Hey, moggy, that reminds me...

[conuly]

Weren't you going to write me a booklist?

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Well, here's a few to start with...

[moggymania.livejournal.com]

I knew I was forgetting something! Well, a lot of things, but that's one of them. *grin*

It would depend somewhat on what kinds of things you like to study.

If you're interested in the neuro-history, a really enlightening book is Frith's "Autism: Explaining the Enigma." She not only explores every single aspect/trait of autism she can come up with, but writes at length about the place of autism in history. (For example, the "feral children" of long ago were almost certainly autistic, and it was probably autistics that gave rise to the myths about werewolves or other half-human creatures.)

My favorite autobiography at the moment is "Elijah's Cup" by Paradiz, which is funny because it's actually about her son and how he affected her. This is possibly the *only* strongly pro-advocacy book I've ever run across (among other things, she is highly pro-accommodation and even brings Elijah to Autreat with an Aspie friend they meet); it also includes in-depth discussion of the studies done by Kanner and Asperger, as well as a lot of other information. I think of it as the primer for autistic advocates.

You might follow that with Donna Williams' "Nobody Nowhere" for a real jolt. *grin* Her books give a great look into what one form of autism (when mixed with PTSD and zod knows what else) is like, but she's also a sterling example of how not to treat a young autie and the results if you do abuse us...

Another more technical book is "Asperger Syndrome and Long Term Relationships." (Ashley Stanford) I recommend that not so much as a relationship primer, but as an interesting study on how autism works -- the author painstakingly explains how just about anything in autism can manifest and how to accommodate needs.

You could (for another contrast) follow that with the supposedly wonderful book "Asperger Marriage" by the Slater-Walkers. I recommend that because while ASaLTR is how people *should* approach autism, AM is how most people do in reality... It unintentionally explains (rather like Williams does) the direct effects of not accommodating autism.

"Congratulations! It's Asperger Syndrome!" (Jen Birch) is pro-advocacy autobiography. It starts off slow, but there's quite a bit to be learned in terms of how she did and didn't manage successfully in society.

That's it for now... LMK what you think. :)

Re: Well, here's a few to start with...

[conuly]

Right now I think I want to go through biographies/autobiographies as much as possible... I tend to find those easiest to find in a bookstore. And stuff about relationships doesn't affect me right now, so I'll shove that to the end of the list. But otherwise, you will have to wait until after I finish reading them. Of course.

Well, here's a few to start with...

[moggymania.livejournal.com]

I knew I was forgetting something! Well, a lot of things, but that's one of them. *grin*

It would depend somewhat on what kinds of things you like to study.

If you're interested in the neuro-history, a really enlightening book is Frith's "Autism: Explaining the Enigma." She not only explores every single aspect/trait of autism she can come up with, but writes at length about the place of autism in history. (For example, the "feral children" of long ago were almost certainly autistic, and it was probably autistics that gave rise to the myths about werewolves or other half-human creatures.)

My favorite autobiography at the moment is "Elijah's Cup" by Paradiz, which is funny because it's actually about her son and how he affected her. This is possibly the *only* strongly pro-advocacy book I've ever run across (among other things, she is highly pro-accommodation and even brings Elijah to Autreat with an Aspie friend they meet); it also includes in-depth discussion of the studies done by Kanner and Asperger, as well as a lot of other information. I think of it as the primer for autistic advocates.

You might follow that with Donna Williams' "Nobody Nowhere" for a real jolt. *grin* Her books give a great look into what one form of autism (when mixed with PTSD and zod knows what else) is like, but she's also a sterling example of how not to treat a young autie and the results if you do abuse us...

Another more technical book is "Asperger Syndrome and Long Term Relationships." (Ashley Stanford) I recommend that not so much as a relationship primer, but as an interesting study on how autism works -- the author painstakingly explains how just about anything in autism can manifest and how to accommodate needs.

You could (for another contrast) follow that with the supposedly wonderful book "Asperger Marriage" by the Slater-Walkers. I recommend that because while ASaLTR is how people *should* approach autism, AM is how most people do in reality... It unintentionally explains (rather like Williams does) the direct effects of not accommodating autism.

"Congratulations! It's Asperger Syndrome!" (Jen Birch) is pro-advocacy autobiography. It starts off slow, but there's quite a bit to be learned in terms of how she did and didn't manage successfully in society.

That's it for now... LMK what you think. :)

Re: Well, here's a few to start with...

[conuly]

Right now I think I want to go through biographies/autobiographies as much as possible... I tend to find those easiest to find in a bookstore. And stuff about relationships doesn't affect me right now, so I'll shove that to the end of the list. But otherwise, you will have to wait until after I finish reading them. Of course.