TY - JOUR T1 - The Little Prince: is not a glimpse into the world of autism JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2017-314699 SP - archdischild-2017-314699 AU - Ernesto Burgio AU - Irene Leo AU - Daniela Lucangeli Y1 - 2018/02/08 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/early/2018/02/08/archdischild-2017-314699.abstract N2 - Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.1The Little Prince is one of the most famous children’s novels in which the basic message is that the ‘adult world’, represented by a series of arrogant, caricatural characters, is characterised by hypocrisy and a failure to understand the profound meaning of life: friendship and Love, conceived as dedication to another creature. The Little Prince is a Child-Poet capable of true Love, dedicated to the care of his enchanted asteroid and in particular of his beloved Rose. He is annoyed by the boastful vacuity of adults while entranced by the beauty of the sunsets. This Celestial Child … ER -