QUESTION AND ANSWERS

One of our readers is looking for a book recommendation written from the perspective of a child with Asperger’s syndrome or autism for their preteen reader. Any suggestions?

• Amy Meltzer recommends: Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko, and Rules by Cynthia Lord.
• Kate Holdsworth Hammond recommends: The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
• Rachael Laurie recommends: ASD and Me: Learning About High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder by Teresa DeMarsli
• Karrisa Fabin recommends: Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
• Kate Holdsworth Hammond recommends: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
• Colleen Dowd recommends: Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s by John Elder Robison
• Vickie Riggs Selleck recommends: The White Bicycle by Beverley Brenna

Dan McManmon from CIP in Lee, MA recommends AANE as a good resource in New England. They have a “fiction for children” section on their web site with a few options. Another resource is Free Spirit Publishing, recommended by Shoshona King for their survival guide type books.