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21 Dec 2011, 2:21 am

I'm thinking of getting my autistic child a book for christmas, but I'm not sure what he'll enjoy. He's 16, but hasn't ever read 'for fun'. I've tried Harry Potter, everything, nothing has spoken to him yet. Is there a book you guys think would? Thanks!



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21 Dec 2011, 2:26 am

Could you please list some of the other titles you have tried?
It would probably be easier to find a starting place for ideas that way.


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21 Dec 2011, 2:34 am

What do you mean by reading for fun? Do you mean that he doesn't read any books other than ones that he has to read for school?

I was thinking something about his special interests, if he has any.

For fiction, I recommend the works of Isaac Asimov. The Robot series and the Foundation series are the most popular.



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21 Dec 2011, 2:51 am

I loved Douglas Adams more than anything at that age.



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21 Dec 2011, 4:32 am

btbnnyr wrote:
What do you mean by reading for fun? Do you mean that he doesn't read any books other than ones that he has to read for school?

I was thinking something about his special interests, if he has any.

For fiction, I recommend the works of Isaac Asimov. The Robot series and the Foundation series are the most popular.


Yep he doesn't read anything other than what he has to read for school - he usually read textbooks, and I don't think he has ever read a novel from beginning to end.



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21 Dec 2011, 6:33 am

Moved to literature... where it´ll get better replies.


Have you tried a book related to his current special interest?


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21 Dec 2011, 7:03 am

wbywby wrote:
I'm thinking of getting my autistic child a book for christmas, but I'm not sure what he'll enjoy. He's 16, but hasn't ever read 'for fun'. I've tried Harry Potter, everything, nothing has spoken to him yet. Is there a book you guys think would? Thanks!


I really liked reading Bernard Cornwell books when I was younger and I think they will appeal to your son.

http://www.bernardcornwell.net/



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21 Dec 2011, 7:07 am

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21 Dec 2011, 7:55 am

i dont really know what your kid likes to read and if he's never read fiction for fun then that makes it even harder. that being said there are some easy(not immature), engaging tales out there. reading the works of HG wells always excites me and i can get one of his books done in a couple of hours- theyre not dense or hard. sir arthur conan doyle's sherlock holmes also gets me going and it's good for light reading because each case is a single chapter so you can start and stop reading whenever. more modern reads that i'd recomend are the tales of the otori series by lian hearn(historical drama), david gemmel's novels of the rigante which is an heroic fantasy quartette, the lake house by james patterson which is an urban scifi tale and neil gaiman's neverwhere (urban horror) and smoke and mirrors (short stories). i also second hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. if your kid has never read novels for fun before maybe he'd like comics? but if he really likes textsbooks then maybe get him a text book?



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27 Dec 2011, 2:06 pm

those series of a wimpy kid(however they are called) seem to get good scores lately.
I am 17 and just got the Steve Jobs biography and i love it, it's a true enlightenment.


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27 Dec 2011, 6:02 pm

btbnnyr wrote:
For fiction, I recommend the works of Isaac Asimov. The Robot series and the Foundation series are the most popular.

Yeah, the anthology "I, Robot" is a good one. The stories are about robots who think in particular ways and usually get confused by the world. And they're short stories so good for someone new to reading.
(Bit late for Christmas, but what the heck.)


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