Luke Jackson

[percival]

This is motivated by a comment that themorningstarr left on awelkin's LJ.
Luke Jackson is one of seven kids, four boys and three girls. Luke has Asperger's Syndrome. He's a prolific author ( here's a list ). His brothers have AD/HD, full blown autism, and dyspraxia.

Here's a review of a TV profile of him and his family, and here is a profile of the Jacksons.

Luke says in his book that he wouldn't want to swap his AS for being normal. Perhaps Nate would agree, Kellie? And maybe Liam would agree, Shelle? And Little Nutter might eventually agree as well, Imogen? As a matter of fact, what do you think about such a statement, Helen?

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[themorningstarr.livejournal.com]

I'd never heard of him, actually. I'll have to see if our library has any of those books. I lent my book on Aspergers to the diagnostician at Nate's school.

The other day my heart broke for him. He'd been showing off his muscles for my mom and I, and we of course Ooed and Ahed. So, then the next day he wanted to show his friends his muscles, looking for acceptance, and their response was, "So?" So, Nate's feelings were hurt, needless to say.

But this morning when the bus came to pick them up, I heard one of the boys in the back yell out, "Hi, Nate!" So, perhaps he's not completely devoid of friends at school.

I think that perhaps once he's older and has a better handle on things, he'll appreciate his being unique a bit more. But right now, he's trying to make friends and the other kids think he's weird, and he can tell they think that.

[perceval.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's a tough life. He will survive, but until then, your heart will break quite a few times. My mother has some stories to tell ...