Life without a script

Reviews the book, The Hidden World of Autism: Writing and Art by Children with High-Functioning Autism by Rebecca Chilvers (see record 2008-01502-000). This book offers a glimpse into the unusual world of autism. The book is simple in format and maintains the original wording of the children who are contributors. The author integrates basic information about the disorder with artistic renderings from over 20 individuals with autism. Their art forms include poems, stories, sketches, and paintings. Generally, it's an enlightening book that offers insight into autism by the children of autism themselves. Contrary to the rigid perimeters professionals impose on individuals with diagnoses along the autism spectrum disorders continuum, this book provides an opportunity to experience the often-unrecognized emotions of autism. This book is well suited for both those who have experience with autism and those who have never had such opportunity. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)