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Other Reviews
"CREATIVE BRAINS: Gifted, Talented, Dyslexic" produced by the Southwest Branch of the International Dyslexia Association.
Reviewed by Dorothy Ungerleider
Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults by James T. Webb, Ph.D., Edward R. Amend, Psy.D., Nadia Webb, Psy.D., Jean Goerss, M.D., M.P.H., Paul Beljan, Psy.D., and F. Richard Olenchak, Ph.D., reviewed by Sandra Mosk, M.Ed., BCET, FAET
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon reviewed by Jeri I. Burzin, M.Ed.
When the Brain Can’t Hear: Unraveling the Mystery of Auditory Processing Disorder by Teri James Bellis, Ph.D., reviewed by Susan Grama
Understanding Women with AD/HD edited by Kathleen G. Nadeau, PhD, and Patricia O. Quinn, M.D., reviewed by Cynthia Landes
Different Minds, Gifted Children with AD/HD, Asperger Syndrome, and Other Learning Deficits by Deirdre V. Lovecky, and Jessica Kingsley, reviewed by Vicki Zale Berghoff
The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood’s Most Misunderstood Disorder by Papolos Demitri, M.D., and Janice Papolos, reviewed by Pamela McGranahan, Ed.D.
Book Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, published by Doubleday 2003, ISBN 0-385-51210.
Reviewed by Jeri I. Burzin, M.Ed.
I'd like to buy this book now.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, a novel about an adolescent boy with autism who discovers his neighbor's dog murdered and sets out to discover who did it, is a wonderful read. The author, who has worked with autistic children for many years, writes the book in first person through the voice of autistic child. The feelings, thoughts, sensitivities, and difficulties of autism come through loud and clear. I got a much better sense and gut level feeling of what it must be like to be autistic. I recommend the book to anyone who wants to understand more about autism.
Jeri I. Burzin, MEd, is an educational therapist in Visalia, California. She splits her time between Tulare Co Child Care Education Program/Headstart, a Charter home school, and seeing students privately.