Novels To Read

Asperger's Syndrome
#1

With Asperger Syndrome or Autism as a theme, I have come across some biographies that might be interesting to you.

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Look Me In The Eye
* It is written by John Elder Robinson. He is the brother of August Boroughs who wrote *
Running with Scissors
*. It is out in hardcover, right now.

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Born on A Blue Day
* It is written by Daniel Tammet. He can visualize numbers as shapes and colors. I have just started to read this book, myself.

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Louder Than Words
* Written by Jenny McCarthy. She has a son with autism, so it would be an interesting book to read.

 There are probably more books that would be interesting to read.  Any other books worth checking out???

#2

Gerland, G. (1997). A real person: Life on the outside. Souvenir Press,
London , UK

Gillingham , G. (2000). Autism: A new understanding. Edmonton , Canada :
Tacit Publishing.

Lawson, W. (1998). Life behind glass. Philadelphia , PA : Jessica Kingsley.

O’Neill, J.L. (1999). Through the eyes of aliens: A book about autistic
people. Philadelphia , PA : Jessica Kingsley.

Waites, J., & Swinbourne, H. (2001). Smiling at the shadows: A mother’s
journey through heartache and joy. New York : Harper Collins.

Williams, D. (1992). Nobody nowhere: The extraordinary biography of an
autistic. New York : Avon .

With Asperger Syndrome or Autism as a theme, I have come across some
biographies that might be interesting to you.

  • Look Me In The Eye * It is written by John Elder Robinson. He is the
    brother of August Boroughs who wrote * Running with Scissors *. It is out
    in hardcover, right now.

  • Born on A Blue Day * It is written by Daniel Tammet. He can visualize
    numbers as shapes and colors. I have just

started to read this book, myself.

  • Louder Than Words * Written by Jenny McCarthy. She has a son with autism,
    so it would be an interesting book to read.

There are probably more books that would be interesting to read. Any other
books worth checking out???

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#3

The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon.  This is a novel about a man with Asperger’s or other high-functioning autism, working among other Aspies & autists, in a near-future where the issue of a possible cure, with all its positive and negative ramifications, comes to the fore.  Extremely well-written by the mother of a son with autism.  She’s written a number of SF novels, though this is the only one of her books I’ve read so far.  Well-drawn characters, and a plot that really grabs the reader.  Thought-provoking. 

#4

I see there are a number of new books available about autism. I might check out the Soul of Autism by William Stillman