The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
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The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
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Narrateur(s):
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Tony Attwood
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John Sackville
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Auteur(s):
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Dr Tony Attwood
À propos de cet audio
The Asperger's Syndrome Bible for parents and professionals, newly updated with an introduction explaining the DSM-5
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome is the definitive handbook for anyone affected by Asperger's syndrome (AS). Now including a new introduction explaining the impact of DSM-5 on the diagnosis and approach to AS, it brings together a wealth of information on all aspects of the syndrome for children through to adults.
Drawing on case studies and personal accounts from Attwood's extensive clinical experience, and from his correspondence with individuals with AS, this book is both authoritative and extremely accessible. Chapters examine:
* causes and indications of the syndrome
* the diagnosis and its effect on the individual
* theory of mind
* the perception of emotions in self and others
* social interaction, including friendships
* long-term relationships
* teasing, bullying and mental health issues
* the effect of AS on language and cognitive abilities, sensory sensitivity, movement and co-ordination skills
* career development.
There is also an invaluable frequently asked questions chapter and a section listing useful resources for anyone wishing to find further information on a particular aspect of AS, as well as literature and educational tools.
Essential reading for families and individuals affected by AS as well as teachers, professionals and employers coming in contact with people with AS, this book should be on the bookshelf of anyone who needs to know or is interested in this complex condition.
'I usually say to the child, "Congratulations, you have Asperger's syndrome", and explain that this means he or she is not mad, bad or defective, but has a different way of thinking.'
- from The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2019 Dr Anthony Attwood (P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton LtdMost thorough
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Instead, I found the book to be profoundly outdated and lacking meaningful engagement with the last two decades of autism research and lived experience.
First, the framing itself feels antiquated. The diagnostic category of Asperger’s Syndrome was removed from the DSM in 2013, yet the book remains deeply rooted in that framework without adequately translating its ideas into modern understandings of autism.
Second—and more troubling—the perspective often feels clinical to the point of being objectifying. The “Aspie” is frequently described from the outside looking in, as a set of observable traits, rather than as a human being navigating a complex sensory, emotional, and cognitive world.
For a book claiming to be a “complete guide,” the treatment of sensory experience is astonishingly thin. Anyone who has spent meaningful time with autistic individuals knows that sensory processing—overload, hypersensitivity, shutdown—is central to daily life. Yet the discussion here feels cursory and outdated.
The book also lacks the compassion and depth that modern neurodiversity-informed writing brings. Contemporary authors and researchers increasingly center the internal experience and identity of autistic people themselves. This book largely treats autism as something to be managed or interpreted from the outside.
After finishing this audiobook, I cannot recommend it in good conscience. There are far better and more current resources available.
For example, Unmasking Autism by Devon Price offers a far more compassionate, contemporary, and human-centered perspective on autism. It engages deeply with lived experience and sensory reality in ways this book never does.
Save your money. Save your credits. This book belongs in the historical section of autism literature, not as a current guide.
Extremely Outdated and Deeply Disappointing
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