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This book has been warmly embraced by reviewers and critics and rightfully so. It was named one of the best books of the year by NPR and Booklist, it is a finalist for a Better Life First Book Award, and it is a New York Times best seller. Written by a thirteen year old Japanese boy with autism, Naoki Higashida answers questions and explains how a person with autism might think, feel, perceive, and respond to their environment. Naoki finds it difficult to express his thoughts out loud so he uses
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This book was an interesting, quick read. It was authored by an autistic Japanese boy and translated into English. It was a thought provoking look into the minds of a group of people who can often not express themselves. There have been many critics who believe that this book was not written by the boy. It does seem that some of the expressions many have been "americanized." I also hesitate to place the explanations by 1 autistic boy of his thoughts and experiences onto an entire population of p
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I am leaving this one unrated for now because I am really unsure of what to think about it.
Aug 02, 2013
AJ
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Janet
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Anjanette
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