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Title: Pretending to be Normal: Living with Asperger's Syndrome by Liane Holliday Willey, Tony Attwood ISBN: 1-85302-749-9 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub Pub. Date: 15 July, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (48 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Glimpse Into Their World
Comment: I have a son that was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, which is a mild form of autism. It has been a challenge to keep him on track, for this syndrome is not a mental retardation, but it affects their social skills and how they react to people.
I try to see things through his perspective as much as I can, but this book really helped. Theirs is a different world from ours, but not so different that they can't be very productive members of society. In fact, there is a theory that says the stereotyped 'nutty professors', brilliant people that slave away alone in laboratories and universities might have been people afflicted with this syndrome.
This book does give valuable insight on the thoughts and mind workings of these unique people. If there is someone in your life with Asperger's, I urge you to read this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: The message of this book should not be lost!
Comment: I can only assume a few of the reviews on this book, really read a different book. To say Liane Wiley had it easy in school because she was part of the in crowd, and so can't have Aspergers is just stupid. Liane says clearly in her book it was just a few popular friends who brought her with THEM into the in crowd. Liane says she did not happen on a career easily. In fact, Liane has never had a full time job. She is a part time teacher and has never gotten the career her degrees and experiences should warrant. She is happily married, but she admits she is married to a man who has many Aspergers traits. To minimize Liane's issues because she happened into the in crowd and found a husband, is just ridiculous. The point of Liane's book is to tell people that friends and family are the key to a happy life with aspergers. Liane says she would not be where she is today if it weren't for her friends and family. She is a strong advocate for Aspergers and she tries hard to tell everyone how hard life is, but how good it can be. Without her, I would think life with ASpergers is the worst possible. By the way. She is no longer self-diagnoses. She has been diagnosed by a very qualified psychologist who spent a long time with Liane and her family and her records before diagnosisng her as Aspergers. Don't loose Liane's message just because she had a decent school career. That's just ridiciulous!
Rating: 2
Summary: Just One Woman's Tale
Comment: As an autobiography this is an easy and creative read. I was raised by a mother with AS. Her difficulties make Lianne's look plain querky or individualist. This is just one woman's tale. Asperger's Syndrome can be far more difficult to live with than this and certainly most AS sufferers would have trouble talking of themselves (and especially others) with such sustained and reasoned insight, though eloquence with words is common. AS runs in my family on both sides. I couldn't help but feel Lianne is just socially uncomfortable, as so many people can be and just has her own pet querks like the majority of us! Perhaps she is at the higher fundtioning position on the imfamous 'spectrum' of this disorder. Otherwise,...Asperger's Syndrome? Doesn't sound much like it to me.
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Title: Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals by Tony Attwood, Lorna Wing ISBN: 1853025771 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub Pub. Date: January, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The OASIS Guide to Asperger Syndrome: Advice, Support, Insight, and Inspiration by Patricia Romanowski Bashe, Barbara L. Kirby, Tony Attwood (Foreword) ISBN: 0609608118 Publisher: Crown Pub. Date: 13 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence by Luke Jackson, Tony Attwood ISBN: 1843100983 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Asperger Syndrome in the Family: Redefining Normal by Liane Holliday Willey ISBN: 1853028738 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Pub. Date: 15 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments: Practical Solutions for Tantrums, Rage, and Meltdowns by Brenda Smith Myles, Jack Southwick ISBN: 0967251435 Publisher: Autism Asperger Publishing Co Pub. Date: January, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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