“Mindblind” by Jennifer Roy

I actually READ a book – a whole book, from cover to cover. Sure, I like listening to audiobooks whole driving (killing two birds with one stone) but actually reading a whole book, made out of paper, picked up personally at the library, only happens about once a year…

“Mindblind” is a book about a young boy/teen with Asperger’s Syndrome. It is a very well written, funny, interesting, easy to read book, and the whole story is from the boy’s own perspective. We have front-row-seats into young Nathaniel mind as he searches for his true genius, his purpose in life, his place among family and friends. Most of what he experiences is filtered through his inability to understand a simple social concept that most of us take for granted – the ability to (fairly) accurately guess what others are feeling/thinking based on their non-verbal communication. Or to say it like Nathaniel: “I am clueless about any perspective other than mine”. This causes many unexpected, difficult, and hilarious situations in his life.

The award-winning author, Jennifer Roy, has a Aspie son herself and although there are great differences from AS kid to AS kid, I’m sure this story is true of how HER boy thinks, feels, and acts. I found it very interesting, entertaining, encouraging and amusing and would give it two thumbs up.