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Autistic Thinking: This is the Title

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I have Asperger Syndrome, and I like this book a lot. Many books on autism center on autistic BEHAVIOURS, but this book is different; when you understand how the autistic MIND works, the behaviours make more sense. This is enormously useful. The in-depth explanation of autistic thinking rings very true with me and has helped my parents understand me much better.
I believe everyone struggles with communication to some degree, and if you can get a better understanding of how others are thinking, it can only help. With autism the difficulties are magnified. This book can help 'neurotypical' people understand autism. It has also helped me to understand myself and explain myself better.

There are familiar terms (to those who have read something of autism before) such as 'theory of mind', and 'central cohesion' which the author explain in easy-to-grasp terms with concrete examples. He uses humour and jokes to explain (but certainly not make light of) many of the concepts and I think this works very well. There are also many short anectdotes that clarify the theory nicely. What before had been somewhat abstract theories, I am now able to appreciate and identify in myself.

I like the author's approach because he had a real appreciation of the differences as well as the similarities among autistic people.

Overall, I would say that this is one of the most helpful books on the subject that I have read as an adult.

If you are interested in how people with Asperger's Syndrome think, you might find the following book helpful, too: "Asperger Syndrome and Psychotherapy: Understanding Asperger Perspectives" by Paula Jacobsen.

I loved this book! It was initially a bit confusing, but Peter Vermeulen does an excellent job of putting the reader into the head of a person with autism with his writing style and empathic creativity. My son was diagnosed with autism at 2 1/2, and although he is learning to communicate better every day, I found this book to be very helpful to me in helping him. This is a must-have for any parent of a child with autism. Please pick it up today!

Time needed to sit down to read this one,not a quick read,but very interesting and gives an insight into the autistic world, to view it through their eyes,Peter goes to great lengths so we can feel it as well,things we don't usually think of ourselves can be humourous in parts and it helps us to understand and see that being logical can also be a good thing.Excellent information.