Books about the autism spectrum

Autism and Asperger Syndrome by Simon Baron Cohen, The other half of Asperger Syndrome by Maxinse C. Aston, A parents guide to Asperger Syndrome by Sall Ozonofff, Finding a different kind of Normal by Jeanette Purkis, Aspergers and Girls, Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin, Atypical by Jesse Saperstein, The way I see it by Temple Grandin, Pretending to be Normal by Liane Holliday Willey

This was my reading list for the week.

Which books were good and which weren't?   They were all good but some were more enjoyable/useful than others.

They are all non-fiction.  Four are memoirs:

1. Atypical by Jesse Saperstein
2. Finding a different kind of Normal by Jeanette Purkis
3. Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin 
4. Pretending to be Normal by Liane Holliday Willey

I really enjoyed Jesse Saperstein's book about suffering from Asperger's Syndrome.  It was a pleasurable read because Saperstein is a writer who expresses himself with humor. You can tell that he considers self expression an art

Jeanette Purkis is an artist. I could not relate easily to her or her story - she was an unsympathetic character in her own drama.   Temple Grandin and Liane Holliday Willey made  you like them, as did Saperstein.     Liane interests me because she is a female with Asperger's Syndrome. Temple Grandin is autistic and is very clear and concise in her writing  - she writes as you would expect someone with autism to write.

The next five books discuss how to help a relative with autism or Asperger's Syndrome.   Temple Grandin's book is a collection of essays on different subjects. Asperger's and Girls is a collection of essays by a collection of authors.   The other half of Asperger's Syndrome is a guide for partners of someone with aspergers.

1. Autism and Asperger's Syndrome by Simon Baron Cohen
2. The other half of Asperger's Syndrome by Maxinse C. Aston
3. A parents guide to Asperger's Syndrome by Sall Ozonofff
4.  Asperger's and Girls, various
5. The way I see it by Temple Grandin

The other half of Asperger's Syndrome is a little gruff in tone.   It is written by someone who does not suffer from Asperger's Syndrome.  

I could write more but there is too much more to write!

The top books are:

1. Autism and Asperger's Syndrome by Simon Baron Cohen
2. The other half of Asperger's Syndrome by Maxinse C. Aston
3. Atypical by Jesse Saperstein
4. The way I see it by Temple Grandin

These four are well worth reading!