Why Johnny Doesn't Flap: NT is OK!

Autism is not a secret or a bad word. My autistic son loves this book, he thinks autism is no big deal, we talk openly about it, that there are some struggles he has that his brother doesnt, that there some things he does or remembers better than his brother.I like this book because it is the ONLY book I've ever seen of it's kind, it's written from the point of view of an unnamed autistic child who is friends with a NT child Johnny.Throughout the book he marvels at some of the "weird" or frustrating things johnny does because he is NT, but that it's okay because different isnt always bad.I've seen tons of books to talk to NT children about someone with autism, talking to an autistic about NT? This is one of a kind. Showed his BSC as well and she loved it too.

I found out about this book on Tumblr (believe it or not) in the autistic community there. It's probably the only book I've seen that explains things from the "weird" kid's point of view. It describes the differences between being ASD and neurotypical by showing that they confuse us, too. And most importantly it shows that even if you don't quite understand how each other's brains work, you can still respect one another and get along just fine. I would absolutely recommend this book, both for autistic children and their allistic parents, and anyone else that wants to understand a different point of view or realize that they are not alone. Shoutout to my fellow auties out there, you're all amazing.

This story made me grin. My husband laughed out loud. My 8 year old autistic 3rd grader thought it was really funny. My kindergartener got it. My mom loved it (and then recommended the Rosie Project, esp the audio version.) It's just a sweet, personable, endearing story about why acceptance of differences is good, even when NT people clearly have their own flaws to work on. :-)I'm offering to buy it for my elementary school library.

We love this book. One of my kids has ASD and the other doesn’t. There are many books to explain the “oddness” of ASD to NT kids, but this is the only one I know of that explains the “oddness” of NT to an ASD kid. And it is very well done.But, the greatest asset, in my opinion, is reading it and realizing that NT behaviors are really just as perplexing. There is absolutely no reason to think NT makes more sense or is better. I have given it as a gift to grownups in our lives who maybe didn’t quite see that ASD is perfectly fine.Does anyone know if there are other books like this for other neurodiversity diagnoses? I would love to see one for Down syndrome, dyslexia, ADHD... Kids (and grownups) would get great benefit from the perspective shift.

Fantastic book! I use this book to share with family and friends who may interact often with our High Functioning Autistic daughter. It is not her exactly, but the concept is the same. Understanding we are all different, and perhaps changing the perspective from which we judge others. It is so easy to say, "she does that because she's autistic" but have we ever wondered, we do something "because we are Neurotical"? Since it is a simple story, and short - it makes a good tool or ice breaker to have conversations about what makes your ASD child unique.

A wonderful, hilarious and impeccably written book that works as a children's book, as parody, and as a terrific autism self-advocacy polemic all in one. The illustrations are charming and just the right bit of sly, as pitch-perfect as the deadpan writing, I cannot recommend this more highly., for kids and adults on the spectrum alike, and for friends and family.

I have four autistic children and I absolutely love this book for them. It’s so nice to see people like them represented in a book and not in a negative “they need to be fixed or pitied” way. Glad to have this book to add to our collection of empowering autistic books.

Interesting twist. I liked the message enough to keep the book but I felt like the illustrations were lacking. Not eye catching enough to hold my son's attention, or mine.

I love this book! So does my son who is autistic, totally turns it around and points out how unusual nt people can seem to autistic people wish I'd had this idea it's genius

I'm autistic, allistics are regularly baffling and I like some of the observations but that's all this is. The artwork is amateurish, there's no story, it's dull.Technically, this is a picture book. Actually, it's a good idea with nothing else to recommend it.

I used this for both of my ASD children and they used it and even took it into school. For them it was a great book to read and to ask questions about as it gave them a better understanding of why their friends move and act the way that they do.

This book is great. The point of view is finally from my side of the world! It would be lovely to see more stuff from these minds. Thank you!

Really nice book.