CYP Now - Resources: Review - A helpful guide to Asperger syndrome

I opened this book with great enthusiasm, there is so much awareness now about Asperger syndrome and most people at least have some idea of what it is and how it affects the individual.

With a son and brother with Asperger syndrome, and probably many autistic traits myself, I homed in on what I hoped would transport me into the book.

Unfortunately, by the time I had got through the introduction and the definitions, it was page 29. Fortuitously, I kept going, and from here on in, I found the stories compelling. So many of them reminded me of my own son and others I know.

Each of the stories is fascinating. With a son on the autistic spectrum, I found I related more to Lee, Luke and Simon's stories, especially Lee's which is so comparable to my own son's. The reader is led to understand his parents' frustration within the constraints of mainstream schooling.

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