Extremely Loud

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Extremely Loud Incredibly Closeby Jonathan
Safran Foer
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Oskar Schell---9-year-old protagonist of the
novel---seems to have Asbergers syndrome

• What is Asberger's syndrome?
• Definition by Mayo Clinic staff
• Asperger's syndrome is a developmental disorder
  that affects a person's ability to socialize and
  communicate effectively with others. Children
  with Asperger's syndrome typically exhibit social
  awkwardness and an all-absorbing interest in
  specific topics.
• Doctors group Asperger's syndrome with other
  conditions that are called autistic spectrum
  disorders or pervasive developmental disorders.
  These disorders all involve problems with social
  skills and communication. Asperger's syndrome is
  generally thought to be at the milder end of this
  spectrum.
• While there's no cure for Asperger's syndrome, if
  a child has the condition, treatment can help him
  or her learn how to interact more successfully in
  social situations.

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How does someone on the Autism spectrum think?
How do they perceive the world?

• Clips from the film Temple Grandin, about a woman
  with Autism
• "His Ears"
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?voBLtVMKmdikfeature
  related
• "How Temple Grandin Thinks in Pictures"
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vC5CgupqvV54feature
  related

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• raison d'être reason for existence
• What are your raisons d'être?