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The Shopping Trip (Dannie's Dilemmas Aspergers Kids In Mind) [Kindle Edition]

carol haldane , karen jones
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A day in the life of Dannie, aa eleven year old Apergers girl. Dannie reveals her thoughts on going shopping for a new toy, while encountering choices, literal thinking and memorising.
Dannie reveals in her own words how challenging she finds going shopping for a new toy, from preparing to leave, through to waiting her turn and finally the dilemma of choices, which the reader will decide.
Can Dannie make the right decisions with your help?
‘Dannie’s Dilemmas’ is a series of books designed to show the difficulties that children with Asperger’s Syndrome face on a daily basis.
The books are an interactive way for readers to get involved with Dannie’s Dilemmas. The reader has the ability to choose the way the stories end. This makes them unique in their own way.
Dannie is an eleven year old Asperger’s child, she is smart, friendly and very helpful, but due to the Aspergers she finds it difficult to assess situations, work out what people think and really mean, make daily choices and understand emotions and sayings.
Like most Asperger’s children Dannie does find herself in trouble quite a few times for taking people literally, especially with idioms, ‘Dannie’s Dilemmas’ tries to explain as many idioms as possible.
Seeing life through Dannie’s eyes shows us all how emotionally difficult it is for Aspergers children to understand the world that we take for granted every day.
In ‘The Shopping Trip’ Dannie has some pocket money to spend and Dannie’s mother has promised to take her shopping for a new toy.
Dannie has problems organising herself to get ready to go out and constantly gets distracted and sidetracked.
Dannie’s mother explains to Dannie that they have to go to a few shops before Dannie’s shop. During this time Dannie gets impatient and bored, all Dannie wants to do is go to her shop.
While in a sweet shop Dannie finds it difficult to understand the shop assistant and takes what the shop assistant says literally and finds herself in trouble.
Dannie eventually makes it to the toy shop, she is overwhelmed by the amount of toys to choose from and thus Dannie’s Dilema begins, should she ask for her mothers help or should she choose for herself? The reader will choose her decision.

Product details

  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 112 KB
  • Print Length: 23 pages
  • Publisher: L & KJ Writings (26 Feb 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B007HDVF66
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #168,834 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Life's Little Dilemas 15 April 2012
Format:Kindle Edition
Dannie's Dilemas was recommended to me by a friend who has a child with varying special needs, one of which is Asperger's Syndrome. I have to admit that I knew very little about this condition before reading Dannie's Dilemmas, other than finding my friend's son a little difficult at times! Having now read this book, I feel I now have a greater understanding of the condition.

The book is written by Dannie's mother. This lady has had to come to terms with bringing up a child who has a perception of the world that is very different from that of most people.

The book is written in a down to earth and humorous fashion. Dannie's take on everyday occurrences are explained from the perspective of a child with Asperger's and also from her mother's viewpoint. I consider the concept of this book to be unique as rather than the author concluding the story, the book is basically unfinished, meaning the reader chooses the ending. Readers can opt for an ending where Dannie chooses the solution for herself or where her mother solves the dilemma for Dannie. This is an excellent way to open up dialogue between the adult and child reader as they decide which way they want the story to conclude.

Based on actual events experienced by Dannie and her mother, I feel that this book is a 'must read' for any one who has dealings with Asperger's children and I hope to see more of Ms. Haldane's work in the future.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Really cool series 1 Dec 2012
By Maranda Russell - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is the second "Dannie's Dilemmas" book I have bought and read and I really do like this series. I hope the author writes many more books about Dannie and her problems. Both books I have read in the series could use a bit more editing (for typos and grammar), but other than that, I loved them!
4.0 out of 5 stars Dannie's Dilemma 12 April 2012
By Jeannette M. Shields - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This was referred to me by a friend of mine who has a daughter who has Aspberger's but does not have a Kindle. This was an excellent book. I only wish I could read faster so I could hurry to the end! The only drawback to this book was the atrocious grammatical errors.
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