Asperger's and Girls: World-Renowned Experts Join Those with Asperger's Syndrome to Resolve Issues That Girls and Women Face Every Day!

by Tony Attwood, Temple Grandin, Mary Wrobel, et al.

Book Overview

Winner of the Gold Award in the 2006 ForeWord Book of the Year competition, this groundbreaking book describes the unique challenges of women and girls with Asperger s Syndrome. In it you ll read... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193256540X
• ISBN13: 9781932565409
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Future Horizons
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Good for girls

Many books written about disability are often taken from or about boys experiences,and girls have not yet got on the radar in many areas. I speak from experience as I have a daughter with AS. She is now 22 y.o and I have just discovered this. Not through lack of searching for information, (and misdirection from 'professionals) but by discovering literature written by Tony Attwood et al. Girls with Aspergers made it very clear to me that there is not one type of AS, it comes in many forms and is mercurial! It also looked at AS from many perspectives. That is from young women writing about being an 'aspie', to others who were teachers, assessors and relatives of the AS person. This meant that I could guage my own experiences and thoughts against others who have experienced similar things, and know that I am not going nuts, and that what I know and see is valid. Very assuring. Thankfully, my daughter is a reader, and of course she has been as confused as I about her 'difference' - we know she is not stupid as her general knowledge and peculiar abilities keep us on our toes and never fail to astound us. However, her social life leaves a big hole in all our hearts. So, I gave her this book to read. Tthe lights went on. She was able to identfy with much of what was said. She also found more confidence, and we have been able to share some of her stored anxieties. I too have made a shift in my communication, expectations and approaches to my daughter. This has made a world of difference to how we now get on. I can also speak confidently about her needs (based on AS vocabulary)and how to work with my girl, to agency staff who have been scratching their heads too. I am now greatly inspired. This book has lifted me out of a long depression and extended grief for my child and myself. I can break now from beating myself up.

Great practical advice

I bought this for my 20 year old with aspergers, and it has even been helpful for me, not to mention how much she's getting out of it. Several good chapters, and the chapter by Lisa Iland is worth the price of the book by itself--my daughter STUDIES this chapter and has learned so much about social skills for girls her age, and is inspired to seek out more.

Voice of Reason, Rays of Hope

It's high time a book about girls with Asperger's joined the growing plethora of autism/Asperger's (a/A) literature. This is an excellent book that discusses a previously overlooked population, girls on the spectrum. Women From Another Planet?: Our Lives in the Universe of Autism is the ideal companion book to this one as it is a compilation of essays by and about women who are on the spectrum. How I wish I had this book when I was a tween! It is very enlightening and empowering. Drs. Attwood and Grandin offer their input and I raise my glass to Dr. Attwood for removing the stigma from autism. I think his words of wisdom deserve a place of high honor among a/A and NT (neurotypical) alike. Hats off to Dr. Attwood! This brilliant and sorely needed work illustrates the social challenges girls with Asperger's face; it offers a nonjudgmental look at how Asperger's behavior is often mistinterpreted by the NT world. Authors McIlwee and Iland are personally involved with Asperger's; McIlwee has Asperger's and Iland's brother and some of her friends are on the spectrum. Hats off to these women for describing the challenges girls with Asperger's face and for speaking to tolerance and the rationale for behaviors that most of the NT world condemns. This book will take all readers through the emotional spectrum; you will run the gamut from anger; tears; laughter; surprise and hope. Hope is the silver thread that runs throughout this book and is what connects every passage. That silver thread is really a common thread that links all individuals, a/A and NT alike. This book is the voice of reason and hope. We need this book!

What a Gem!

There is certainly no shortage of books about Asperger's disorder, but this wonderful new volume fills a special need for girls which has been largely unaddressed. World renowned Doctors Tony Attwood and Temple Grandin set the table and speak from a wealth of experience and research. Seasoned professionals in the field provide further insight and guidance into the complex and often baffling social landscape for girls who have been diagnosed with Asperger's. The heart and soul of the book are the contributions by Jennifer McIlwee both of whom have Asperger's and Lisa Iland who has a brother and several friends on the spectrum. These women help us understand so many of the unwritten rules of social encounters so vital for girls growing up on the spectrum--as well as "typical" girls. Laughter, tears, hope, and skills for coping flow each and every contributor. This book can inform and enlighten not just girls growing up with Asperger's but also the rest of us--male and female--as we go about our lives on the human spectrum. --Robert A. Naseef, Ph.D., author of Special Children, Challenged Parents and co-editor Voices from the Spectrum. Voices from the Spectrum: Parents, Grandparents, Siblings, People With Autism, And Professionals Share Their Wisdom Special Children, Challenged Parents: The Struggles and Rewards of Raising a Child With a Disability Living Along the Autism Spectrum: What Does It Mean to have Autism or Asperger Syndrome?

Girl's with Aspergers

This is so incredible. I have a daughter 11 with AS and a nephew 10 with AS and to know that my daughter and nephew are alike but so different, This book will help and encourage me in the months, years to come when puberty sets in. A must read for anyone that works, supports, or has a Girl with AS in their lives.