This insightful book investigates the experiences of seven women with autism as they transition from childhood to adulthood, and how they make sense of that journey. Taken from the autobiographies of women including Liane Holliday-Willey and Temple Grandin, these accounts shine a light on issues unique to women with autism. Heather Stone Wodis provides a detailed and thoughtful exploration of their common experiences, and each story offers a new perspective that illuminates the diagnosis from a different angle. This is a fascinating look at how generational differences, such as access to the internet, can provide more avenues toward self-expression, political mobilization, and advocacy. It also explores the idea that, no matter the era, the unyielding support of family and a diagnosis in childhood can help girls with autism transition toward adulthood.

Everything happens for a reason... but nothing happens for a GOOD reason. Welcome to the world of Abby and Norma, a bizarre and irreverent collage of insights about language, science, religion, politics, food, friendship, love, sex, social skills, the autism spectrum, and that weirdest mental condition of them all: the human condition. 500 of the best comics from the website www.abbyandnorma.com are contained here, along with extras like behind-the scenes photos and screenshots, copying-and-pasting bloopers, paper dolls, and two extra story arcs never posted on the site.

It's the 25th century, and humans have learned how to end unwanted pregnancies by removing and cryogenically freezing the embryos to save for later. But they never planned for how many there would be, or how much control people would want over their offspring's genetic makeup. Kea was an exile before she was born. Grown from an embryo that was rejected for having autism-spectrum genes, she has been raised on a starship full of Earth's unwanted children. When a sudden discovery threatens their plan to find a home, Kea must join with other rejects to save the ship from its own insane government. For more info about this book, go to: http: //erikahammerschmidt.com/kea.php