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Latson, Jennifer.
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Williams syndrome -- Patients -- Biography.
Friendship in children -- Case studies.
Trust in children -- Case studies.
Social interaction in children -- Case studies.
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Latson, Jennifer.
Williams syndrome -- Patients -- Biography.
Friendship in children -- Case studies.
Trust in children -- Case studies.
Social interaction in children -- Case studies.
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The
boy
who
loved
too
much
: a
true
story
of
pathological
friendliness
/ Jennifer Latson.
by
Latson, Jennifer.
Simon & Schuster, 2017.
Call #:
618.928 L364b
Subjects
Williams syndrome -- Patients -- Biography.
Friendship in children -- Case studies.
Trust in children -- Case studies.
Social interaction in children -- Case studies.
ISBN:
9781476774046 (hc.)
9781476774053 (pbk.)
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Description:
x, 290 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-290).
Summary:
"The poignant
story
of a
boy
's coming-of-age complicated by Williams syndrome, a genetic disorder that makes people biologically incapable of distrust. What would it be like to see everyone as a friend? Twelve-year-old Eli D'Angelo has a genetic disorder that obliterates social inhibitions, making him irrepressibly friendly, indiscriminately trusting, and unconditionally loving toward everyone he meets. It also makes him enormously vulnerable. Eli lacks the innate skepticism that will help his peers navigate adolescence more safely and vastly more successfully. Journalist Jennifer Latson follows Eli over three critical years of his life as his mother, Gayle, must decide whether to shield Eli entirely from the world and its dangers or give him the freedom to find his own way and become his own person. By intertwining Eli and Gayle's
story
with the science and history of Williams syndrome, the book explores the genetic basis of behavior and the quirks of human nature. A universal tale about the joys and struggles of raising a child, of growing up, and of being different."--Provided by publisher.
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