Books on Aspergers?

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Mon, 05-22-2006 - 7:28pm
What books have you read on Aspergers that were your favorites?

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Mon, 05-22-2006 - 10:19pm

I love to read!


I've got about 6 books going right now. ;)

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Tue, 05-23-2006 - 10:03am
Thank you so much! It is always nice to get feedback from someone on a book because I can't tell you how many times I bought a book and I just felt like I got nothing from it.
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Tue, 05-23-2006 - 1:25pm

I have two favorites:

The O.A.S.I.S. Guide to Asperger Syndrome (Patricia Romanowski Bashe/Barbara L. Kirby)

and

Quirky Kids (Perri Klass, M.D. and Eileen Costello, M.D.)

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Wed, 05-24-2006 - 10:00am

"Kids in teh syndrome mix" sounds really good I might pick that one up.

For those looking for referrals, what kind of book are you looking for? General info, 1st person perspective from an adult with AS? 1st person from a parent? Dealing with certain issues like sensory integration or behavior problems? Social and language skills?

If you let me know I can give you some specific recomendations. I will start with some favorite general info type ones.

-"Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Complete Guide to Understanding Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, and Other ASDs" by Chantal Sicile-kira.

-"Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum : A Parent's Guide to the Cognitive, Social, Physical, and Transition Needs ofTeenagers with Autism Spectrum Disorders" By Chantal Sicile-Kira.

-The OASIS aspergers book

-"Asperger Syndrome and the Elementary School Experience: Practical Solutions for Academic & Social Difficulties" by Susan Thompson Moore.

Those are some good starting points.

Other favorites

"Finding Ben" - account from a mom who's son is now 37ish about thier lives. It is moving to say the least.

"Your Life is not a Label" by Jerry Newport (adult with ASD)

"Asperger Syndrome the Universe and Everything" just like mentioned before. This book I read with Mike and it helped him understand himself better and that he isn't the only one. He was probaby 9 1/2 when I did and I would have waited if his sister hadn't been a big mouth.

"Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments"

"Asperger Syndrome and Sensory Issues"

"Thinking about you, Thinking About me" by Michelle Garcia-Winner. Pricey and only available from her website I think but bar none is great insight and ideas for the kind of conversational and language problems our kids have.

National Association of Sciences work on Autism in Children - that is not the actual name of it. It is a great resource for what is needed for kids under age 8 with autism spectrum disorders. I have a link to the whole thing online if you like. It is a rather boring read but a great resource. It is a complilation of many of the best in the autism field.

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Wed, 05-24-2006 - 12:54pm


"The Out of sync child" books by Carol Stock Kranowitz are great explanation of Sensory Integration Dysfunction, and/or of activities for sensory kids.

I like first-person accounts from people with Autism, because it helps me to understand a little better how my son thinks:

"Nobody, nowhere" by Donna Williams

"Emergence, labelled Autistic" (I think that's the correct title) by Dr. Temple Grandin.

"The world as I see it" by Albert Einstein, a collection of his writings on and views of things other than Physics. Einstein is generally believed to be Aspie -although every disorder faction also "claims" him! I can definitely see flashes of Aspie logic when I read this book.

I was hugely impressed by t "The curious incident of the dog in the nioght-time" (can't remember the author) -it's a novel written from the perspective of a 15yo Aspie. OMG I cried my eyes out when I read it, because I saw a lot of Peter therein (unfortunately, this was on a flight from London to NY, and the lady next to me thought I eas crazy...)

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Wed, 05-24-2006 - 5:18pm

Bravo Paula - you are sooooo right.

Curious incident is an awesome book. It is so Mike.

I have to say, for all the trouble I have had with my inlaws, they had an "AHA" moment when reading that book. My FIL read it in one day. They said they finally understood Mike when they read that book.

Me thinks it is time for them to reread it.

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Wed, 05-24-2006 - 8:14pm
they should read it every week!
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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 9:58pm

I have read Finding Ben and Eating an Artichoke, both of which were both good. Now I'm working on A Slant of Sun by Beth Kephart, though I haven't had much time to read. It is really good so far.

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Fri, 06-02-2006 - 10:24pm

UPDATE on the books:


Kids in the Syndrome Mix was a GREAT book.

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Sat, 06-03-2006 - 5:07pm

Debbie, thank you for posting your opinions on those books.....sounds like I need to find some of them.

I keep meaning to tell you that I love the picture of your son.....he is such a cutie!

Take care,
Christie

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