Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33374 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 93 pages

Synopsis
Nothing is quite the same after Ben and his friend Andy find an old bottle in the school yard. What is the strange wisp of smoke that keeps following them around? Things become even more complicated when Ben is diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome.

Customer Reviews

Fantastic!
Myself and my wife both read this story to our 9 year old son - we'd been considering the best way to explain to him why he was different from other children and this book provided the ideal way.

It's a well crafted, short story that works on every level. Highly recommended.

he's just like me
gave the book to my 8 year old recently diagnosed Aspergers son. It helped him see he was different to his 6 year old severely autistic brother.
He laughed out loud and frequently commented that " he's just like me". It helped him realise it's ok to have one special friend and not be part of a group. He loved the magical element especially.
He now also has a special hiding place in school but independantly told his headmaster " so he'll know where to find me".
This book really helped my son see he was different but not an alien and it also helped his teachers explain his condition to the rest of his classmates

an easy way to get in their heads.
As this book is written in story form I gave it to my 11 year old son to help him to understand how his younger brother age 5 see's the world, what he has to offer the world and what we can offer him. I will also give this book to my baby son when he's old enough so he understands his brother better.my 11 year old read the book and when he had finished said "now i get it" He certainly seems to have got it, the bits that realy matter anyway. I would recomend this book to anyone with aspergers in the family it's an easy way to get inside.