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Autistic / Aspergic Autobiographies
Beyond the Silence: My Life, the World and AutismBeyond the Silence: My Life, the World and Autism by Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay
Buy new: £7.99 / Used from: £4.55
An astonishing book of poems by a young indian boy who's nonverbal but writes poems in english, the NAS have verified that he's not a freud too.
Somebody Somewhere: Breaking Free from the World of AutismSomebody Somewhere: Breaking Free from the World of Autism by Donna Williams
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The sequel to "Nobody Nowhere", there are more sequels but I prefer the first two books.
Thinking in Pictures: AutismThinking in Pictures: Autism by Temple Grandin
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By the same author as "Emergence Labelled Autistic", is better than "Emergence".Temple sometimes gives a one-sided view: not all ACs think in pictures for example, but if you can get thu that its good
Asperger Syndrome, the Universe and EverythingAsperger Syndrome, the Universe and Everything by Kenneth Hall
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Book written by a boy with AS, I really like this one.
An Asperger MarriageAn Asperger Marriage by Gisela Slater-Walker
Buy new: £9.85 / Used from: £7.00
I really like the slater-walkers, their book shows both the challenges and the positive aspects of an aspie relationship.
The Siege: The First Eight Years of an Autistic ChilsThe Siege: The First Eight Years of an Autistic Chils by Clara Claiborne Park
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Classic book. Old- but deserves a mention. Clara and her family seemed to have wonderful insight and understanding of her daughter + autism in a time when little was understood + parents often blamed.
Exiting Nirvana: A Daughter's Life with AutismExiting Nirvana: A Daughter's Life with Autism by Clara Claiborne Park
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The recent follow up to "The Siege". Jessie is now a respected artist btw.
Eating an Artichoke: A Mother's Perspective on Asperger Syndrome: A Mother's Perspective on Asperger's SyndromeEating an Artichoke: A Mother's Perspective on Asperger Syndrome: A Mother's Perspective on Asperger's Syndrome by Tony Attwood (Foreward)
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Book by a mother of a boy with AS.
A Cow! and Other Poems: Autism: Through a Mother's EyesA Cow! and Other Poems: Autism: Through a Mother's Eyes by Arley M. Fosburgh
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Really nice poems written by a mother of a boy with autism.
I Love My Brother!: A Preschooler's View of Living With a Brother Who Has AutismI Love My Brother!: A Preschooler's View of Living With a Brother Who Has Autism by Connor Sullivan
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Book written by an american preschool child about having a brother with autism.