MY SON’S NOT RAINMAN

Book ID/图书代码： 09220015B83469

English Summary/英文概要： My Son’s Not Rainman is a heartfelt and uplifting account of everyday events in the life of John and his son (The Boy). The Boy is twelve years old and autistic. He isn’t a genius. His only special power is making his dad laugh. A lot. Following the success of the blog of the same name, John talks not just about the difficulties of having a child who is considered ’different’ but also the joy of living with someone who looks at the world in a unique way. This isn’t a story about autism. It’s a story about a young boy who happens to have autism, and there is a big difference. It does relate the struggles of getting a diagnosis for The Boy and the dismay of having his child excluded from schools. However, John very rarely dwells on the downside of his son’s condition, preferring instead to look at the happiness and insight his son has given him. Funny and heart-warming, this is a book about living with the often frustrating and bewildering but always fascinating world of the autistic mind. It’s about finding the positive in everything, from the joy and wonder of the Special School Disco to the unadulterated thrill of getting the front seat on the Docklands Light Railway. Ultimately, it’s a celebration of what it really means to be different.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书记录了发生在John和他的儿子（那个男孩）之间感人至深、振奋人心的日常故事。那个男孩12岁了，患有自闭症。他不是一个天才。他唯一的特别能力就是让自己的父亲大声欢笑。本书与John创办的博客同名，他在书中不仅谈论了家有“特殊”孩子的困难，也描绘了与这样一个从特殊角度看待世界的孩子生活在一起的欢乐。这不是一个关于自闭症的故事。这是一个关于不小心患上自闭症的男孩的故事。这可不一样。当然，书中也有关于自闭症所带来的伤心和失落，但作者很少谈及这种病症的消极面，而是倾向于发现儿子给他带来的欢乐和不同的视角。全书有趣、温暖，描绘了与自闭症儿童一起生活所面临的沮丧和困惑，以及所收获的精彩世界。这是一个关于在所有事物中寻找积极面的故事。最终，这也是对生而不同的一次颂扬。（LYR）

Awards/获奖情况：“一部有趣的作品。作者的笔调中自然流露出幽默的气息……笑料跌出，一定能够与家有残疾儿童的人产生共鸣。”——《每日邮报》

“如果你一年就读一本书，那就读这本吧……我已经好久没有如此享受地阅读一本书了。”——《Your Autism Magazine》

“本书并不想告诉读者什么是自闭症，也不想说教。它只是记录了如何爱一个自闭症儿童的感人故事……振奋人心、发人深省，又令人忍俊不禁……”——《AuKids Magazine》

An entertaining and often very funny read. Williams has a naturally comic touch ... [and there] are abundant laughs that will strike a chord with anyone with a disabled child or sibling (Daily Mail)

If you read one book this year, make it this one ... I haven’t enjoyed reading a book this much in a very long time, if ever! (Your Autism Magazine)

[My Son’s Not Rainman] isn’t an attempt to teach readers about autism and it doesn’t lecture. It’s simply a heartfelt account of what it means to love a child on the spectrum ... it’s inspiring, insightful and rib-tickling in equal measures (AuKids Magazine)

About the Author/作者介绍： John Williams，喜剧演员，演出内容多基于他和自闭症儿子的真实生活。去年，他在英国各地巡演。他的博客每天都有近4000的点击量，并受邀在国家自闭症学会年会上发表演说。BBC网站和《卫报》上均刊载了有关他的文章。他还受邀在世界自闭症日期间前往澳大利亚进行为期2周的演讲。

John Williams is a stand-up comedian. Unusually, his show is based on his life as a single parent to his son, who just happens to have autism. His tours take him all over the UK, including the Edinburgh Festival where he had a sell-out run last year. His blog gets nearly 4,000 hits a day and has led to him being asked to be the Keynote Speaker at the National Autistic Society annual conference and having an article published about him on both the BBC website and in the Guardian newspaper. He has also recently been asked to do a two-week speaking tour next year in Australia around World Autism Day (April 2015).

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Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：SOLD(非我们代理）

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)

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