 | Through the Eyes of Aliens: A Book About Autistic People by Jasmine Lee O'Neill
Buy new: $21.95 / Used from: $6.23 The first book I read portraying autism as a good thing. I disagree with the author on a few points, but that perspective about autism is rare and vital in a hostile world.
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 | Demystifying the Autistic Experience: A Humanistic Introduction for Parents, Caregivers and Educators by William Stillman
Buy new: $16.20 / Used from: $7.76 Some great points and people should read it, although he has some notions of respectful language that are certainly not universal to the autistic community.
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 | Understanding and Working With the Spectrum of Autism: An Insider's View by Wendy Lawson
Buy new: $29.95 / Used from: $14.00 Primarily standard theories of autism with some personal inside views added in to contradict bits of the theories.
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 | Build Your Own Life: A Self-Help Guide For Individuals With Asperger Syndrome by Wendy Lawson
Buy new: $18.95 / Used from: $9.95 A book on various aspects of life, intended for autistic people.
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 | Thinking In Pictures: and Other Reports from My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin
Buy used from: $3.57 A collection of essays on autism by a visual-thinking animal scientist. Be warned that we don't all think in pictures.
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 | Finding Out About Asperger's Syndrome, High-Functioning Autism and Pdd by Gunilla Gerland
Buy new: $10.95 / Used from: $6.98 VERY short book explaining autism to children. This author also wrote a good autobiography that's hard to get in the USA.
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 | A User Guide to the Gf/Cf Diet: For Autism, Asperger Syndrome and Ad/Hd by Luke Jackson
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $2.41 Pretty comprehensive, but his urge to autistic people to all try this diet along with assertions that it won't harm anyone is a bit misguided and overenthusiastic.
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 | Freaks, Geeks & Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence by Luke Jackson
Buy new: $9.26 / Used from: $7.96 Manual for teenagers. I like it so far, but have not finished it.
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 | Asperger Syndrome Employment Workbook: An Employment Workbook for Adults With Asperger Syndrome by Roger N. Meyer
Buy new: $18.68 / Used from: $16.81 Having trouble getting through it. Having trouble applying the concepts to my work experience and lack thereof. Having trouble understanding it.
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 | Autism-An Inside-Out Approach: An Innovative Look at the Mechanics of 'Autism' and Its Developmental 'Cousins' by Donna Williams
Buy new: $35.00 / Used from: $24.00 Some good descriptions. Debunks some myths, but sometimes replaces them with new ones. Treat with extreme caution, and ask an autie before applying the concepts to them or you could hurt them badly.
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 | Autism and Sensing: The Unlost Instinct by Donna Williams
Buy new: $29.83 / Used from: $13.30 Theory on autistic developmental stages: sensing, interpretation, and significance. "Sensing" makes sense, the rest lose me. Take with a large metaphorical saltshaker rather than the usual grain.
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 | Exposure Anxiety - The Invisible Cage: An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond by Donna Williams
Buy new: $31.50 / Used from: $39.59 Useful stuff interspersed with bad. Contains irresponsible promotion of a drug (no warnings about serious dangers) and the author applying her own ideas about autism and Asperger's to the rest of us.
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 | Your Life is Not a Label: A Guide to Living Fully with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome by Jerry Newport
Buy new: $14.96 / Used from: $4.97 Good if you're lazy or prone to using autism as an excuse. Bad if you're living in a group home, depressed at not fitting into the world, using Jerry's tax money in ways he doesn't like, and so forth.
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 | Autism - Asperger's and Sexuality: Puberty and Beyond by Jerry Newport
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $9.80 Some good advice I haven't seen elsewhere. Good if you're a straight autistic person who likes adhering to traditional gender roles. Can be pretty bad in spots if you're any of the rest of us.
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 | Light on the Horizon: A Deeper View from Inside the Autism Puzzle by Thomas A. McKean
Buy used from: $49.95 Collection of essays on autism. There's a lot in it I don't like, and the author himself says there's a good reason only a few copies were made.
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