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In My Mind - From His Life With Autism, Alex Answers All Your Questions (Paperback)
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In My Mind - From His Life With Autism, Alex Answers All Your Questions (Paperback)
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This unique book brings a depth of understanding of the analytical
skills that 21-yr old Alex has brought to his own condition. As
Alex says, "There are varying types of Asperger's and young people
cannot all be squeezed into having the same diagnostic symptoms.
But what they do have are some correlation to the symptoms laid out
by Hans Asperger."" ( Please note Asperger's may now be described
as the lower end of the Autistic scale.) In his book, Alex takes
each of eight symptoms and comments how these symptoms are
pertinent in his life. In so doing, the reader will find
similarities to those children with Asperger's that they know and
will be able to reflect with new insights on what Alex is talking
about. In addition to the above, Alex shares many experiences in
his life that reflect his Asperger's condition from not being able
to drive, social development, repetitions, panic situations,
holidays, family, movies, relaxers, etc. Alex has augmented his
insights with graphics that even more clearly clarify his
Asperger's symptoms and sheds new ways of seeing the Asperger's
condition. In reading this book, the, reader will clarify in
his/her mind the characteristics common to the children that he/she
knows. Along the way Alex is brought to tears in recounting the
unpleasantness of his experiences. At the same time, there are
moments of great hilarity in the retelling of episodes that have a
sense of the comedic in them.
The second part of Alex's book is a re-counting of his life
experiences, explaining why he can't drive, how he relates to his
family, his school experiences, the things that relax him and those
which may cause him near panic. From each experience the reader
will assess the lessons learned and how it relates to the children
he/she may know. In the addendum, significant family members and
friends assess Alex's Asperger's diagnosis. This is extremely
helpful in to the reader in that many of the problems in dealing
with children with Asperger's/Autism are similar to Alex's. Every
child with Asperger's has some gift. Alex's gift is his ability to
penetrate to the core of his Asperger's Syndrome and then is able
to articulate his response in such a way as to enlighten the
reader. Added to this is a great sense of metaphor, which is
highlighted by multiple graphics in the book.
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