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Fictional works about Asperger's Syndrome
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Jan 08, 2012 05:28AM
Check out the Listopia on this topic. The technique of telling the story of an Asperger's teen from different perspectives works well if you want to understand how the syndrome impacts everyone, and how it looks to an outsider. The technique of telling the story of an Asperger's teen from the teen's own perspective is much more effective, and allows a deeper understanding of the condition. See the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime for example. Does anyone know of any other fictional works on this topic?
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I'm not aware of other fictional works, but if you're still interested, I can consult the resources section of a nonfiction work on Asperger's that I recently finished reading. The nonfiction work is entitled The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome by Tony Attwood. He writes about the physical, social, cognitive, linguistic, emotional, and sensory effects of Asperger's. Picoult was quite accurate with her portrayal of Jacob.
I realized that there are fictional works about Asperger's that I just forgot about when I commented to your post. The Second Opinion tells of a woman who was diagnosed in her teens and is a successful doctor. Very interesting read although quite heavy on the medical jargon. Similar to Jacob's forensics obsession.
can't think of any fictional works right now. but there are some great books written by people with autism like ich will kein inmich mehr sein or Ein Guter Tag ist ein Tag mit Wirsing (sorry, only know about the ones in German). It helps you so much to understand autism! You get a glimpse of how a, or this particular, autistic person sees the world.
The Boy Who Fell To Earth by Kathy Lette is quite an enjoyable read. Its about a single mum with a son with aspergers and the difficulties she has holding down a relationship. There are some good believable characters and having a son with the condition myself could definitely identify with the amusing frustrations of the main characters.
Reese wrote: "can't think of any fictional works right now. but there are some great books written by people with autism like ich will kein inmich mehr sein or Ein Guter Tag ist ein Tag mit Wirsing (sorry, only ..."Can you translate those titles, and are the books published in engligh?
Another good book about someone with Asperger's Syndrome is "The Curious Case of the Dog In the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
I really like that one. I've read a few more that are good. Intent to Kill is about an adult with Asperger's whose sister dies 3 years before the story begins. New evident comes to light and they think he is the killer. Another is Saving Max although I haven't read that one.
"Anything But Typical" by Nora Raleigh Baskins. It is about a high-functioning teenager with autism.
I haven't read this yet but I just found "Colin Fischer" which was just published. It is a Sherlock Holmes type story and looks to be the beginning of a new series. It is by Ashley Edward Fischer.
