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Asperger’s Syndrome and Jail
Practical advice covering everything that someone with autism needs to know if they are going to prison. Based on his own experience, the author sheds light on what to expect and how to behave once you are in prison. Essential reading for anyone preparing for time behind bars, their family, and all associated professionals.
304 pages, Paperback
Published September 21, 2018
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November 16, 2018
Will Attwood’s drug addiction took him on a path to destruction and, along with so many drug addicts before him, he has done time in jail. But not every drug addict has undiagnosed autism. His difficulty understanding the world around him was doubly hard in jail where the slightest wrong glance or off-the-cuff comment could have significant repercussions. Once Will’s diagnosis was revealed (while he was still in prison) he was able to see life in a way that finally made sense.
‘Asperger’s Syndrome and Jail� is brilliant. It is designed to help those on the autism spectrum have a better idea about what to face in jail. However, the insight and advice he gives would help anyone, inmate, and family alike, with or without autism, to navigate the jail sentence. In clear, easy to read bites, he demystifies Hollywood hyperbole about life inside, and replaces it with something manageable and humane. Completely free from judgement or exaggeration, he gives solid facts about the dos and don’ts, the rights and limitations, and the positives (yes, there are some) and negatives of incarceration
I highly recommend this book to everyone. It is certainly a book that must be read by anyone involved with the jail process. However, even those who have nothing to do with jail in any way, will come away with a huge empathy for those who are jailed, and a realization that ‘those criminals� are simply people with needs and wants and fears like everyone else. A truly excellent book on so many levels.
‘Asperger’s Syndrome and Jail� is brilliant. It is designed to help those on the autism spectrum have a better idea about what to face in jail. However, the insight and advice he gives would help anyone, inmate, and family alike, with or without autism, to navigate the jail sentence. In clear, easy to read bites, he demystifies Hollywood hyperbole about life inside, and replaces it with something manageable and humane. Completely free from judgement or exaggeration, he gives solid facts about the dos and don’ts, the rights and limitations, and the positives (yes, there are some) and negatives of incarceration
I highly recommend this book to everyone. It is certainly a book that must be read by anyone involved with the jail process. However, even those who have nothing to do with jail in any way, will come away with a huge empathy for those who are jailed, and a realization that ‘those criminals� are simply people with needs and wants and fears like everyone else. A truly excellent book on so many levels.
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