Asperger's & Girls (new book)

[Guest guest]

Forwarding as is from Iland:

I wonder if it shares what y'all have been posting in regards to the

menstural cycle issues?

RE:

You may be interested in a new book, Asperger's and Girls, published

by Future Horizons, featuring Temple Grandin and Tony Attwood.

Aspergers and Girls is for girls and women with ASD as well as

parents, family members, significant others, service providers and

other professionals. Some of the contributors are women with

Aspergers.

Iland contributes a " peer mentoring " chapter, sharing her

perspective as a " typical teenager " to give teens and adult women

with Aspergers " insider information " on fitting in, making friends

and dealing with bullies. Here is information from the Future

Horizons Website:

http://www.futurehorizons-autism.com/links_usgroups.htm

Asperger's and Girls

by Dr. Temple Grandin, Dr. Tony Attwood, Faherty, Sheila

Wagner, Wrobel, Bolick and many more!

Because the majority of those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum

Disorders are boys and men, the voices of girls on the spectrum have

been practically inaudible—until now. At long last, here is a book

that provides women on the autism spectrum the opportunity to tell

the world about their experiences, good and bad. Their candid

reflections will warm your heart while giving you a backstage pass to

another realm. Leading professionals in the field punctuate this

masterpiece with fascinating articles that offer insightful advice.

Finally, autism literature isn't just a " man's world. "

About the Authors:

Dr. Tony Attwood is the world authority on the subject of Asperger's

Syndrome, having written a book by that name that sold over 300,000

copies, and a videotape, Asperger's Syndrome: Diagnosis and

Assessment, that won the iParenting Media Award for excellence.

Dr. Temple Grandin is the New York Times' best-selling author of

Animals in Translation and, most recently, recipient of the ForeWord

Book of the Year Silver Medalist (category: family & relationships)

for Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships (with co-authors

Barron and Zysk).

Authors/speakers Faherty, Sheila Wagner, Wrobel, and

Bolick are also renowned in the Asperger's/autism field, all

having authored successful books on related subjects.

Iland, who has a brother with autism and multiple friends on the

spectrum, offers social advice. McIlwee Myers and Ruth

Snyder have Asperger's Syndrome and share their intriguing stories in

hopes to make others' lives better.