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An Asperger's memoir

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May 2013, no. 351

Boomer & Me: A memoir of motherhood, and Asperger’s by Jo Case

Hardie Grant Books, $24.95 pb, 352 pp, 9781742702582

An Asperger's memoir

by
May 2013, no. 351

The last decade has seen a significant growth both in the number of motherhood memoirs and in books about autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. Australia is no exception to this trend, and Jo Case, in Boomer & Me, makes a contribution to both fields. As someone who has written a motherhood memoir about autism, I am a sympathetic reviewer but might also be considered too close to the topic. I have certainly read many memoirs about autism and Asperger’s in the ten years since my own son was diagnosed. I was pleased, then, to find that Case’s memoir offered two interesting points of departure from other Australian motherhood memoirs and Asperger’s stories. It is also well-written and engaging, as expected from Case, who is a literary reviewer and a former deputy editor of ABR.

Rachel Robertson reviews 'Boomer & Me' by Jo Case

Boomer & Me: A memoir of motherhood, and Asperger’s

by Jo Case

Hardie Grant Books, $24.95 pb, 352 pp, 9781742702582

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