News from Chicago
I have been blessed with a series of wonderful reviews for Look Me in the Eye. One review, from the October 13 Chicago Tribune, stands out. It's written by Chicago psychologist David Royko, who has wonderful insight combined with personal experience of autism
It's late now. I've been working all day, getting ready for winter. Rigging the snow blower to the big farm tractor, cleaning up leaves, and spreading fall fertilizer. I'll return with more tomorrow.
It's late now. I've been working all day, getting ready for winter. Rigging the snow blower to the big farm tractor, cleaning up leaves, and spreading fall fertilizer. I'll return with more tomorrow.
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By the way, here's what I wrote in response to your book (on an ASD forum):
Particularly related to, or found instructive/insightful:
pgs. 20-21, 30-33, 189-194 (Logic vs. Small Talk), 206-217 (Becoming Normal), 247-250 (Units One Through Three), and 254-257 (Married Life). Mostly the chapters post-diagnosis, in mid-age.
Enjoyed a few funny & clever stories about elaborate tricks he played, though was disturbed some of the others that seemed cruel (in consequence, not in intention).
I'm dx'd & also female-didn't have lot in common with his activities or experiences, however the thinking behind his emotions (to extent book includes those analyses or explanations) is familiar & makes sense to me. My father drank (though I didn't notice at the time) & my mother was considered crazy (by some, incl. myself, at times), so there were some similarities in family story/situation (chaos, secrets, neglect & abuse). Also 'positive' commonalities in upbringing/environment-I was raised in New England, to creative intellectual liberal parents.
Took 2 days to read, 250 pgs. but they flew by rapidly (except for couple places where I got confused by author's special interests that I don't share-which is bound to happen in any book).
Just don't get the two mixed up. If you spread the snow and blow the fertilizer...woo. Big mess.
Woof!
Great review, written by someone in the trenches. Adolescence and adulthood bring challenges that are completely different from when the person is a young child. That's one of the great things about John's book.
And Aprilynne, I prefer being indeers or somewhere warm in winter too but I still have to have the snowblower ready.
And the big tractor has a heated cab so you can blow even the deepest snow in comfort.