I have been reading a really good book. It's informative and an important book for me that I'm getting a lot out of. But I am only reading one or two pages at a time. Seriously. It's taking me FOR.EV.ER. to get through it and that's driving me bonkers. I got it from the library and I've renewed it three times. THREE TIMES! It's actually due today but I'm only on page 244 of 380 pages. I have no renewals left and I need to finish it! Need to! No Mrs. Librarian, you CANNOT have your book back yet!
I could be reading it right now. I should be. But it's so hard for me to read. Everything has meaning and I'm trying to absorb it all into my withered brain. Just the title takes a full minute to read and digest: "Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships - Decoding Social Mysteries Through the Unique Perspectives of Autism". It is written by two well-known adults on the autism spectrum (Dr. Temple Grandin and Sean Barron). They recount their struggles with social relationships and what they have learned that they can share with us, the neurotypicals (NTs) of the world. Having a son that is struggling with these issues I try to relate everything I am reading to what he is going through, what he can learn, how I could teach him and even how I can think differently about the social world we live in. It's good stuff and I am happy to be reading it. Happy to be thinking and learning. Even if it is a few pages here and there.
Thinking, contemplating and putting the pieces of the puzzle together are enjoyable but take a LOT of time and effort. Something I am in short supply of nowadays.You hear that Mrs. Librarian? I'm old and rusty and busy too! Can't you just give me a few more days (or weeks/months/years)?!?!?!
*Sigh.* Time to buy myself a copy.
So, have you purchased a copy yet?
ReplyDeleteYa know, I just finished it today (yay!) and yet I still think that I should buy myself a copy! There are so many parts that I want to write out and post on my refrigerator. :)
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