  18. Chapter 11: Kate and Leopold
  19. Chapter 12: The Accusation
  20. Chapter 13: P.S. I Love You
  21. Chapter 14: The Punishment
  22. Chapter 15: More Rejects
  23. Chapter 16: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  24. Chapter 17: Leaving Jersey
  25. Chapter 18: The Usual Suspects
  26. Chapter 19: Heading Home
  27. Chapter 20: More Rejects
  28. Chapter 21: The Suicide Kings
  29. Chapter 22: The Birthdays
  30. Chapter 23: No More Thursday Nights
  31. Chapter 24: Back Home
  32. Chapter 25: Limburger Cheese
  33. Chapter 26: On to High School
  34. Chapter 27: A Different Kind of Movie Night
  35. Chapter 28: Del Valle
  36. Chapter 29: The BFG
  37. Chapter 30: Chris Makes It; We Make It
  38. Chapter 31: Pete’s Dragon
  39. Chapter 32: From Cartoon to Opera
  40. Chapter 33: Beyond Thursday Night
  41. Chapter 34: In a Foreign Country
  42. Chapter 35: He Named Me Malala
  43. Chapter 36: Julie Reappears
  44. Chapter 37: No Movie
  45. Chapter 38: Dr. R
  46. Chapter 39: The Jungle Book
  47. Chapter 40: Learning from Dr. R
  48. Chapter 41: Brooklyn
  49. Chapter 42: Leaving Florida
  50. Chapter 43: Belonging
  51. Chapter 44: Regaining a voice
  52. Chapter 45: Home Alone
  53. Chapter 46: The Best and the Worst
  54. Chapter 47: Standing Up
  55. Chapter 48: Amy
  56. Afterword
  57. Acknowledgments
  58. About the Author