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 enlarge | Author: Luke Jackson
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 7402
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 1843100983
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.9289820092
EAN: 9781843100980
ASIN: 1843100983
Publication Date: August 1, 2002
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 Very helpful, user friendly book. July 29, 2006
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
As a parent of a 5 year old boy who comes in the 'complex disorders' category; maybe AS, maybe ASD, maybe ADD/HD, maybe OCD... the list goes on, I found this book very heart warming and useful. Luke describes many traits that my son has, and advises how to deal with/ adjust to and understand these behaviours and unique ways of seeing and interpreting the world. I was so happy to gain these insights and to 'hear' Luke, brimming with intelligence and enthusiasm for his mission of enlightening us all, refer to his own experiences and slant on things.
Positive and uplifting. Highly recommended for parents, and also of course teachers and AS people amongst others (saving this for my son when he's old enough to read it).
Thanks Luke :)
 Luke is a star. February 11, 2006
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
It is good to know that there is a book like this that teenagers with AS would find useful and accessible. I suspect though the market this book is aimed at is parents, and that often seemed to be who Luke was addressing. I could make a cutting comment about how I think parents should be listening to their own kids if they want to understand them better, and I guess I just have, but I know that is not always possible. Luke explains things clearly and sensibly, and this is as good a book as any for anyone of any age to read as an introduction to Asperger syndrome or to try and gain better understanding of an other. I hope Luke continues writing as he gets older.
Excellent for Adolescents & School Teachers January 19, 2006
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is a fantastic book, written by a 13 year old with Aspergers.
Aimed at the adolescent, allowing for the needs of Aspergers, I would in fact recommend it for anyone aged 10 to 22.
I think it addresses particularly well the issues of Schooling & Bullying – both of which, if mishandled, can blight a person's life – give the book to all School Teachers as part of their training before they encounter such children.
The breakthrough my asd/as child needed! June 14, 2005
26 out of 28 found this review helpful
I have a teenage son who was diagnosed last year with Mixed Developmental Disorder, including ASD/AS. I borrowed this book in the hope that he would read it and understand a little about his condition. Obviously I myself am trying to learn and understand 'what makes him tick'and bagan to read it before him. Sentence after sentence, page after page it appeared that Luke (the books author and subject)and my son could be the same person and my son could indeed have written this book himself. My son, being sceptical of having this condition at first refused to read it, but after becoming agitated with me reading out the many parallels to his own life, took the book from my hands stating that he was going to find a page where something would prove that he indeed was different from Luke and did not have this condition. After dipping into the book randomly for 20 minutes trying to find something that would prove the professionals, myself and everyone else wrong he admitted defeat. Every sentence/ paragraph he had attempted to read out to me further added to the evidence against his own beliefs. It has challenged his own perceptions of himself and whilst he is still outwardly in denial about his condition there is no doubt that this book has had a great impact on him and he is definately more willing to find out more. To this end, the book has been a complete success, it has broken through a barrier of denial that for a long time has seemed impossible to penetrate. It doesn't offer any 'fixes' and I think Mothers will find this book more helpful than Fathers insofar as women very often need 'insight' and men very often need to find a solution. This book is definately now on my wish list. If you have friends or relatives who express the opinion that 'there is nothing wrong with your chid that X, Y or Z wouldn't cure' or that in order for there to be a 'condition' there must be visible obvious symptoms this may be the book that changes their persepctive as it doesn't bamboozle with science.
 Brilliant writing, but not all it says on the tin January 10, 2005
22 out of 25 found this review helpful
After I was diagnosed with severe dyspraxia, I bought Luke Jackson's Freaks, Geeks, and Asperger Syndrome. It was the first book I have ever read that sums up how it really feels to be a teenager with a different mind. In his opening chapter he hopes that his book will be helpful to people 'all over the autistic spectrum, not just those with Asperger Syndrome'. He has certainly fulfilled his objective. He writes with a quirky sense of humour (though it can turn a bit too cheesy at times) and his insights into sensory problems, socializing, and logical thinking made me understand that I am definitely not alone. The fact that so many of his family members are on the autistic spectrum made this book especially interesting, as you are able to see how all the different conditions intermingle and overlap. I loved the positive, upbeat way that Luke handled his subject. The title is tongue-in-cheek (that's one metaphor he didn't include in his handy glossary!) as he clearly does not believe for one moment that autistic people are freaks or geeks. That's one myth he succeeds in banishing.However, a chunk of the information he gives is more suited to parents of much younger autistic children. A teenage readership can't exactly relate to anecdotes from Luke's days at primary school or a long chapter that focuses almost exclusively on a five-year-old autistic child. While these things are undoubtedly interesting, they don't fit under the heading of 'a user guide to adolescence'. Secondly, while the book reassured me that I am not the only person with these difficulties, it doesn't really offer many tips on how to overcome them - apart from the chapter on bullying, which was excellent and so very appropriate. However, the book is still more of an autobiography than a guide to adolescence. Two things that slightly marred my appreciation of the book (and knocked off a second star) are Luke's obsession with his age ("I am only thirteen!" is repeated throughout the book, like a mantra) and something I only found out after I read Luke's mother's book 'Multicoloured Mayhem'. Jacqui Jackson admitted in a newspaper interview that she edited Luke's writing and shaped it into chapters. This is fair enough, as disorganization is a fundamental part of dyspraxia and Luke has that in addition to his AS. Far more disappointing is the fact that a lot of the creativity behind Luke's book comes from his mother's mind rather than his own. I have a photographic memory, and when I was reading 'Multicoloured Mayhem' a number of phrases jumped out at me. Luke Jackson loves looking at the world around him because angles, patterns, and shapes change into something entirely different 'with each squint of the eye and turn of the head'; Jacqui Jackson loves looking through kaleidoscopes because their images change 'with each squint of the eye and turn of the head'. Luke Jackson watches 'packs of teenagers performing their adolescent rituals'; Jacqui Jackson 'watches their adolescent rituals unfold'. Luke Jackson suffixes his mother's advice with, "Wise words!" when he quotes her; Jacqui Jackson does the same for Luke. There are many other subtle signs of outside 'help' in Luke's work. I was really disappointed with this. A teenager myself, I so wanted to believe that Luke had written 'Freaks and Geeks' all by himself, but his mother's turn of phrase is all too evident in his writing. Apart from this, an excellent book.
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