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Taylor Jane Simon, 18 is facing a sea of changes. She has just graduated from secondary school; her mother's boyfriend has opened a pizza shop some 200 miles away in a small town in Canada and Taylor is expected to spend the summer in that unfamiliar town. This will be especially hard for Taylor because she has Asperger's Syndrome, which is the spectrum partner to autism.

Set in 2002, this book is written in diary format, with the dates making it easy to figure out the year in which these literary events took place.

Taylor's behavior sounds more autistic than Asperger's. She cannot stand the color yellow and sneezes when in a yellow room or confronted with yellow food and objects; she does not make eye contact; she has routines she has to live by such as everything has to be done 7 times. She insists on sitting in the 7th row in the movies; she insists on taking 7 sips of water, etc.

Some of Taylor's sensory issues were understandable. She hates loud noises; does not like the feel of certain materials and objects and eye contact is an issue. Her social ineptitude is glaring - she discloses the fact that she has Asperger's to people she does not know or know well; she misreads the responses she gets from peers; she has trouble processing information that is presented quickly. Taylor is incredibly naive; she thinks that if she does not hear from someone within a certain timeframe, that person is no longer a friend.

One thing that was easy to see from both sides was early in the book when Taylor's mother, when giving the girl gum told her to offer her some. Taylor complies and her mother turns down the offer. Taylor's bewilderment is understandable -- if told to make an offer, then why turn it down? The mother's response was also understandable -- you make the offer to someone regardless. That was a good example showing the confusion on both sides of a social issue.

Still, Taylor copes. A kind botanist hires her for the summer; he is very tolerant of her and in turn, she learns that just because someone has a bad habit, they are not a bad person. Since Paul smokes, she figures he must be bad to do something she finds abhorrent.

During the summer, Taylor develops a work ethic; learns to stand up for herself and adjust to changes made without any control or warning.

A decent book that shows how confusing social behaviors are for someone on the autism/Asperger's spectrum. Since it is a spectrum, there will be overlapping behaviors and Taylor appeared to fit right in the middle. Her meltdowns; social naivety and routines point her closer to autism. Her high verbal skills, special interests (she has a special interest in flora) and attention to minute detail are all Asperger's behaviors.

Mary Essinger's WOUNDED BIRD OF PARADISE is a good companion book to this one.


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Wild Orchid Beverley Brenna Books Reviews

I absolutely loved this book! This text is beautifully writen. I laughed out loud several times, as well as felt sad. This is a must read!
This was a hard book for me to get into. It took 5 days to read, and it's only 150 pages. The main character, Taylor, is an autistic 18 year old, but she just read as too stereotypical. One second she was speaking bluntly, and to the point, then she'd speak in slang or say something illogical, which goes against what I know of those with autism.
Though out this book the readers will get a different perspective into the mind of Taylor who is a 18-year-old girl with asperger syndrome (Mild form of autism). Taylor's mother decides to move to a different town with her boyfriend bringing Taylor along. This pretty much changes everything for Taylor who has her own set routine, and now has to learn to make a new one.

I can get how this book can be difficult to read for some, its very descriptive in the first couple of pages which can get tiresome. I think this is a pretty good portrayal of someone with aspergers. I really enjoyed the book though. It only took me one day to read it. I have asperger syndrome myself and never known anyone else who has it and I loved reading Taylor's perspectives and how alike I am to her. Even though I feel that this book does drag once you get though it, its a pretty good book.

The reason I think it would be harder for people to get through it is because in the beginning shes feeling out of wack and pretty much is trying to get a hold of some routine and because she hasnt figured it out she gets descriptive about everything, gets obsessive with counting, thinks too much and tends to blather on. As it progresses you'll see she'll find some sort of routine and the writing gets better and runs more smoothly.

I would recommend this to people who want to learn different perspectives of others.
This book is a first person account of a teenage girl with Asperger's. A very good book for young adults to understand how people with this syndrome think and feel.
This is a well-written book from the viewpoint of a special needs child. If you want to get into the brain/thoughts of a young person with Asperger's/autism, this is an excellent way to do it. Personally, I would rather have read the story in 3rd person, only intermittently delving into the thoughts of the girl. I read about 15 pages and stopped. It was too intense. I don't deal directly with any children like this - although I have done so occasionally over my 41 years of teaching 3rd grade in the public schools.
Taylor Jane Simon, 18 is facing a sea of changes. She has just graduated from secondary school; her mother's boyfriend has opened a pizza shop some 200 miles away in a small town in Canada and Taylor is expected to spend the summer in that unfamiliar town. This will be especially hard for Taylor because she has Asperger's Syndrome, which is the spectrum partner to autism.

Set in 2002, this book is written in diary format, with the dates making it easy to figure out the year in which these literary events took place.

Taylor's behavior sounds more autistic than Asperger's. She cannot stand the color yellow and sneezes when in a yellow room or confronted with yellow food and objects; she does not make eye contact; she has routines she has to live by such as everything has to be done 7 times. She insists on sitting in the 7th row in the movies; she insists on taking 7 sips of water, etc.

Some of Taylor's sensory issues were understandable. She hates loud noises; does not like the feel of certain materials and objects and eye contact is an issue. Her social ineptitude is glaring - she discloses the fact that she has Asperger's to people she does not know or know well; she misreads the responses she gets from peers; she has trouble processing information that is presented quickly. Taylor is incredibly naive; she thinks that if she does not hear from someone within a certain timeframe, that person is no longer a friend.

One thing that was easy to see from both sides was early in the book when Taylor's mother, when giving the girl gum told her to offer her some. Taylor complies and her mother turns down the offer. Taylor's bewilderment is understandable -- if told to make an offer, then why turn it down? The mother's response was also understandable -- you make the offer to someone regardless. That was a good example showing the confusion on both sides of a social issue.

Still, Taylor copes. A kind botanist hires her for the summer; he is very tolerant of her and in turn, she learns that just because someone has a bad habit, they are not a bad person. Since Paul smokes, she figures he must be bad to do something she finds abhorrent.

During the summer, Taylor develops a work ethic; learns to stand up for herself and adjust to changes made without any control or warning.

A decent book that shows how confusing social behaviors are for someone on the autism/Asperger's spectrum. Since it is a spectrum, there will be overlapping behaviors and Taylor appeared to fit right in the middle. Her meltdowns; social naivety and routines point her closer to autism. Her high verbal skills, special interests (she has a special interest in flora) and attention to minute detail are all Asperger's behaviors.

Mary Essinger's WOUNDED BIRD OF PARADISE is a good companion book to this one.