Asperger Syndrome And Social Relationships: Adults Speak Out About Asperger Syndrome (Adults Speak Out About Asperger Syndrome Series) [Paperback]

Gevevieve Edmonds (Author, Editor), Luke Beardon (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1843106477 | ISBN-13: 978-1843106470 | Publication Date: April 15, 2008 | Edition: 1

Social interaction among neurotypical people is complex and in many ways illogical. To the person with Asperger Syndrome (AS) it is also woefully unintuitive. In this book, adults with AS discuss social relationships, offer advice and support for others with AS and provide necessary insights into AS perspectives for those working and interacting with them.The contributors evaluate a range of social contexts and relationship aspects, including:online relationships - a worldwide social network based on non-verbal communication; the unwritten rules of neurotypical socialising; the need for mutual understanding between those with AS and neurotypicals; the effects of struggling socially on one's self-esteem and frame of mind; and, the opportunities provided by social skills workshops or interest groups.This is essential reading for adults with AS, their family and friends, as well as service providers and other professionals providing support for people with AS in adult life.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'This book is essential reading to understand the social abilities of adults with Asperger's syndrome. The contributors each have different personalities and experiences, but together they provide a range of strategies to encourage people with Asperger's syndrome to achieve the social relationships they desire.'- Professor Tony Attwood, author of The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome --Professor Tony Attwood, author of The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome

About the Author

Genevieve Edmonds Genevieve Edmonds is an adult with Asperger Syndrome who is a consultant, trainer and writer in the field of autism. She is trained to postgraduate level in Autism. She consults and trains across the UK aiming to help society see Asperger Syndrome and Autism as differences not to be 'fixed' and changed but to be respected and supported. She has co-written four books on Asperger Syndrome: 'The Asperger Love Guide', 'The Asperger Social Guide', 'The Asperger Social Guide' (Sage Publications) and 'A Self Determined Future with Asperger Syndrome' (Jessica Kingsley Publishers). She is based in North West England and lives and works in a solution-focused way. Luke Beardon is Senior Lecturer in Autism at The Autism Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

Product Details

• Paperback: 170 pages
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub; 1 edition (April 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843106477
• ISBN-13: 978-1843106470
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #912,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Collection of Useful Tips To Cope With Asperger Traits, June 7, 2008

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This review is from: Asperger Syndrome And Social Relationships: Adults Speak Out About Asperger Syndrome (Adults Speak Out About Asperger Syndrome Series) (Paperback)

This book sure helps you to strengthen not only your knowledge but strategies of how to cope with your Asperger Syndrome and social lives. So I'd like to recommend this especially to those who remain undiagnosed as AS and bogged down in cruel reality; they may find their unexpected AS symptoms they had never recognized before! It is as if they could finally get out of a long tunnel. And they will get a chance to know themselves objectively.
Certainly, AS itself won't disappear for the rest of Aspies' lives, where they may feel distant and different from society. However, I'm sure they will make the best use of their own pros of AS!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Your GPS if You Have AS (Asperger's Syndrome), August 2, 2010

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This review is from: Asperger Syndrome And Social Relationships: Adults Speak Out About Asperger Syndrome (Adults Speak Out About Asperger Syndrome Series) (Paperback)

"If you don't know where you're going, any road'll take you there." -- George Harrison, 1997, released 2002

If you are an adult with Asperger's Syndrome (AS), then make this book a very close friend. This book has some excellent strategies on how to navigate on tricky social terrain. It is your GPS in getting around and getting along in the NT world.

I love the way this author pinpoints behaviors and reactions that are not limited to the autism/Asperger's (a/A) spectrum. Neurotypicals (NT) also have their share of quirks. They drum their fingers, which is very irritating, and engage in self stimming behaviors that are never called that unless observed in someone on the spectrum. This book shows how a/A and NT have more commonalities than differences.

The world is for everyone and not just NTs. This excellent book does an excellent job of trying to create a more even playing field, all the while taking into consideration the need for making accomodations on both sides.

For any adult on the spectrum, especially someone who has been recently diagnosed, this book will offer hope and provide explanations for lifelong undefined differences. Readers will appreciate this objective, yet compassionate view of AS, which is the spectrum partner to autism. People on the spectrum will feel empowered, justified and validated. "Imagine," John Lennon's 1971 magum opus says it so well -- "I hope someday you'll join us and the world will be as one."

This author is a Goodwill Ambassador, speaking on behalf of people on the spectrum and is someone who truly "gets" it. I think everyone, NT and a/A alike will benefit immeasurably from reading this stellar book.