voices from the spectrum | Autism PDD

I am just reading this book 'voices from the spectrum' (Cindy Ariel, Robert
Naseef). It is a variety of people (parents, siblings, people with asd)
writing about their experiences. And the section written by people with
asd has really been giving me some new insights into my son. It is so
different hearing a person discribe something vs hearing the
disconnected medical terminology.
On man discribed how hard it is sometimes for him to understand where
he ends and his environment begins. He often finds himself echoing or
joining into other people's sounds or movements or moods. My son gets
really caught by movement and if I stand somwhere and a stranger walks
by he will start to walk with the stranger. Now I undertand why !!!
Another man explained how seeing the detail before understanding a big
picture leads to his going on and on about his special interests without
every getting to the point (or what a NT would consider the point). Totally
made sense. I am not putting this nearly as well as he did.
Anyway, I am thankful for all the literature written by people with asd, it
really helps me understand.
Has anyone else found books or articles written by people with asd that
they would like to recommend?
I might add a few later too.

Send in the Idiots.

Reasonable People.

foxl39310.5062962963

Anything by Temple Grandin. Norway Mom found the following link to 7 articles written by Temple.

http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/fTemple.html

WIMomOf239310.5268055556-Born on a blue day (I haven't finished it yet but like it this far)

-Songs of the Gorilla Nation

-What autism means to me (this is a book by a kid with autism, includes
als comments from his parents and classmates and teacher)

Micki, maybe you could add this to our book topic:

http://www.autism-pdd.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11131&am p;KW=books

Cindy Ariel and Robert Naseef are sometimes interviewed by www.autism.about.com, and I've been favorably impressed. Naseef has a son with autism.

Thanks for telling us about the book.

I have just finished 'send in the idiots' and thoroughly enjoyed it too. Very eloquent and simple, provides great insights into the world of ASD adults with varying severity of the condition. I would highly recommend it.

Mary

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Send in the Idiots.

Reasonable People.

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What does this mean? I dont' understand

NEVER MIND>.....LOL Gosh I am having a weird day..LOL I got it now...THey are books. Sorry.

Karrie