“On December 26th, 1990 Marguerite Elisofon gave birth to premature twins: Samantha and Matthew. Marguerite and her husband soon noticed their daughter lagged behind her brother in ways that scared them. Samantha, they learned, was on the autistic spectrum. Most “experts” weren’t optimistic about her chances for leading a normal …
Books about Autism written by men abound, but it is more difficult to find books written from a female perspective—by someone, a woman, with Autism. Statistics show that Autism affects four times more men than women; four times more boys are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) than girls. However, …
I am always exciting to see new books published that will help the world understand more about Asperger’s Syndrome. Grace Figures Out School is written by Leslie Burby. Leslie is the editor of Autism Parenting Magazine (a wonderful publication that I encourage you to check out). Although, the book’s release date is …
22 Things a Woman with Asperger’s Wants Her Partner to Know— The first book of Simone’s I read was Aspergirls.http://amzn.to/UU1pEh It was the book that really made me say, “Yes, this diagnosis fits—finally!” It all came together and finally made sense. Directly following my reading of Aspergirls: Empowering Females with …
