looking for book on autism - Autism Spectrum Message Board

grace19 · 01-23-2005, 01:53 PM

About a year ago I read a book on autism and disorders on the spectrum. The book was so amazing because it described my growing up and situation to a T. I wish I could remember the name of the book but I can't and haven't been able to find it since then. It described the stages of development and what children might experience in each stage if they have asd. Then the authors would give scenarios to better illustrate the behaviors kids might exhibit. There are so many books on autism I don't know if I will ever find it again.

One of the things they mentioned in the book is that sometimes high functioning people on the spectrum might mumble to themselves. Some people might think they are crazy and may think they are talking to someone else. When I read that. I thought that is so me I do the same thing sometimes. Can anyone relate?

ohnotagain · 01-25-2005, 03:35 PM

You could look at the possibility of the book being a TONY ATTWOOD. He writes his reference books in this manner.

Asperger family · 01-26-2005, 07:36 AM

Hi Grace, when I first came here I wrote about my whole family. My dad can have a full conversation to himself..he'll even make the facial expressions to go with it. When I was little, I use to laugh out loud to things I thought, I talked to myself alot. Even now, I will think about things and then answer them aloud or being thinking something and say it aloud and my husband is like..Did you say something or what are you doing and we will laugh.Im never really lonely cause I always got myself to talk to.lol but on a more serious note, growing up being different was really hard, my whole family was different and it made many of my siblings targets for bullying.My dad was bullied and made fun of for his speech when he was a kid as well.Kids can be so mean and its even more amazing that many of their parents dont even know how to act and nothing is wrong with them.

grace19 · 01-26-2005, 08:40 PM

I talk to myself but don't really have conversations with myself, not that it matters much. It's still not a good sign to be talking to yourself. Basically I'll just say my thoughts out loud. most of the time I do it when no one is around,but there have been a few times when people have been around and i didn't know until after I had said something. They just gave me this weird look,of couse.

Asperger family · 01-27-2005, 09:41 AM

lol, Grace, I dont talk to myself alot in front of other people, but I do the same thing you do. I think its funny though, alot of people talk to themselves. I use to go to school with this girl and she was super smart, she would talk to herself aloud in class with everything she did.