Autism Books - Not specifically about autism
- Simon Baron-Cohen.
- The Essential Difference: The Truth about the Male and Female Brain
(Perseus Publishing, 2003).
Includes theories regarding autism.
ISBN: 0738208442 (hardcover, 256 pages); ISBN: 046500556X (paperback, 271 pages, Basic Books, 2004).
[general,autism]
- John Cleese & Robin Skynner.
- Families and how to survive them
(Methuen, 1984).
Reader: has an absolutely dreadful section on autism.
ISBN: 0413526402 .
[autism,general]
- Stephen Jay Gould.
- Questioning the Millennium: A Rationalists Guide to a Precisely Arbitrary Countdown
(Random House, 1997).
A revised edition is now out. A book on calendars and the idea of the millenium. Ends with a section on autistic calendar savants.
ISBN: 0609600761 (hardcover, 192 pages); ISBN: 0787116459 (cassette, unabridged, Dove Entertainment, 1997).
[autism,general]
- Stephen Jay Gould.
- Questioning the Millennium: A Rationalists Guide to a Precisely Arbitrary Countdown, revised
(Harmony Books, 1999).
A book on calendars and the idea of the millenium. Ends with a section on autistic calendar savants.
ISBN: 0609605410 (hardcover, 208 pages).
[autism,general]
- Deirdre V. Lovecky.
- Different Minds: Gifted Children With AD/HD, Asperger Syndrome, and other Learning Deficits
(Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004).
ISBN: 1853029645 (paperback, 528 pages).
[autism,aspergers,adhd,disability,general]
- Campion Quinn.
- 100 Questions & Answers About Autism
(Jones & Bartlett Pub, forthcoming).
ISBN: 0763738948 (paperback, 11/27/2005).
[autism,general]
- James T. Webb, Edward R. Amend, Nadia E. Webb, Jean Goerss, Paul Beljan & Richard Olenchak.
- Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnosis of Gifted Children and Adults: ADHD, Bipolar, OCD, Asperger's, Depression, and Other Disorders
(Great Potential Press, 2005).
ISBN: 0910707642 (hardcover, 264 pages); ISBN: 0910707677 (paperback, 265 pages).
[general,aspergers,autism]
- Jude Welton.
- What Did You Say? What Do You Mean? An Illustrated Guide to Understanding Metaphors
(Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004).
ISBN: 1843102072 (paperback, 128 pages).
[autism,aspergers,general]
www.autism-resources.com