I Am Utterly Unique: Celebrating the Strengths of Children With Asperger Syndrome And High-functioning Autism Hardcover – June 6, 2006

My son who was recently dxd with AS loves this book. I have read it to him several times and I find him reading it by himself often. As is typical of many children with Asperger's, my son is a perfectionist. He has a hard time with any suggestion that he has limitations or that he may not be good at something. This book is focused purely on the positive traits of Asperger's and HFA. I can see him swell with pride as he reads it. He runs around the house quoting the book, "I have a busy brain! I have super senses!" and so forth. I find this book to be a nice, gentle, and pleasant introduction to his condition and hope that this early focus on the positive will help him feel more confident so that when we do start working on his limitations, he'll have this healthy foundation to fall back on in times of insecurity. I definitely recommend this book, especially for younger children. It may be too simplistic for older children but that, of course, depends on the child.

I am a grandma with Asperger's. Two of my grandchildren have high functioning autism. The book helped me understand my uniqueness as a person and answered a lot of questions about my "differences" as a child. I plan on reading it to all my grandchildren and sharing the story of my uniqueness. I am a strong supporter of leveraging off of personal strengths and talents and this book will help children (and adults) understand their special talents.

I read a post or two that said this book could be for anyone, not just kids with autism, but that's what I like about it. Our kids are seen as different in so many ways this is a great way to make connections of how kids with special needs are just like everyone else. I will definitely use this in my kindergarten classroom to talk about differences with the kids. It can be left on the surface, or given personal, specific examples, it can lead to great conversations.

Very basic book. Maybe best for young kids.

We enjoyed this book. It helped drive home that everyone is different, even people who experience the same things are different. This book helps my child feel secure in being a part of something while not getting loosing her individuality. We have enjoyed this book.

This book is beautiful in every sense - beautifully written, beautifully illustrated and beautifully conceived.It has meant the difference between being ignored and being embraced in my son's school life (he's autistic, and just started K in a mainstream school).Worth twice the price.

Because I have a daughter with high functioning autism, I contiualy search for quality products which will help her and those who share her life. I bought this book because of the rave reviews it received. Instead, I was "utterly disappointed". This alphabet book could be written for ANY population - not just those with Asperger Syndrome or High Functioning Autism. There is nothing that informs the child - nothing that helps explain. Feeling good about themselves is a critical component of their journey to self awareness - but WHERE is there anything in this book that helps them make them more aware? For professionals to recommend this book is a huge disservice to those who are searching for real tools and help on this journey.

My son really enjoyed reading this book with me! He was very proud as each letter referenced a wonderful, unique quality about him. What a gift to celebrate together!

This is a beautiful book; my son (3, awaiting dx, certainly on the spectrum) adores it and it makes me feel really positive. One tiny criticism: on the letter J (for jumping, jogging and jujitsu), the lower-case 'j' is in fact an 'i'; it doesn't simply look like one, when comparing it with others in the book. Now anyone with an obsessive child knows this is NOT a good thing! We altered ours with a black felt tip, and now everyone is happy. But that is a tiny (if funny) point, and the book really is the best.

My son is 10 with Aspergers, he has high intelligence so this book did not help or give him info as it is just a A is for apple B is for ball, C is for cat kind of book and note helpful in explaining what Asperger is to him.

Nice book wish I had read the reviews. I have a 7yr old high functioning ASD, Asperger's daughter. this means she is quite intelligent and having an alphabet book is quite redundant. She knows the alphabet and as stated in a previous post "I am a good neighbor" doesn't teach us much. It is a glorified alphabet book gear towards autism spectrum. that's all. if your child is like 2-4 and learning the alphabet as well as autism spectrum then this is a 4star.

A very good and positive way of telling your child they have ASD. My daughter felt very proud of herself after reading this book. She had a lot in common with the descriptions on every page. Its full of every positive thing that is wonderful about having ASD and nothing about the negative so great for children.

What a wonderful way to help a child with AS to accept that it's not wrong to be 'different' ... it helps to show them how to explain when others don't understand why they are reacting in an unexpected and unusual way and what makes them tick!It's also very helpful in explaining why another child doesn't react in the same way as most of their peers and, through this better understanding, make allowances by accepting and valuing their 'special' friend for who they are ...A really excellent book in appearance and content... I'd highly recommend it for everyone to read, children and adults alike.