There's a Boy in Here
by Judy Barron, Sean Barron
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Author: Judy Barron, Sean BarronEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-04-08
ISBN: 1885477864
Number of pages: 279
Publisher: Future Horizons
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Summary: 5 Stars
As an individual with an autism diagnosis, I found this book to be fascinating. I went through many of the same challenges. Both Sean and I had social problems growing up. Sean was diagnosed by medical professionals in the 1960's as being of "dull-normal" intelligence; I was diagnosed in 1987 at age 2 with mental retardation because I was nonverbal and ignored the tester. Both of our mothers stopped trusting what they were told. While our childhoods did also have some major differences, Sean gave a perspective that was easy for me to empathize with.
I too had a rough time socially. I can remember being very young and thinking my mom could read my mind. My parents sent me to private school in order to prevent me from being placed in a special ed class for mentally retarded children. I still had major social problems similar to Sean's, though adolescence was much less socially stressful for me than early-mid childhood because I had more choice of who I could hang out with, more ability to develop my social skills, and less fear of bullying. Being a girl may have had something to do with that as well. I still have strengths and weaknesses; I think GRE tests and my college classes are easy, but job interviews terrify me.
I liked the "outside in" perspective given by Judy Barron because it helped me see the other side of the story. I identified with a lot of the "inside-out" perspective Sean gave; Judy's "outside-in" perspective helped me understand what my family went through. An excellent read.
Summary of There's a Boy in Here
This is a view from inside the mind of autism?a dual autobiography written in point-counterpoint style by Judy Barron and her son, Sean Barron. Together, they chronicle Sean?s young life and the effects of autism on him and his family. As a youngster, Sean was confrontational, uncontrollable, ?isolated and desperately unhappy.? Baffled about how to interact with others, he felt ?like an alien from outer space.? Then, at seventeen, Sean experienced a breakthrough that began his release from autism. Today he?s a public speaker, college student, and reporter?and close to his family. You absolutely must read this book.
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