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Does this book portray autism correctly?
Yes. 50%  50%  [ 2 ]
It captured some elements correctly, but didn't feel legit. 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
What does this lady know?? She's not autistic! 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Um... that's great BeggingTurtle, never read the book. 25%  25%  [ 1 ]
...yet. 25%  25%  [ 1 ]
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18 Apr 2014, 8:06 pm

This book captured my attention after clicking the random button on Wikipedia, so I went to my local library and took out the book. I felt that this was one fo the only books that portrayed autism well, because they aren't shown as someone helpless or dumb, but as actual people, which most people struggle to realize sometimes.

So, if you read it, what did you think?


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18 Apr 2014, 11:00 pm

never read that book. When I first got diagnosed, everyone who was working me was recommending I read "Born Under A Blue Sky"



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19 Apr 2014, 5:20 am

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