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3:36am
June 11, 2014
Has anyone read “The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome” by Tony Attwood or “Thriving in Adulthood with Asperger’s Syndrome” by Craig Kendall?
My therapist recommended them to me, and I want to read more about it. I wanted to know if they were any good?
And of course, only respond if you’re on the spectrum. I don’t care if non-autistic people think they’re good. I really don’t.
I’ve read the first one. I don’t like Tony Attwood much. But I think it contains a lot of sheer information that can be useful for people. For instance, it said all these things that matched perfectly how I got misdiagnosed with schizophrenia in adolescence. Tony Attwood may be a jerk, and he may be wrong about a lot of things. But he’s seen a lot of patients. So he has a lot of information, just from the sheer number of people he’s known. And that information gets described in the book. Which has made owning it worth my while despite everything. YMMV.
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sarahisanerd reblogged this from gendercriticalmass and added:It is mainly focusing on dealing with kids and for the adult section involves suggested careers (Atwood) it’s okay but...
withasmoothroundstone reblogged this from gendercriticalmass and added:I’ve read the first one. I don’t like Tony Attwood much. But I think it contains a lot of sheer information that can be...
gendercriticalmass reblogged this from spaceshiny and added:I just Googled his name and “problematic” and this came up. Definitely not reading that book.
spaceshiny reblogged this from gendercriticalmass and added:I read the Tony Attwood book years ago and found it extremely icky. I don’t remember why, sorry if that’s not what...
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twistmalchik reblogged this from gendercriticalmass and added:I have the the Attwood ebook, and I’ve borrowed it from the library. It’s a pretty okay introduction to Aspergers type...
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