My Strange and Terrible Malady

Author: Catherine Bristow
Publisher: Autism Asperger Publishing Company
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 398483

Media: Paperback
Reading Level: All Ages
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 143
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.5

ISBN: 1934575194
Dewey Decimal Number: 305
EAN: 9781934575192
ASIN: 1934575194

Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Surviving the teenage years isn't easy. Especially, if you've just found out why you're feeling so, totally, different from the rest of the kids at school. In My Strange and Terrible Malady, Ronita Baker, 11th-grade individualist, is not happy. Doctors just diagnosed her with Asperger Syndrome. It's hard enough being the misfit daughter of a perfect mother. School isn't much easier. Things change when Ronnie meets Hannah and she takes the time to explain the mysteries of social interaction and other conundrums of daily life to Ronnie. Hannah soon makes more sense to Ronnie than the despised Life Coach. At first ? but that changes when the Life Coach starts relating better to Ronnie. My Strange and Terrible Malady takes a look at Asperger Syndrome from a young woman's point of view. Ronnie is clearly not socially savvy, but she is learning. Social and emotional interaction can be learned.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

Finally...One for the Girls on the Spectrum! Great novel for teens! May 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I just received this book and couldn't put it down. What a wonderful teen novel! The main character is Ronita Baker, a teen who just received her diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome. Hannah, the new girl in class meets her and slowly becomes a wonderful mentor and friend. A life coach also helps Ronita navigate through the tricky social world...one comment she makes is "you have to know the rules before you make the rules."

This book is a wonderful and entertaining tool for educating peers about Asperger Syndrome and opening their hearts and minds to those who might hear a different drummer. Also, it's a great book for those on the autism spectrum to have a character with whom they can identify.

Author, Catherine Bristow, helps us understand a unique perspective of the teen with Asperger Syndrome and shows us how one can grow by adapting to their environment and also having their environment adapt to them.

I highly recommend this to teachers of middle school and high school as well as for families of individuals with Asperger Syndrome. It's a fun story, with a good message and a variety of characters. Kudos to Catherine!

Joanna Keating-Velasco, AuthorA Is for Autism F Is for Friend: A Kid's Book for Making Friends with a Child Who Has Autism