Synopsis #1:Expelled from mainstream education, 12-year-old Jessica is sent away to a residential school for people with autism. Humorously told, Jessica' s story is one of hope and an account that challenges professionals to develop a more enlightened approach to working with children on the autism spectrum. Synopsis #2:' 12-year-old Jessica is sent away to a residential school for young people with autism. Recalling her school years with humour and insight, Jessica takes the reader right inside what it feels like to have AS.' Synopsis #3:' Expelled from mainstream education and vaguely aware she has something called ' Asparagus' Syndrome, 12-year-old Jessica is sent away to a residential school for young people with autism. Here, at first miserable and misunderstood, she spends the next five years trying to cope with the strict school system - fighting against misguided teacher interventions, dealing with the onset of adolescence and fitting in with the other pupils. Recalling her school years with humour and insight, Jessica takes the reader right inside what it feels like to have AS. Her account will open the eyes of readers to the difficulties, and the rewards, of this condition.' --BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Synopsis #4:Illustrated throughout with cartoons by the authorAn entertaining, personal story recalled with humorWill appeal to those affected by autism spectrum disorders and general readers alike