Matthew Dicks: Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend

Abstract

Reviews the book, Matthew Dicks: Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks (2012). This book is a story told from the vantage point of a elementary boy with autism and his imaginary friend Budo. The imaginary friend literary vehicle is an valuable technique or approach the author uses to explain how Max perceives the world, and how Max’s teachers, peers, and parents feel about him. Budo articulates the thoughts and feelings of people who care for, work with, and love individuals on the autism spectrum. Budo also explains Max’s unique perspective that many of us would not understand. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)