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I was so excited to read this. Just like the author I was also diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome (now just diagnosed as Autism Spectrum Disorder) at a late age. I very much related to this book, but not only that, I have studied and got qualifications in Autism and Autism Support and think I’ve read every single book available that ...more
I was so excited to read this. Just like the author I was also diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome (now just diagnosed as Autism Spectrum Disorder) at a late age. I very much related to this book, but not only that, I have studied and got qualifications in Autism and Autism Support and think I’ve read every single book available that ...more
A truly disappointing reading experience. The book is messy written and does not come with some useful information that you do not already know if you have just read a little about Asperger's syndrome. I cannot and would not recommend this book!!
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The front cover says "User Guide" and that is appropriate for the content. The book provides information about living within the autism spectrum. I particularly enjoyed the stories from the author's personal experience and would have preferred to read the story of the author's life. However, it is a user guide so there are many information panels, advice lists, and explanations in clear language.
I encountered a few new ways of considering life experiences, related to much, and particularly enjoy ...more
I encountered a few new ways of considering life experiences, related to much, and particularly enjoy ...more
Many of the books I've recently dived into on the subject of (specifically) female Asperger's and (even more specifically) late diagnosed Asperger's have been astonishingly good....but perhaps that's the bias of someone who has been desperate to discover "people like" them, who think, behave and have the same challenges and insecurities as they do, for "a...very...long...time". So many of these books have been like coming home, or finding a spin on life that is truly and deeply relatable, at las
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I was diagnosed with Asperger's a little over a week ago and I'm still terrified. I'm 30, how did this not get caught sooner?
Having this book is a Godsend because the resources out there really don't tell you much beyond the clinical description, which isn't helpful at all. How does this effect me? What can I expect day to day? Is that why I swing up and down sometimes?
There's so much more for me to learn, but this gave me an amazing ...more
I was diagnosed with Asperger's a little over a week ago and I'm still terrified. I'm 30, how did this not get caught sooner?
Having this book is a Godsend because the resources out there really don't tell you much beyond the clinical description, which isn't helpful at all. How does this effect me? What can I expect day to day? Is that why I swing up and down sometimes?
There's so much more for me to learn, but this gave me an amazing ...more
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