I see this almost every day in my own home with James after he gets home from school. People with Asperger's or high functioning autism are not being RUDE when they speak with their eyes closed, there is a true social disconnect and they actually struggle a great deal to giving the appearance of being "normal", which causes mild to full blown panic attacks.stuttering or gulping for air, perspiring, flapping of hands, walking away quickly or just rocking back and forth on a chair after the "social interaction". They struggle everyday to accomplish the simplest activity.looking a person face to face, talking to them without turning away or closing their eyes. For "Alice" it was only a series of stories told to her by a close family friend for someone with Asperger's or autism, it's not a 'story' but their every day life. She struggles with finding new ways to accomplish getting back through the mirror to her family and "regular" life. People with Asperger's are normal, everyday people.they just see the world from 'inside the looking glass', much like in "Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass" when she steps through the mirror and begins to have misadventure after misadventure. They give him all types of experiences which is something my husband and I trying to do for James.
This is a wonderful book full of stories of how Laura and her family cope with and are living a full life with Matthew. He's 18 and similar to Matthew, Laura Shumaker's son. My oldest son, James, is now an Asperger's Syndrome adult.
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