Books and Sites

[forumAdmin]

I am interested in a thread giving examples of places to find information.

Web sites and books people have read and their experiences.

please give a brief post for each as to what your experiences are with the site or book and what info would be found there....

[delh]

National Autistic Society (NAS) website www.nas.org.uk (http://www.nas.org.uk)
probably a good first 'port of call' for a range of information re. Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Autism Cymru website www.autismcymru.org (http://www.autismcymru.org)
Welsh focus on ASD, but also lots of general info, news etc

Books that I have found useful in relation to ASD:

'Autism, explaining the enigma', by Uta Frith. Quite a detailed, clinical look at ASD.
'Emergence, labelled autistic' by Temple Grandin. Probably the best of a batch of autobiographical books on ASD. (NB anything by this remarkable woman is worth a read!)
Donna Williams has written a number of books also from the perspective of someone with ASD. Her autobiographical works 'Nobody nowhere' and 'Somebody somewhere' are good. Much better is the superb 'Autism an inside out approach'. This is without a doubt the best and most useful book on ASD I have read.
Although not specifically about ASD, Oliver Sacks' work is excellent, and there are chapters (case histories) in some of his books that focus on autism. The wonderfully titled 'The man who mistook his wife for a hat' and 'An anthropologist on Mars' are interesting, informative and witty. (The title of the latter publication actually refers to a case history chapter on Temple Grandin).
NB these are just sources of information that I have found useful!

[forumAdmin]

I read Freaks Geeks and Asperger Syndrome
a few years back and at the time working with you people found it facinating and a little too easy to relate to.

Written by Luke Jackson who is one of the Kids from the documentary
"My family and autism" and the Dramatised version with Helenna Bonham Carter (name escapes me) done in the last few years

He was 13 when he wrote it and has written at least one book since.
I found it useful from the perspective of a young person and as it wasnt to heavy to read.

[forumAdmin]

Another Book that was very useful was
"Conversations in Autism"

written by Sue Hatton and Paula Johnston
This was another informative and east to read book peppered with examples and situations to help you understand the position people can end up in.
Sue Hatton is very experienced in the field and I believe does talks on Autism for the likes of BILD and Paula has aspergers syndrome and has written half the book interspersed with comment and discussion from Sue.

[robw]

of course there is the much talked about "Curious incident of the dog in the night" (Mark Haddon) a great place to start. Although a work of fiction, a pretty good insight into AS

Other books that I have either found useful woud include (in no particular order):

Tantam, D – A mind of one’s own
Jordan, R – Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Segar, M – Coping, A survival guide for people with Asperger Syndrome”
Gray, C –My Social Stories Book
Lawson, W – Understanding and Working with the Spectrum of Autism “ An Insiders View
Wing – The Autistic Spectrum

[robw]

Another Book that was very useful was
"Conversations in Autism"

written by Sue Hatton and Paula Johnston
This was another informative and east to read book peppered with examples and situations to help you understand the position people can end up in.
Sue Hatton is very experienced in the field and I believe does talks on Autism for the likes of BILD and Paula has aspergers syndrome and has written half the book interspersed with comment and discussion from Sue.

not to mention the above named book

[forumAdmin]

Rob
thank you for your input could you edit your post and give us a little summary on your thoughts on each book ?

this is just so a reader may know a loittle about if it would be worth getting, does it cover the topics I am interested in?

thank you for your time
forumAdmin

[John O'Dwyer]

Some more sites people might be interested in.


http://www.dimagine.com (http://www.dimagine.com/)
David Pitonyack’s site. A very inspiring man who takes a very personal approach to working with people.

www.aspiesforfreedom.com (http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/)
A site dedicated to people with asperger’s syndrome. Shows us the opposite end of the spectrum from Institutionalised Care to Freedom (Independent Living).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/autism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/autism)
A great site for anyone’s favourites. You can spend hours following links and finding for information, all work related of course!

[bethr]

Hi all,

to add my bit, jessica kingsley publishers have an awful lot of books re: ASD, the web address is:

www.jkp.com (http://www.jkp.com)

Some of the books look really good!

[bethr]

Hi All,

Also, has anyone read 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time'? I've just finished it and it thought it was really good! The blurb says 'A murder mystery novel...the author is Christopher who has Aspergers Syndrome'. The book is written in the style of a 15 year old boy with Aspbergers who attempts to find out who killed a dog that lived across the road. I thought it was agreat to see things from another perspective, an a reall easy and humourous read in general - try it!

[forumAdmin]

put me down to borrow that one beth
I have heard good stuff about it before.

[steveg]

Not books this but films (me books!)

List night on Channel 5 news they had a talented young man name Rory Hoy who has made a number of shorts films about autism and his own experiences. His latest Autism and me is due out Jan 07 by i think jessica kingsley (apologises if that is incorrect) and that they are hoping to get it out into the schools.

Has anyone seen any of his films?, he has won awards for his efforts

[andy]

This is a new bookpublished by Antionette Walker and Prof Michael Fitzgerald about famous Irish figures who they state have Aspergers Syndrome. Overall, I think the book is an interesting read, although retrospective diagnoses have to be treated with some scepticism. Still, I feel the book provides fasinating insights, I would recommend it to professionalsin the field