Myomancy ADHD, Dyslexia and Autism

Eddie and Me on the Scrap Heap

Marc Littman

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A 9-year-old boy with autism who plays guitar like a “ring in a bell” transforms the lives of a modern day witch, a junkyard pirate, a would-be reggae singer and others in Eddie and Me on the Scrap Heap. Eddie is a precocious child with genius traits in some areas, particularly music, but he’s socially inept and struggles with behavioral and learning issues. Eddie blames himself for his parents’ failed marriage and his Ice Queen mother’s unhappiness. He’s determined to make her proud and prove he has value so he won’t end up being abandoned on the scrap heap of life. Eddie is aided in his quest by his Uncle Natie Newman, a 40-year-old would-be reggae singer, Captain Jake, an artist/junkyard pirate, and Sharon, a modern day witch with a tragic past that Eddie exorcises.

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Judging this book by its cover and thinking it wouldn't be something I would particularily enjoy, I almost passed up the opportunity to find out about the interesting contents of it - an initial mistake similarly made by many of the characters within the "Eddie And Me On The Scrap Heap" story, toward nine-year old Eddie due to the traits of his autism and his uncle, Natie, due to what some considered an eccentric lifestyle.

Professional writer, Marc Littman, who obviously knows his way around words, has had experience living with a special needs child and writes a finely-tuned, realistic fiction novel that is easy to read with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, but is also serious in its main points and lessons. One such point was Natie's reply to Eddie's question of why people continually shunned them: "I dunno, Eddie. Some people don't get us. They're afraid of what they don't understand so they act mean to hide that they're scared."

Characters of main interest are: Eddie, Natie and their Jewish family, Natie's best friend who owns a junk yard and the modern-day "witch" they befriend. Misunderstanding, rejection, disappointment, suspicion, hopelessness, aimlessness and the search for significance give way to acceptance and redemption, resulting in a nice conclusion and an enjoyable book to read.

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