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| Aquamarine Blue 5: Personal Stories Of College Students With Autism | 
| Author: Dawn Prince-hughes
Publisher: Swallow Press
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 63586
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 152
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0804010544
Dewey Decimal Number: 371.94
EAN: 9780804010542
ASIN: 0804010544
Publication Date: November 30, 2002
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 As person with Autism Syndrom I recommend this book March 21, 2004
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I'm a person with Asperger's and I found this book helpful. It is not a definitive book, however it allows people who actually experience Autism Syndrome to have a voice, and allows an insider's view of this invisible disability. This book is very helpful for someone who suffers with this syndrom as it shows them they are not alone. The book however, for the most part, does paint Aspies (people who suffer from Asperger's Syndrome) with one brush, that of the victim. Some of us look at Aspergers as not so much a disability as a DIFFERENCE. Look you NT's (Neurological Typicals) are preoccupied with social concerns and are obsessed with conformity... Now that's a Disabililty... So I perfer to remind myself that people like Einstein also 'suffered' from Aspergers and did quite well. All in all this book is a good starting point but not a difinitive book on the subject.
 View from the inside January 14, 2003
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
An intriguing collection of essays by those on the autistic spectrum(AS). The editor has deliberately resisted overediting of the essays so the AS style of thinking and wording comes through. The writers mostly focus on their college and young adult years and the problems with finding friends and employment. Life poses many difficulties, even for higher functioning AS people with college degrees. They have academic and job skills, but the social differences pose a significant barrier. A relative of mine found this book helpful in giving insight to how some AS people perceive and encounter the world. This book might also be helpful to AS teenagers and young adults to help them realize a commonality of experience. I am amazed by the explosion of books on Aspergers and autistic spectrum disorders. Until recently, there were only a few books available with the "inside" perspective of autism, such as by Temple Grandin. I welcome the contribution of others' perspectives.
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