Why Johnny Doesn't Flap

NT is OK!

Clay Morton, Gail Morton, Alex Merry

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers
15 October 2015

Picture storybooks; Personal & social issues: disability & special needs (Children's&YA)

Johnny is different. He is never exactly on time, he can't seem to stick to a routine and he often speaks in cryptic idioms. Johnny is neurotypical, but that's OK.

A picture book with a difference, Why Johnny Doesn't Flap turns the tables on common depictions of neurological difference by drolly revealing how people who are not on the autistic spectrum are perceived by those who are. The autistic narrator's bafflement at his neurotypical friend's quirks shows that 'normal' is simply a matter of perspective.

By: Clay Morton, Gail Morton
Illustrated by: Alex Merry
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 214mm, Width: 214mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9781849057219
ISBN 10: 1849057214
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 15 October 2015
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Clay Morton is Associate Professor of English and Director of the Honors Program at Middle Georgia State University. Gail Morton (MLIS) is a Public Services Librarian at Mercer University. Clay and Gail research issues of neurodiversity, particularly in relation to higher education. They are parents to a child with autism and are both advocates for the neurodiversity movement.

Reviews for Why Johnny Doesn't Flap: NT is OK!

A delightful departure from the norm, Why Johnny Doesn't Flap flips the script and models empathy, acceptance, and compassion for that oddest of neurologies, the neurotypical. This irreverent subversion is a breath of fresh air, and reminds us that there's not a right way to have a brain, and that normal is in the eye of the beholder. We're better off with a dose of the Morton's wry perspective. -- Julia Bascom, author, The Obsessive Joy of Autism