If you have a child with autism, work with a child with autism, or live in a world where children have autism, you really need to read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon. I had never even heard of this book until a coworker suggested it to me (thanks, Trina!) and now I think it should be recommended reading for, well, everyone. Especially those supermarket-sneerers who think they can judge children while knowing nothing about them. To be fair, if you see my kids misbehaving or acting in a way you would consider odd, they have no excuse. However, the main character of this book does.
Told from his perspective, the story takes you inside the mind of a boy with autism (written by a man who has worked with such children) and it is truly enlightening to be a witness to this inner monologue that lower-functioning children could never hope to articulate. Plus there’s a storyline. And some parts might make you cry. (That’s coming from me…I do tend to cry at anything.)
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I've never heard of that book. Thanks will check it out. I used to work with Autistic kids and still have a heart for them. This book sounds really interesting.
I read this book during my Grade 11 year. It is truly a real eye opener.
I hadn't heard of that book, but I was looking for a good one to read. So I'll check it out.
And, on a personal note, as a mom with a child with some special needs (not autism – though for awhile that was the fear) I can so relate to being *that* mom with the kid in the store that everyone is staring at mid-episode – and really wanting to scream "this isn't my kid – and he's not having any more fun than you are right now".
Can't wait to read it.
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