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Raising Cubby: A Father And Son's Adventures With Asperger's, Trains, Tractors, And High Explosives (2013)

by John Elder Robison(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0307884848 (ISBN13: 9780307884848)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Crown

review 1: Well being a father to a son diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome I headed to my library armed to pickup a few books to gain knowledge and education as to what this diagnosis meant. I have been on a 5 year mission to educate myself and find out how I can best help my son with the trial and tests he faces in everyday life, the book I would stumble upon next was Raising Cubby, I picked it up and started to read and wondered could it help? A few moments later I found myself at the checkout with this book in my hand because I just had a burning desire to read it, a little sceptical at first I found the book very easy to get into, but I also found it addictive and very hard to put down. John Robinson wrote this book in such a way that I found never a dull moment reading about cu... morebby and mama bear and all of the things having a child on the autism spectrum can bring into everyday life. As I got further into the book I began to learn that like myself John was passionate about his son and having him set up for success, but unfortunately due to the ignorance of the society sometimes people get judged and stories get twisted. A few days after I got this book I was finished and I would highly recommend that anyone who has a child on the spectrum or anyone who wants to know what these children go through read this book as it very easy to understanding and very easy to read.
review 2: I liked this book more than I thought possible. It gives me a great idea of people who live with Aspergers syndrome or what is now considered high functioning autism. The author John Elder Robinson also wrote a memoir called "Look Me In the Eye" and "Be Different", a guide for people with Aspergers syndrome, relatives, and educators' etc. I haven't read those books but I will be reading "Look Me in the Eye" at some time. This book focuses on John Elder Robison raising his son, nicknamed Cubby. Both parents probably have Aspergers and their son was diagnosed with it also. None of them fit into public schools and they dropped out before graduating. The mother went on to achieve a Ph.D, and the father educated himself, becoming a best selling author and had various other professions. Cubby's childhood and life are chronicled in a charming fashion. Parents supporting his differentness and coping through marriage and divorce and remarriage. Cubby has a special affinity for chemistry at a young age and that often meant blowing up things and working with chemicals that could blow up but are easily bought. He begins to post his videos on youtube and eventually comes to the attention of legal authorities when he is attending community college at the young age of 17. The topics covered concentrate on the traits of people with Aspergers, the extreme actions taken by legal authorities currently in the USA and how young people easily get pulled into the legal system where their lives can be ruined forever. A book well worth reading and an author who can easily reach a large audience and communicate some very real problems in this country. This is an impressive book which speaks in a very average, everyday voice making it accessible to many. less

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