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‘An animated Introduction to Asperger syndrome' is a DVD made by people with Aspergers syndrome explaining what it is like, and what it means to live with the condition.

This is a novel about the history of psychiatry and centres around two 19th Century psychiatrists who are attempting to unravel the mystery of mental illness.

‘Human Traces' by Sebastian Faulkes is a historical novel about the origins of psychology and psychiatry, as distinct from their predecessors, philosophy. It is also a philosophical novel that contemplates what it is to be human and whether we are just the products of our brains and what evolutionary purpose can mental health possibly have. I found it a thought provoking book and it was gently gripping.

‘Developing College Skills in students' by Sarita Freedman is written for parents who wish to prepare their child for college. She concentrates as much on the early years in a child's development as she does on the pre and post-college days. Freedman sees the preparation as a continuum that begins almost from nursery.

Rudy Simone calls herself an ‘Aspergirl,' and has written this book from the perspective of a woman with aspergers but has also used her experience as an AS consultant.

‘Siblings - The Autism Spectrum Through Our eyes' Edited by Jane Johnson and Anne Van Rensselaer is an anthology of what it is really like to be a brother or a sister to someone on the spectrum.

Everyone in politics should read this, everyone responsible for the education of our children must read it, for to ignore this book and all the lessons therein, would be a crime committed to our future generations.

The sequel to the Secret Hour with a plot that follows on well from the previous book. It has the same characters which are now revealed in more depth, and show darker sides sometimes!

A very enjoyable easy reading style.

The last in this enjoyable trilogy that's easy read, which now in book 3, starts to explore more moral concepts of right and wrong.

A really good tale and a good ending to the adventure, but the last chapter was a little disappointing.

I read and enjoyed The Crown of Stars series but found it confusing and inaccessible at times. This book - the first in a new series is more polished and flows more freely. The chcaracters are more understandable and easy to identify with, and the plots (multiple!) are easier to follow.

I would thoroughly recommend this book.

The second book in this series starts to bring together the separate plot lines from the first book. The same characters are revealed in more depth and finally meet each other.

An enjoyable sequel and one that makes you eagerly anticipate the next instalment.