'The reason I jump' excellent book for any parent wanting to understand

Just wanted to say thanks to whoever recommended this book to me, and also to recommend to anyone else out there who may just be trying to understand the condition. I found it so informative and easy to read, and being from the perspective of a child, it really does answer, honestly, a lot of questions I had. It's not full of technical jargon, it's quite simply a book of questions, each one answered in one to two pages, each question is like a chapter in the book, so flows very easily. 

Not every single bit is pertinent to my son, because of course everyone's different, and each autistic child is different, but a lot of his behaviour has been explained to me, just by reading this book. I'm glad I read it, and I'll be going back to it, to read again, once my mum has done with it. Please read this if you would like an autistic child's perspective on what they feel and why they do the things they do. 

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  • I think Leedstar is right.  My daughter has been diagnosed with 'autistic spectrum disorder' and when I asked about Aspergers, the consultant said they are not diagnosing Aspergers anymore, in line with the US.  I read the book on the consultant's advice and really enjoyed it though I did find some bits irrelevant because of the spectrum being so broad.  My daughter didn't read it but I did read bits out.  She's currently trying to read 'Freaks, geeks and aspergers syndrome' but she can only read snippets because her concentration isn't great.

    I'll try and locate a copy of your suggested book.

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  • I think Leedstar is right.  My daughter has been diagnosed with 'autistic spectrum disorder' and when I asked about Aspergers, the consultant said they are not diagnosing Aspergers anymore, in line with the US.  I read the book on the consultant's advice and really enjoyed it though I did find some bits irrelevant because of the spectrum being so broad.  My daughter didn't read it but I did read bits out.  She's currently trying to read 'Freaks, geeks and aspergers syndrome' but she can only read snippets because her concentration isn't great.

    I'll try and locate a copy of your suggested book.

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