Family & Relationships Death, Grief, Bereavement
Since Joel
Love and Loss on the Spectrum
- Publisher
- Second Story Press
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2020
- Category
- Death, Grief, Bereavement, Children with Special Needs, Personal Memoirs
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781772601237
- Publish Date
- Mar 2020
- List Price
- $18.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781772601244
- Publish Date
- Mar 2020
- List Price
- $18.99
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Downloadable audio file
- ISBN
- 9781772601602
- Publish Date
- Aug 2020
- List Price
- $24.99
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Description
Since Joel tackles what happens when the unimaginable loss of a child becomes reality. Julie Schwartz introduces readers to her son Joel David Schwartz, who lived with Autism Spectrum Disorder and died by accidental overdose at age 25. Joel’s unique cognition created situations where he baffled yet informed; infuriated yet endeared; lost and yet won. His mother describes how Joel was a “charming nerd”, inviting us to get to know him in all his complicated detail. She ultimately asks that we maintain Joel’s memory by finding small ways to be kind, and celebrating our differences instead of finding fault with them.
About the author
Now a dual citizen, Julie was born in the US, in Philadelphia. Then she met a Canadian, and forty years ago moved to Toronto and learned to spell her married name with a "zed". Julie earned a Masters and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania. Retired from her career in consumer research, Julie actively pursues outdoor adventures, continuing education and volunteer opportunities.