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.