Through Fisher's Eyes: An Autism Adventure

Fisher's Autism Trilogy #1

by Paul C. Nelson

Fisher Stevens is 17, and has autism. He lives with his dad. His mom has passed away after a long illness. Fisher's brain sees hundreds of pictures each minute. He uses these pictures, and his autism, to guide him through an amazing series of adventures, with the help of a mysterious friend, Michael, and his life skills classmates.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Fantasy

83 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 29, 2015

About the author

I'm a retired middle school teacher, widower, proud autism dad and advocate. I write simple fantasy fiction, mostly for a young adult audience. I include many characters with "disabilities" and attempt to stress their abilities, and super abilities. I believe it's time to include people with all levels of disabilities in fiction, film and television.

Reviews

[Amy Ingalls · Rating 4 out of 5]

I won this book in a giveaway. I liked seeing the world through Fisher's eyes. I am a special education teacher and I am specialized in teaching children with Autism. I have taught students on the spectrum for over a decade. I actually wrote a book from a middle school boy with Autism's perspective, so this book really checked a lot of boxes for me. I'm not so sure about how I feel about the supernatural aspect of the story, but I love the message that everyone has a super power and that people with disabilities all have a hidden gift. I think my students would enjoy this story and it would be a good jumping off point to dig deeper into many important issues that they face in our world.

[Miriam Santos · Rating 4 out of 5]

“All people on Earth who have disabilities are people who have great power. Not all of them know it” - Through Fisher's Eyes (Michael)

Let me just start by saying I'm very happy this book was wtitten. Not everyone takes their life's experience and writes it down like Paul Nelson did. This book was amazing, it made me laugh and it made me think a lot. As a teacher I personally think this book should be in every school, in every English class and also in every student's backpack. If you don't know this book follows a 17 year old boy named Fisher and he has the autism spectrum. Throughout the story Fisher meets an alien named Michael and Michael helps him see that his disabilities are what makes him powerful. I would say this book is like a sci-fi / magical realism type of book. So if you see anything out of the ordinary it's completely okay, and I personally enjoy that. The writing was beautiful, very fast paced. The character's were really cool I personally like Mary... a lot. The topics that this book brings to the table are so important and I think they were very well represented in the story. I gave this book 4/5 stars just because I think I'm a little too old for it and I think a younger me would have enjoy it more. I'd like to thank @BookTasters for reaching out to me and asking for a review. (I CHOSE THE BOOK AND THE AUTHOR SENT IT TO ME, THIS IS MY PERSONAL OPINION ABOUT THE BOOK) For more bookish thoughts you can follow me on IG @smellthatbook

[Ruth Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a tricky one to review for me as I almost feel like Book 1 should be stand alone, and books 2 & 3 would be absolutely adored by my nephew! Book 1 follows the thoughts of Fisher, an autistic lad on the brink of manhood who doesn't speak out loud but communicates with the reader in short blasts on various topics via his writing. I was 3 pages in and had goose bumps. I really felt as if I was in Fisher's head, and seeing the world through his eyes, and it was absolutely magical. I think book 1 is a must read as an insight to the workings of any young adults autistic brain.

Books 2 & 3 I felt were definitely more of a kids fantasy story with links into current topics such as Obama's controversial health plan, and the ongoing issues facing particularly American at the moment (very intuitive in light of what happened in Charlottesville last weekend). These switch to a 3rd person narrative, and I found myself missing Fisher's voice and unique insights. However the story was still engaging but I feel definitely more suited to older primary school children.

My advice on this trilogy - read book 1 and be touched by Fisher's first person account of his very personal world, and read books 2 & 3 to your children as a way of helping them come to terms with some of the very relevant issues of the day.

[Wulfwyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I heard of this book from BookTasters. I was interested in it because I have family members and friends who are either on the autism spectrum or have a child who is.
I found this to be an enjoyable story. I like the main character, Fisher, a lot. He is on the autism spectrum and his speech is affected. In this story we read his words. The author did such a wonderful job with writing this book that, in the first half of the book, I often forgot it wasn't real. I like the way the author includes other challenged children from Fisher's class and allows each of them to have a super power.
I feel this book will be enjoyed by fantasy and adventure loving young people. It does deal with some heavy topics so a parent or teacher read along would be a great idea. This book could help minimize the amount of bullying that some autistic children receive. I think it would certainly add some understanding of autism and the fact that children on the spectrum are a lot like other children.
I would like to thank BookTasters and the author for providing me with the opportunity to review this book. This book is part of a trilogy.

[Rachel Butler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not what I expected! I thought that this story would be more like "a day in the life of an autistic boy," but I was pleasantly surprised (albeit, confused when Fisher first threw in a cursory mention about "my blue friend" and quickly moved on)! It is indeed an adventure - with Fisher and his friends from special ed class in the center as the heroes and heroines. This is so much more than a book from an autistic boy's point of view, it dives deeper into imagination, it was fun to read.

[Rachel Butler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not what I expected! I thought that this story would be more like "a day in the life of an autistic boy," but I was pleasantly surprised (albeit, confused when Fisher first threw in a cursory mention about "my blue friend" and quickly moved on)! It is indeed an adventure - with Fisher and his friends from special ed class in the center as the heroes and heroines. This is so much more than a book from an autistic boy's point of view, it dives deeper into imagination, it was fun to read.

[Chelsey Sizemore · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this trilogy! Would be a great book for younger readers. It's a really neat perspective to read from and gives a better understanding of what people with autism go through. Really puts into perspective how misunderstood people with disabilities are treated daily, while also telling an interesting story to captivate readers. Really well done!

[TheReadingCornerforAll Lopez · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolutely endearing read. It was wonderful to see the world through Fisher's eyes and how Fisher and his father navigated their relationship. Very reminiscent of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon.

[TheReadingCornerforAll Lopez · Rating 4 out of 5]

An absolutely endearing read. It was wonderful to see the world through Fisher's eyes and how Fisher and his father navigated their relationship. Very reminiscent of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon.

[Linda Morris · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a short book and the story is a bit improbable. Regardless, I learned more than I knew about autism through the character Fisher Stevens and fell in love with his "Dad". This was a very enjoyable if short book to read and had I not been packing for a trip, I probably would have finished the book in a couple days (despite the fact that I am a slow reader).

I was not aware that this book is part of a Trilogy until I added it to my reading list on Goodreads. Eventually, I plan to read the entire Trilogy.

[Aubry · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was more than I expected it to be when I received it. I expected it to just be a "day in the life" of a boy with Autism, but it was so much more. It was a good view into life as a child with Autism, but at the same time it was an adventure story that was fun to read. I would like to check out the other books in the trilogy if they follow this same concept.

[Dionne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! Dejas Boyd anyone?

As I read this I found some correlations between our time and the story. Great job. I loved reading more book.

[Margaret Adelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little too short and moralistic for my tastes, but the concept is a good one and it's got a very unique voice that's easy to read.

[Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good story

This was totally a different reading experience for me. The story captivated me until the end and left me wondering more of what next. I don't think I had ever read something like this until now and enjoyed the unique insight the author brings into this story.

[Lavender]

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I won this book via Goodreads Giveaways.

[Clipinchick]

I this book for free from the author/publisher in response for an honest review of the book. I have not had the opportunity to read this book at this time. I will add my
review of this book once I have read the book. Thank k you for allowing me the optometrist review your work. I look forward to reading this book.