Why Johnny Doesn't Flap: NT is OK!
Autor Clay Morton, Gail Morton Ilustrat de Alex Merryen Limba Engleză Hardback – 21 oct 2015 – vârsta până la 8 ani
Observăm în literatura pentru copii o tendință necesară de a explica neurodiversitatea, însă Why Johnny Doesn't Flap face acest lucru printr-o abordare educativă cu totul inedită: satira blândă. În loc să explice autismul din exterior, povestea inversează rolurile și ne prezintă perspectiva unui narator autist care privește cu nedumerire obiceiurile prietenului său „normal”, Johnny. Suntem de părere că această răsturnare de situație este un instrument empatic formidabil, demonstrând că noțiunea de „normalitate” depinde strict de punctul de vedere al observatorului.
Johnny este cel care pare „diferit” aici: el nu poate urma o rutină fixă, întârzie uneori și folosește metafore care pentru narator nu au niciun sens. Ca și în My Mummy is Autistic, volumul reușește să educe fără a fi didactic, punând accent pe acceptare și pe faptul că a fi neurotipic este, în cele din urmă, „în regulă”. Structura cărții este simplă, dar de impact, culminând cu o notă esențială pentru părinți care ajută la procesarea mesajului subiacent.
Stilul vizual, bazat pe ilustrații în tuș și acuarelă, completează perfect tonul onest al textului. Spre deosebire de alte titluri precum He's Not Naughty!, care explică comportamentele autiste celor din jur, opera soților Clay Morton și Gail Morton îi invită pe copii și părinți deopotrivă să zâmbească în fața propriilor rigori sociale. Este o lectură care destinde atmosfera în jurul unui subiect adesea tratat cu prea multă gravitate, oferind o oglindă în care ne putem vedea toți, indiferent de modul în care ne funcționează creierul.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1849057214
Pagini: 32
Ilustrații: 28 pages of ink and watercolour illustrations
Dimensiuni: 214 x 214 x 8 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Editura: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Colecția Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Recomandăm această carte părinților și educatorilor care doresc să cultive empatia autentică în rândul copiilor. Este o resursă excelentă pentru a explica neurodiversitatea într-o manieră ludică, eliminând stigmatul de „altfel”. Cititorul câștigă o perspectivă proaspătă asupra relațiilor de prietenie, învățând că diferențele de comunicare și comportament nu sunt obstacole, ci trăsături care ne fac unici.
Descriere
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.
Recenzii
The young narrator of this charming book helps readers understand why a neurotypical peer's behavior can be so confusing. Fun illustrations support the text, providing extra opportunities for discussion exploring the differences between NT and ASD behaviors, and that's more than OK. That's super duper!
A young narrator explains that his neurotypical friend is OK, even though he sometimes plays games out of order and doesn't flap his hands to express emotions. It's a neat bit of role reversal. It's really OK that Johnny arrives for playdates a few minutes late or early ("hopeless when it comes to punctuality"), that his gaze is direct, that he really doesn't seem interested in knowing everything about hydraulic forklifts, wants to play with other kids ("Maybe he's a little too obsessed with social interaction"), and never has a meltdown when there's a fire drill at school. "Mom says that everyone's brain is different, and different isn't always wrong." A closing note for parents offers further bids for acceptance: "as many as 67 in 68 children may be neurotypical. So if your child does not currently have an NT kid in their life, they almost certainly will." Merry's stripped-down, neatly drawn generic views of dewy-eyed figures with fixed, tight-lipped smiles neither give the characters any individuality nor do the premise's ingenuity much service, though they are doubtless calculated to make it easy for the book's autistic readers to decode. It looks bland at first, but it's a clever perspective changer for NT children as well as a rare chance for young readers with autism to see themselves as a point-of-view character. (Picture book. 6-8)
An unnamed boy with autism describes his friend Johnny's unusual and sometimes perplexing behaviors: "Mom says it is because he is NT, or neurotypical. He doesn't have autism, so his brain works differently from mine, but that's ok." Johnny doesn't arrive precisely on time to visit, makes direct eye contact, "doesn't have a topic he knows everything about, like World War II or dinosaurs or forklifts," and "always wants to play with other kids." Merry's artwork is somewhat rudimentary (the boys' facial expressions scarcely change, even when the narrator is having a "meltdown," and there isn't much variation in the staging of the images). But the authors' subversion of expectations through the narration is effective and thought-provoking, and may well lead neurotypical readers to reconsider their own behaviors and judgments. Ages 5-9. (Oct.)
This is a wonderful wheeze! Johnny is neuro-typical, while the story teller is autistic. We see Johnny from his point of view, and to him, Johnny is a cause of bafflement... However, our narrator says his mum explains that everyone is different, and just because Johnny is different doesn't mean they can't be good friends. Which they are... The funny and clever thing about this approach is that the narrator seems to feel slightly superior to Johnny, and it is interesting and possibly unique in a picture book to show how autistic people look at those of us who don't share their outlook. A brilliant and highly original book with lovely warm illustrations.