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Book Review of “VERA McLUCKIE AND THE DAYDREAM CLUB” by Jane Evans (Author), Ruth Mutch (Illustrator) Publisher: Your Stories Matter (30 Jan. 2017) This is another book in the ‘Your Stories Matter’ collection. ‘Your stories matter’ are independent educational…
Book Review of “EMILY’S SISTER” A Family’s Journey with Dyspraxia and Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) by Michele Gianetti (Author) and Tanja Russita (Illustrator) Publishers: Explainer HQ Based upon a real life experience, written by a parent of a child…
Book Review of “The Autistic Brain” – (Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed) By Dr. Temple Grandin & Richard Panek This book is a good combination of science and wisdom about living a good and productive life ‘on the…
Book Review of “In a Different Key” by John Donvan and Caren Zucker I really enjoyed this lengthy book which I would describe as complementary to ‘Neurotribes’ by Steve Silberman. It is very much a USA centred perspective…
Book Review of “Body Language” How to Read Others, Detect Deceit, and Convey the Right Message by James Borg Published by Skyhorse Publishing To give some idea about the importance of body language in daily communication between neurotypicals…
Book Review of “Understanding and Evaluating Autism Theory” by Nick Chown Jessica Kingsley Publishers Nick Chown is an independent Autism Researcher and Trainer who was one of Luke Beardon’s PhD students. The book focuses on the main theories of…
Book Review of “Pretending to be Normal: Living with Asperger’s Syndrome” (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) Expanded Edition by Liane Holliday Willey, Foreword by Tony Attwood Jessica Kingsley Publishers Whilst I had hoped to borrow this book from the PDSG, I am…
Book Review of “The Nine Degrees of Autism” A Developmental Model for the Alignment and Reconciliation of Hidden Neurological Conditions Edited by Philip Wylie, Wenn Lawson, Luke Beardon Publisher – Routledge ISBN-10: 113888717X This is a collection of essays by…
Book Review of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon Publisher: Vintage; Reprint edition (1 April 2004) ISBN-10: 0099450259 Christopher is a 15 year old maths genius who sets about solving the mystery of a…
Book Review of “Aspies on Mental Health” Speaking for Ourselves Edited by Luke Beardon and Dean Worton Jessica Kingsley Publishers ISBN: 978-1-84905-152-1 To the unknowing/neurotypical we Aspies may appear “odd” or “quirky”, but most of us fight daily battles (to…
Book Review of “Creative, Successful, Dyslexic” 23 High Achievers Share Their Stories by Margaret Rooke, Foreword by Mollie King Jessica Kingsley Publishers It begins with a quote by Albert Einstein “everybody is a genius but if you judge a fish…
Book Review of “A Multidisciplinary Approach to Managing Ehlers-Danlos (Type III) – Hypermobility Syndrome: Working with the Chronic Complex Patient” Isobel Knight ISBN: 978-1848190801 Jessica Kingsley Publishers This book is about a multi-disciplinary approach to managing multi-systemic conditions such as…
Book Review of “You Can’t Do That” Written and illustrated by Sue Wood ISBN: 978-1909320611 Funky Gerbil Press The book is primarily about an elephant who has a dream but a crowd of people including a doctor, the fireman and…
Book Review of “You’re So Clumsy Charley.” by Jane Binnion (Author), Colin Shelbourn (Illustrator) This book was recommended to me by a parent. It was published in 2013 and somehow I seem to have missed it. I note that in…
Book Review of “Do Lemons Have Feathers? More to Autism Than Meets The Eye” by David J Burns Jessica Kingsley Publishers I am not a fast reader and can easily be overwhelmed by a book, but not this one. David…
Book Review of “Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently” by Steve Silberman Published by Allen and Unwin ISBN 9781760113643 I came to the subject of autism aged 53, around 26th November…
Book Review of “Choosing Autism Interventions: A research based guide” By Bernard Fleming, Elizabeth Hurley and The Goth. A Publication from Research Autism This is a superb book that will answer many questions both parents and individuals with Autism have…
Book Review of “Autism Spectrum Disorder in Mid and Later Life” Edited by Scott D. Wright, PhD with a foreword by Professor Francesca Happe. Jessica Kingsley Publishers The foreword is by Professor Francesca Happe who some of you may remember…
11th March 2026
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