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>>Even severely autistic kids form bonds with their mothers, or so I've heard, and losing a mother is usually such a horrible thing that you would have to have a pretty limited capacity for emotion to react that way. I worry that people could take this the wrong way and think of us all as being cold and lacking in emotions (aside from fear and anger) and fear us or look down on us for that, or assume we are all like the character.<<

But this characteristic isn't true for all autistic individuals, myself included. Although books do generally go with the stereotype or most commonly understood idea for convenience, this is not always the case - I doubt this aspect is a common autistic feature.

I have.

It took me 3 days to read it, as it was un-put-down-able.

It's a good book, and I thought it was very accurate. I found it both sad and funny at the same time.

Personally, I couldn't find any funny bits. Sure, there were some slight chuckle moments, but nothing to laugh out loud about for me. As a side note, I'm having trouble reading it a second time. Anybody got any ideas as to why?

No, it's not that. You see, every time I read a few pages, I feel an enormous urge to put the book down, and I have no idea what's behind it.

Never read the book, but it's on my list. My psychology teacher recommends it. She used to be a clinical psychologist.

I can't read a book twice. If I like a section of a book I have to highlight it the first time I'm reading it, because I can't read the book a second time to find the part I like. I always read with a highlighter.

I do wonder what feeds that enormous urge to put the book down. I just can't read a book twice. And I can't follow plot, so I never understand books or movies.

I read the book about 5 months ago, maybe more. My girlfriend (of the time, last one for a while) pointed out I'm very much like the kid in a lot of ways.

I found the book interesting, however certain features annoyed me, I feel certain aspects of his personality were a tad formulaic for my taste. I guess in terms of the breakdowns, I felt it wasn't described with enough intensity to really explain what an overload feels like.

Ever read "oryx and crake" by margaret atwood?

The main character Jimmy, or "snowman" as he calls himself is a very intriguing one, the book is set in a future where the whizz kids are generally separated according to skills, his best friend in the book is pretty much the exact definition of aspie too.

Its a very real book despite the science fiction edge, in fact the "pigoons" referred to in the book, which are human-pig splices, are actually being experimented with NOWdays, in a different way of course.

It was the first book in ages that actually had my full attention, so I read it all while I was on holiday, even though it was bought for my youngest sister originally. Got my mum to buy it so she could read it too and I think it's really good. I found I understood it easier than people without AS did around me, which is a first.

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