The curious incident of the dog in the night time.

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Stumbled across this the other day whilst looking for something to teach next term. What a funny, sad, well written book. No spoilers but it is written in first person as a character with aspergers and provides a valuable insight into the problems that some sufferers can experience. Easy read but recommended.

Edited by biggbn on Sunday 20th June 12:10

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blueg33 said:

Please don’t think it’s an insight into Aspergers. It may be an insight into one individual’s Aspergers that’s all.

My daughter has Aspergers Syndrome and it nothing like the character in the book. This type of high functioning Autism manifests itself in a wide range of behaviours.

Yes, agreed, sorry my post was badly worded, I will edit it.

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Oakey said:

Is that the one where his mother had killed his father and buried him in the back garden?

No, no 'murders' in this one, just a dead dog the main protagonist treats as a murder!