- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (6 Mar 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747579105
- ISBN-13: 978-0747579106
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.4 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 381,160 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Daily Express
`It is through Nazeer's frank portrayal of these lives that we
come to understand a little better what it is to live with autism' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
come to understand a little better what it is to live with autism' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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'A fascinating read, balancing one's desire for scientific understanding with the author's own remarkable journey.' Tim Pears 'A beautifully realised, affecting book about the pressures and limitations of autism, and how, in the fullness of time and with the right treatment, they can be eased.' The Bookseller 'This remarkable piece of true-life storytelling takes as its theme not disability but humanity' Boyd Tonkin
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Aspergers from the point of view of real people with the condition - intelligent, soul-searching and enormously helpful in showing how the author and his fellow "autistic" friends cope with the world. My sons are both autistic - the older is 19 and struggling to integrate. I found the book helped me to understand more fully how it feels for him and he found the shared issues and experiences made him feel less unique and alone.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Extraordinary insight into Autism.
Some interesting observations that will really aid my understanding as my child gets older.
If you really want to understand more read this.
Some interesting observations that will really aid my understanding as my child gets older.
If you really want to understand more read this.
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
An insightful, compassionate and well written book by a man with excellent communication skills. Nazeer himself was struck by how un-autistic he appeared when writing this.
He describes individuals who have overcome many of their difficulties through education, family support, maturation, intelligence and bravery. Although he focuses on some unusually talented people he is honest about the challenges they have yet to overcome and also describes people who struggled greatly.
This is an inspiring read for those living with Asperger's and a thought provoking read for anyone interested in how we communicate socially.
He describes individuals who have overcome many of their difficulties through education, family support, maturation, intelligence and bravery. Although he focuses on some unusually talented people he is honest about the challenges they have yet to overcome and also describes people who struggled greatly.
This is an inspiring read for those living with Asperger's and a thought provoking read for anyone interested in how we communicate socially.
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