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Title: Negative slant on Asperger's - Not encouraging for AS kids
Review: This book is not written in a way that a child with AS would understand or appreciate. The abundance of slang words from this Australian author will leave children confused as it is not familiar to Americans, much less "literal-thinking" Asperger kids who have trouble with comprehension anyway. The reference to the dad gambling with his Asperger son was ridiculous. The father yelling at his AS son many times, "What's wrong with you kid?...Why can't you be normal for a change?...(he) doesn't need a doctor, he needs a good spanking..." The dad in the book behaves out of anger/frustration and certainly inappropriately and somewhat cruelly. Asperger kids should be taught that they are wonderful in their differences! This story would cause my child to think he was different in a bad way. No way! Choose a different book that encourages your child.
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