![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() One characteristic of people with ASD is that they can be high achievers, and Don achieves a highly respected profession, despite his family background alongside his sister’s death. One immediate thing the reader learns about the representations of education is that people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder are more than capable of recognizing and feeling their own emotions as well as being compassionate and considerate of others. Meanwhile for Don, all of these emotions are unfamiliar and new, thus he grapples with who he is, how he is, and the changes that he does and/or does not need to make to have a successful relationship. However, they struggle with their feelings for the other because Rosie strongly believes Don is unable to feel love, as traditionally thought and understood about folks with ASD. Don ultimately becomes intertwined with her search for her biological father, and it is through this search that they fall in love with one another, despite being complete opposites. Don’s best friend, Gene, a psychology professor, arranges for a PhD student, Rosie, to complete the questionnaire in which Don deems “unsuitable”, but sets them on a date anyhow. As a result, he creates a questionnaire for women to complete and based on their answers determines who he dates. Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Project is about genetics Professor Donald (Don) Tillman’s troubles building romantic relationships with women, as he has an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). ![]()
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