作為一位母親、一位教師，同時本身也是亞斯伯格症患者，Jennifer O'Toole 提供了關於亞斯伯格症候群的權威內幕觀點。她展示了如何透過理解亞斯伯格症兒童的思考方式，並利用他們的特殊興趣來促進學習，從而幫助他們。她的策略之所以有效，是因為她像她所教的孩子一樣思考。
這本令人興奮的書籍充滿了與亞斯伯格症兒童互動的有效且有趣的方法。Jennifer 解釋了心智理論的困難如何導致對具體溝通形式的需求，並提供了透過感官體驗激發想像力的原創方法。特別是她揭示了特殊興趣的未開發力量，展示了如何利用這些興趣來鼓勵學業、社交和情感成長。
本書肯定「不同並不代表缺陷」，提供了父母、教育工作者和其他專業人士所需的洞察與指導，以與他們生活中的亞斯孩子建立連結，並讓他們對學習感到興奮。
I've read a lot of parenting books but this is the first one written by someone who actually has Asperger's herself, and that insider perspective changes everything. The way she explains how these kids think helped me finally understand why my son reacts the way he does.
The chapter on how kids on the spectrum actually process social rules reframed years of guessing for me. Written by someone who's both a teacher and an Aspie, it reads less like a manual and more like a translation guide.
The chapters on how kids on the spectrum actually process social rules finally made things click for my son, and the author writing from her own experience as an Aspie gives it a credibility most parenting books lack. I've already lent it to his teacher.