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Flowers for Algernon
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August 5, 2013
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August 5, 2013

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Beth
Best way to describe this story in one simple sentence "Ignorance is Bliss". My eldest daughter is high functioning autistic. This story reminds me of a incident that occurred to her on the school bus. Where she believed some students were laughing with her but actually laughing at her. My daughter was also young. The students did get reprimanded. I don't think this incident bothered my daughter all that much.
It is truly sad to see the journey from ignorance to awareness. Great book to get the
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