This story is told from Marcelo, a seventeen year-old boy with a high-functioning autism spectrum disorder point of view. Marcelo is going to be a senior in high school and his father wants him to work in his law firm over the summer to get some “real world” experience. If he succeeds to his parents expectations, then he can chose whether or not to attend public school or to keep going to his “special school”. During his summer job he realizes and discovers a lot of things his parents have been hiding (sheltering) him from.
Having a special education degree, I could really relate to Marcelo and his disorder. He was obsessed with religion and constantly had conversations about that. He really cared for all people, but sometimes just couldn’t show it especially when he found out what kind of man his father really is. This was a very inspiring story to read!
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