Greetings -- and a request for book/resource recommendations

[quakey]

Hello, all. I am in the process of getting my 6 year-old an official diagnosis. During this process I have ended up self-diagnosing/suspecting that my husband and I are both "Aspies" as well, or at least really darn close to it

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[wolf_shadow]

Obviously YMMV, but I found Rudy Simone helpful from a female perspective, and I also like Tony Attwood's writing style. To be honest though, I sometimes suspect I learnt more by reading historical novels, set in eras where the social rules were more rigid and unforgiving :)

Good luck :)

[quakey]

Thank you, I will check those out.

[mplsindygirl]

I'll look back through some posts to find the book I read. Can't remember the title. I'll be back.

[mplsindygirl]

Living well on the spectrum : how to use your strengths to meet the challenges of Asperger syndrome/high-functioning autism by Valerie Gaus.

[quakey]

Thank you for going to that effort. I will check it out.

[zero2aries]

A couple of good books for women, that I've found very useful:-

The Independent Woman's Handbook for Super Safe Living on the Autistic Spectrum by Robyn Steward

and

Women and Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Understanding life experiences from early childhood to old age by Sarah Hendrickx

[quakey]

Awesome, that sounds very targeted to what I'm looking for. Thank you! I will check them out.