Saturday, June 25, 2005
Ever think "Am I autistic?"
Please excuse this post for sounding like it was pulled off of the back cover of a book...
If you're looking for an easy, but enjoyable, read try "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon ( I read it in two days). It's written through the eyes and mind of an autistic 15 year old boy who begins to investigate the mysterious death of the neighborhood dog. In doing this, he begins to uncover secrets about his life and family.
While reading this book I seriously began to question whether students I teach are mildly autistic. It even made me think of how some of my behaviours are comparable to the autistic teenager's thoughts and actions!
If you're looking for an easy, but enjoyable, read try "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon ( I read it in two days). It's written through the eyes and mind of an autistic 15 year old boy who begins to investigate the mysterious death of the neighborhood dog. In doing this, he begins to uncover secrets about his life and family.
While reading this book I seriously began to question whether students I teach are mildly autistic. It even made me think of how some of my behaviours are comparable to the autistic teenager's thoughts and actions!
// posted by Mr. Muir @ 9:14 p.m. 
