Seriously Weird

With telling detail and sensitivity Gene Kemp has explored the dilemmas and frustrations involved for parents and siblings when living with an autistic child.

Claire the middle child is the storyteller, completely overshadowed in the brains and beauty stakes by an older sister and in everything else by the antics of her brother, Troy, who may be an obsessive Maths genius, but is hell to coexist alongside.

As we might expect from this author there is nothing formulaic about her pacey treatment of the subject and a comic lightness of touch pervades the tale to keep the pages turning. This is such a delightful exploration of autism that all kids should have the opportunity to experience it and gain essential knowledge about what some of their peers are going through.