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* PetTheDog: Miss Browning-Lever apologising to Ben and giving him a new ruler.
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''Asperger Adventures'' is a series of children's books by Kathy Hoopmann, each about a child with Asperger Syndrome. The first two books follow Ben Jones and his neurotypical friend Andy, while the third follows Lisa Flint, a minor character from the second book.
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''Asperger Adventures'' is a series of children's books by Australian author Kathy Hoopmann, each about a child with Asperger Syndrome. The first two books follow Ben Jones and his neurotypical friend Andy, while the third follows Lisa Flint, a minor character from the second book.
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* WorkingOutTheirEmotions: When Lisa was younger, she used to run away from school when she got upset. The rhythm of her feet thumping on the footpath and the wind in her face made her feel safe.
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* WorkingOutTheirEmotions: When Lisa was younger, she used to run away from school when she got upset. The rhythm of her feet thumping on the footpath and the wind in her face made her feel safe.calmer.
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* WorkingOutTheirEmotions: When Lisa was younger, she used to run away from school when she got upset. The rhythm of her feet thumping on the footpath and the wind in her face made her feel safe.
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* ItsAllMyFault: Lisa's great-aunt Hannah blames herself for [[spoiler:causing the fatal heart attack of Gwyneth, the senior maid and the titular lacemaker, by stealing a beautiful, intricate lace pattern that she hard worked incredibly hard on]]. Now everyone else involved is dead, so Hannah has no way of setting things right.
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* MeaningfulName: Lisa's great-aunt Hannah Lace makes lace as a hobby.
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* MeaningfulName: Lisa's great-aunt Hannah Lace makes lace as a hobby.
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* ParentalMarriageVeto: Hannah Lace was once a servant girl in love with William Cotton, the son of the property owner. When he proposed, a local scandal erupted, and William's parents fired her for trying to marry out of her station.
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* StarCrossedLovers: Hannah Lace was once a servant girl in love with William Cotton, the son of the property owner. When their relationship became public, a local scandal erupted, and William's parents fired her for trying to marry out of her station.
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* MeaningfulName: Lisa's great-aunt Hannah Lace is the titular lacemaker from the third book.
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* MeaningfulName: Lisa's great-aunt Hannah Lace is the titular lacemaker from the third book.makes lace as a hobby.
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* ParentalMarriageVeto: Hannah Lace was once a servant girl in love with William Cotton, the son of the property owner. When he proposed, a local scandal erupted, and William's parents fired her for trying to marry out of her station.
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* SensoryOverload: In ''Lisa and the Lacemaker'', Lisa finds her grandmother's birthday party so overwhelming that she hides under a table.
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* EekAMouse: At Granny May's birthday party, Lisa shows her her mouse Paddy, thinking she'll be interested. Instead, Granny May screams and drops her teacup.
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* MeaningfulName: Lisa's great-aunt Hannah Lace is the titular lacemaker from the third book.
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* HatesBeingTouched: Ben. Troy and Scot take advantage of this by shoving him.
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* HatesBeingTouched: HatesBeingTouched:
** Ben. Troy and Scot take advantage of this by shovinghim.him.
** Lisa cringes away when her uncle ruffles her hair.
** Ben. Troy and Scot take advantage of this by shoving
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* PickyEater: Ben only eats plain food. He hates food with different ingredients mushed together, like pizza.
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* PickyEater: PickyEater:
** Ben only eats plain food. He hates food with different ingredients mushed together, likepizza.pizza.
** Lisa likes very few foods. Most things are too lumpy, too grainy, too slippery, or too salty.
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** Lisa likes very few foods. Most things are too lumpy, too grainy, too slippery, or too salty.
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* SecurityBlanket: Lisa carries a faded blue satin rag, which she stretches against her chin and rubs against her ears to calm herself.
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* LiteralMinded: In the first scene of ''Blue Bottle Mystery'', Miss Browning-Lever yells at him for chewing on a pen. When he says, "It's not a pen, it's a texta," she demands, "Are you trying to be smart with me, young man?" It takes Ben a second to remember that "smart" means "cheeky," not "intelligent," and the correct answer is "no."
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* LiteralMinded: Ben. In the first scene of ''Blue Bottle Mystery'', Miss Browning-Lever yells at him for chewing on a pen. When he says, "It's not a pen, it's a texta," she demands, "Are you trying to be smart with me, young man?" It takes Ben a second to remember that "smart" means "cheeky," not "intelligent," and the correct answer is "no."
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Mystery'' (2001)
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# ''Lisa and theLacemaker''Lacemaker'' (2002)
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# ''Lisa and the
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* GoToYourRoom: In ''Of Mice and Aliens'', Ben and his dad get into a "Go to your room!" "But Dad...!" shouting match over Ben giving some of his family members' things to Zeke the alien without permission.
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* ShapeshifterDefaultForm: Zeke the alien in ''Of Mice and Aliens'' is a gray blob with eyestalks and multiple legs when Ben and Andy first see him.
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* ShapeshifterDefaultForm: Zeke the alien in ''Of Mice and Aliens'' is a gray blob with eyestalks and multiple legs when Ben and Andy first see him.him.
* StockAnimalDiet: In ''Of Mice and Aliens'', Ben leaves some things out for Zeke to take back to his home planet, including a cheese sandwich. A pregnant field mouse smells the cheese and climbs into the box, [[spoiler:beginning the great mouse plague of the starships of Celesstis]].
* StockAnimalDiet: In ''Of Mice and Aliens'', Ben leaves some things out for Zeke to take back to his home planet, including a cheese sandwich. A pregnant field mouse smells the cheese and climbs into the box, [[spoiler:beginning the great mouse plague of the starships of Celesstis]].
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''Asperger Adventures'' is a series of children's books by Kathy Hoopmann, each about a child with Asperger Syndrome. The first two books follow Ben Jones and his neurotypical friend Andy, while the third follows a new character, Lisa.
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''Asperger Adventures'' is a series of children's books by Kathy Hoopmann, each about a child with Asperger Syndrome. The first two books follow Ben Jones and his neurotypical friend Andy, while the third follows Lisa Flint, a new character, Lisa.
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* ItsQuietTooQuiet: In ''Of Mice and Aliens'', Ben feels uneasy because he doesn't hear any of the birds and rustling bushes that he normally does. The words "quiet, too quiet" are used. A minute later, he and Andy come across the spaceship that scared all the animals.
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* ShapeshifterDefaultForm: Zeke the alien in ''Of Mice and Aliens'' is a gray blob with eyestalks and multiple legs when Ben and Andy first see him.
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* VerbalTic: Zeke says "Zzik!" all the time.
* VoluntaryShapeshifter: Zeke can take on the form of anyone he sees. Ben and Andy help him create a form that's a fine enough mixture of their traits that Ben's grandmother doesn't get suspicious.
* VoluntaryShapeshifter: Zeke can take on the form of anyone he sees. Ben and Andy help him create a form that's a fine enough mixture of their traits that Ben's grandmother doesn't get suspicious.
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* OnlyFriend: Ben and Andy have been friends since they were five, but other than that, Ben has no friends.
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* OnlyFriend: Ben and Andy have been friends since they were five, in preschool, but other than that, Ben has no friends.
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* TheBully: Troy and Scot, who trip Ben into the mud while he's picking up rubbish, then kick the rubbish he spilled around so he'll have to pick it up again.
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* LiteralMinded: In the first scene of ''Blue Bottle Mystery'', Ben's teacher yells at him for chewing on a pen. When he says, "It's not a pen, it's a texta," the teacher demands, "Are you trying to be smart with me, young man?" It takes Ben a second to remember that "smart" means "cheeky," not "intelligent," and the correct answer is "no."
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* HatesBeingTouched: Ben. Troy and Scot take advantage of this by shoving him.
* InelegantBlubbering: Ben does this in ''Blue Bottle Mystery'' when his teacher, Miss Browning-Lever, yells at him for reasons he barely understands, then becomes so enraged that she breaks the ruler on his desk.
* LiteralMinded: In the first scene of ''Blue Bottle Mystery'',Ben's teacher Miss Browning-Lever yells at him for chewing on a pen. When he says, "It's not a pen, it's a texta," the teacher she demands, "Are you trying to be smart with me, young man?" It takes Ben a second to remember that "smart" means "cheeky," not "intelligent," and the correct answer is "no."
* InelegantBlubbering: Ben does this in ''Blue Bottle Mystery'' when his teacher, Miss Browning-Lever, yells at him for reasons he barely understands, then becomes so enraged that she breaks the ruler on his desk.
* LiteralMinded: In the first scene of ''Blue Bottle Mystery'',
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* DistantFinale: The epilogue of ''Blue Bottle Mystery'' takes place a year after the first book and shows [[spoiler:Ben's dad marrying Miss Browning-Lever. Ben is glad she'll be Mrs. Jones now, because he found her old name impossible to remember. To his dismay, her married name turns out to be Mrs. Browning-Lever-Jones]].
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* MathematiciansAnswer: In the first scene of ''Blue Bottle Mystery'', Ben's teacher yells at him for chewing on a pen. When he says, "It's not a pen, it's a texta," the teacher demands, "Are you trying to be smart with me, young man?" It takes Ben a second to remember that "smart" means "cheeky," not "intelligent," and the correct answer is "no."
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* MathematiciansAnswer: LiteralMinded: In the first scene of ''Blue Bottle Mystery'', Ben's teacher yells at him for chewing on a pen. When he says, "It's not a pen, it's a texta," the teacher demands, "Are you trying to be smart with me, young man?" It takes Ben a second to remember that "smart" means "cheeky," not "intelligent," and the correct answer is "no."
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* GenieInABottle'': In ''Blue Bottle Mystery'', Ben and Andy find a corked blue bottle while digging in the garden. They make a series of wishes, not expecting any of them to come true. They start to come true anyway, and every time, a puff of smoke comes out of the bottle.
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* GenieInABottle'': GenieInABottle: In ''Blue Bottle Mystery'', Ben and Andy find a corked blue bottle while digging in the garden. They make a series of wishes, not expecting any of them to come true. They start to come true anyway, and every time, a puff of smoke comes out of the bottle.
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''Asperger Adventures'' is a series of children's books by Kathy Hoopmann, each about a child with Asperger Syndrome. The first two books follow Ben Jones and his neurotypical friend Andy, while the third follows a new character, Lisa.
The books in the series:
1. ''Blue Bottle Mystery''
2. ''Of Mice and Aliens''
3. ''Lisa and the Lacemaker''
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!!''Asperger Adventures'' contains examples of:
* MathematiciansAnswer: In the first scene of ''Blue Bottle Mystery'', Ben's teacher yells at him for chewing on a pen. When he says, "It's not a pen, it's a texta," the teacher demands, "Are you trying to be smart with me, young man?" It takes Ben a second to remember that "smart" means "cheeky," not "intelligent," and the correct answer is "no."
* OnlyFriend: Ben and Andy have been friends since they were five, but other than that, Ben has no friends.
* PickyEater: Ben only eats plain food. He hates food with different ingredients mushed together, like pizza.
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The books in the series:
1. ''Blue Bottle Mystery''
2. ''Of Mice and Aliens''
3. ''Lisa and the Lacemaker''
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!!''Asperger Adventures'' contains examples of:
* MathematiciansAnswer: In the first scene of ''Blue Bottle Mystery'', Ben's teacher yells at him for chewing on a pen. When he says, "It's not a pen, it's a texta," the teacher demands, "Are you trying to be smart with me, young man?" It takes Ben a second to remember that "smart" means "cheeky," not "intelligent," and the correct answer is "no."
* OnlyFriend: Ben and Andy have been friends since they were five, but other than that, Ben has no friends.
* PickyEater: Ben only eats plain food. He hates food with different ingredients mushed together, like pizza.
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