7/6/2023 0 Comments House Rules by Jodi Picoult![]() ![]() ![]() For his brother, Theo, it's another indication of why nothing is normal because of Jacob. For his mother, Emma, it's a brutal reminder of the intolerance and misunderstanding that always threaten her family. Suddenly, Jacob and his family, who only want to fit in, feel the spotlight shining directly on them. All of the hallmark behaviors of Asperger's-not looking someone in the eye, stimulatory tics and twitches, flat affect- can look a lot like guilt to law enforcement personnel. He's always showing up at crime scenes, thanks to the police scanner he keeps in his room, and telling the cops what they need to do.and he's usually right.īut then his town is rocked by a terrible murder and, for a change, the police come to Jacob with questions. He's hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, and like many kids with AS, Jacob has a special focus on one subject-in his case, forensic analysis. Jacob Hunt is a teenage boy with Asperger's syndrome. ![]()
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