just read ' the curious incident of the dog in the night time'...

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juicychops · 18/06/2011 12:55

it was so good - sad and funny and i loved every page

i highly recommend

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bruffin · 19/06/2011 01:37

I have a friend who has autistic traits and her son is autistic and she could identify very well with the character.
I found the ride on the underground very frightening and upsetting.

Peachy · 19/06/2011 01:20

I can see that.

The character is nothing like ds3 who is rare variant (passive, outgoing with no boundaries) but ds1 could see a ittle of himself (AS)

Jaspants · 18/06/2011 23:13

You're right Peachy - thats the problem with ASD - it presents itself in so many different ways, but people often assume that anyone with ASD is like Rainman.

However for DS it ticks many boxes - he did read part of it before he got bored and gave up and said in a roundabout way that he was able to identify with the character which was a big source of delight for both of us for obviously different reasons.

Peachy · 18/06/2011 23:08

It's a fantastic book although in terms of autism as many people I know with it don't recognise themselves as do.

His book 'A spot of bother' is pretty good too.

nothingnatural · 18/06/2011 23:03

Yes, I agree, a really wonderful book, and (as far as I could tell) an interesting insight into Autism.

I saw the author speak at Brighton Book Festival a few years ago. He was great, really funny and entertaining and compassionate.

Jaspants · 18/06/2011 16:46

Delightful and eye-opening book - DS very similar

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cornishpasty · 18/06/2011 16:44

I loved it too. So completely different to anything else I've ever read.

Meglet · 18/06/2011 13:00

yes, I loved it .

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