"life & spectrum" required reading for spring pediatrics class:
Friday, September 13, 2013
Monday, September 2, 2013
VOYA Review excerpt
Voice of Youth Advocates Review
Meloy provides a frank, insightful look into the world of people like himself, at the high end of the autism spectrum. "This book is idiosyncratic and scattershot," he warns, "just like my brain." Short chapters address family, peer relationships, coping strategies, and managing daily life when overstimulation and delayed processing are constants. He shares his observations of the behavior of "neurotypicals" (NTs) and considers whether "aspies" (persons identified with Asperger's) would want to be among them. He advocates full disclosure to friends, associates, and especially employers to promote successful accommodation of differences. The discussions of working and living independently are particularly interesting. The author performs a valuable service in letting us see how the world looks to someone who thinks differently.
THE BOOKWORM reviews "life & spectrum"
This book is unique, honest and important. Told in accessible snippets with quirky illustrations, Meloy candidly reveals what it's like to live on the Autism Spectrum. Heartbreaking, funny and eye-opening, this book is perfect for teachers, counselors and those who work with someone on the Spectrum. Great for classroom lessons as well!
Sunday, September 1, 2013
BOOKLIST reviews "life & spectrum"
Booklist is the review journal of the American Library Association. It recommends works of fiction, nonfiction, children's books, reference books, and media to its 30,000 institutional and personal subscribers.
Booklist Editorial Review
In this must-read resource for those who live or work with individuals on the autism spectrum, Meloy reflects on growing up and living with such a condition. Neurotypicals, or NTs, will find what he writes both powerful and painful as they consider ways that they react to aspies. Yet, readers also gain insight into how aspies evaluate NTs. As an elementary-age child, Meloy wasn’t totally isolated socially, although he knew he was different. Middle school, however, hit him hard. As an adult, with his family’s support, he has been successful in getting a job, learning to drive a car, and living independently. Realizing his limitations, particularly in multitasking and stress management, he knows the kind of work situation that fits, and because he has learned to live frugally, he knows when he needs to quit a job and regroup. Pullen’s expressive pencil drawings enhance Meloy’s insights into life for both NTs and those on the spectrum. --J. B. Petty
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