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Dispatches from Ray's Planet|Claire Finlayson

Dispatches from Ray's Planet : A Journey Through Autism

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As a child, Claire's big brother Ray was bright and inquisitive, but as the two became teenagers, Ray struggled to acquire the social skills that came more easily to others. Claire tried to help, pointing out what he should or shouldn't have said or done. Ray insisted that he wasn't the problem--"On my planet..." he would explain, there were no social climbers, no subtle hints or subliminal messages to miss, and the telling of little white lies would be a capital offence. At sixteen, sitting with him in the high school cafeteria, Claire vowed to find Ray's planet. Dispatches from Ray's Planet draws on Ray and Claire's correspondence to tell the story of two siblings from two very different planets. There are thousands of Rays in our world. In this collective memoir, Claire and Ray share their journey with the hope that others can also learn that we all perceive the world in different ways, and that "different" does not necessarily mean "wrong."

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  • ISBN-13: 9781773860305
  • ISBN-10: 1773860305
  • Publisher: Caitlin Press
  • Publish Date: March 2021
  • Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.8 pounds
  • Page Count: 240

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