Thursday Night at the Mall: Movies, Books, Music, and Asperger's Syndrome

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.

Author: Robert L. Seltzer
Publisher: Texas Christian University Press
Published: 11/15/2022
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780875658247
ISBN10: 0875658245
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Family & Relationships | Parenting | General

About the Author

A native of El Paso, ROBERT L. SELTZER has worked as a features, sports, and editorial writer at such papers as the El Paso Times, the Houston Chronicle, the San Antonio Express-News, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. He is also the award-winning author of Amado Muro and Me: A Tale of Honesty and Deception.