Why Johnny Doesn't Flap: NT is OK!
Clay Morton · Gail Morton
Oct 2015 · Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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Johnny is different. He is never exactly on time, he can't seem to stick to a routine and he often speaks in cryptic idioms. Johnny is neurotypical, but that's ok.
A picture book with a difference, Why Johnny Doesn't Flap turns the tables on common depictions of neurological difference by drolly revealing how people who are not on the autistic spectrum are perceived by those who are. The autistic narrator's bafflement at his neurotypical friend's quirks shows that 'normal' is simply a matter of perspective.
A picture book with a difference, Why Johnny Doesn't Flap turns the tables on common depictions of neurological difference by drolly revealing how people who are not on the autistic spectrum are perceived by those who are. The autistic narrator's bafflement at his neurotypical friend's quirks shows that 'normal' is simply a matter of perspective.
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Raspy Dogg
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May 20, 2018
A wonderful, hilarious and impeccably written book that works as a children's book, as parody, and as a terrific autism self-advocacy polemic all in one. The illustrations are charming and just the right bit of sly, as pitch-perfect as the deadpan writing, I cannot recommend this more highly., for kids and adults on the spectrum alike, and for friends and family.
James Moore
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June 4, 2020
As a student of Dr Morton's, was so excited to find he'd written a book (but worried, "what if it's not good") ... Imagine the utter glee at find it was not only "good" but rather fantastic. Flipping the paradigm of "normal" vs "other" is nothing new, but the care and kindness with which it is done here, IS novel.
About the author
Clay Morton is Associate Professor of English and Director of the Honors Program at Middle Georgia State University. Gail Morton (MLIS) is a Public Services Librarian at Mercer University. Clay and Gail research issues of neurodiversity, particularly in relation to higher education. They are parents to a child with autism and are both advocates for the neurodiversity movement.
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