Suggested reading list?

[RainbowsButterflies]

I'm trying to read as much as I can about Aspergers in adults and children, and wondered if anyone could recommend any more good books.

 

So far on the list I have:

Freaks, Geeks and Aspergers Syndrome - Luke Jackson

Nobody Nowhere - Donna Williams

Somebody Somewhere - Donna Williams

Pretending to be normal - Liane Holliday Willey

Aspergirls

Emergence - labelled autistic - Temple Grandin

 

Any others?

 

K x

[Beth_]

Women from another planet

[BusyLizzie100]

Born On A Blue Day - Daniel Tammet

Martian In The Playground - Clare Sainsbury

Life Behind Glass - Wendy Lawson

[Karen A]

Hi.

Jessika Kingsley Publishers [JKP] have a huge list of publications [32 pages] on ASD it may be worth a look.

[Cardamine]

Born On A Blue Day - Daniel Tammet

Martian In The Playground - Clare Sainsbury

Life Behind Glass - Wendy Lawson

 

I loved 'born on a blue day'.

 

At the moment i'm reading 'Solutions for adults with Aspergers Syndrome' by Jaunita Lovett. I'm finding it presents a really negetive view of aspergers and it's quite painful to read. It has lots of stories of long sufferering wives and parents who have to deal with unthinking and difficult AS people. It has some advice which may be useful, but i think this one should come with a health warning.

[Mumble]

Any others?

My favourite is Songs of the Gorilla Nation by Dawn Prince Hughes. It's very different from the others on your list. You can get a second hand copy very cheaply on Amazon.

[Beth_]

I'm currently reading Pretending to be Normal and it's the only book on the subject that I've had trouble relating to.

Aspergirls is definately the book that I've found most interesting and relavent to me so far.