- Motherless Brooklyn, by Johnathan Lethem (1999).....the main character deals with Tourette's Syndrome
- Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant", by Daniel Temmet (2007)....first person account of a British autistic savant with Asperger's Syndrome -- he experiences numbers as "shapes, colors, textures and motions."
- "The Pleasure of My Company," by Steve Martin (2003)....a fictional novel, the main character has an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- "Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's," by John Elder Robison (2007)......author shares his journey from his world into our own. A book discussion pick in 2008-2009.
- What have you read that is "Rosie Project" inspired?
Here are the titles that were swirling around our heads, thinking of past books enjoyed, reminiscent of "The Rosie Project":
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AuthorMy name is Melinda Grix -Adult Services Librarian at the Clarkston Independence District Library - facilitating our Morning Book Discussions since 2007. You will find me in the library on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Archives
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