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Coping with Asperger Syndrome

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The book is unfocused. Ms. Rosaler never settled on what her primary point was. Part of it was story telling, part of it was Aspergers, part of it was stigma, part of it was special education and school, etc. It lacked focus and staying power. She drifted all over.

It was clear that all of her "statements of fact," were not factually supported -- in fact they often were wrong -- but were statements of her opinion without supporting facts.

She uses politically incorrect language about people with disabilities at many points in the book.

She identifies what she considers to be multiple problems but she offers no solution to the problems, nor does she offer any practical advice to the reader to help guide the reader through or around the problems she identifies.

I didn't find the book informative, well written or helpful. It isn't worth the price. There are many more books that would be more helpful to parents/families living with Asperger's. I encourage readers to save your money and pass on this book.

As the mom of a son with Asperger's Syndrome, I found this excellent book to be helpful and informative. Unlike other books on the subject by so called experts who seem to put themselves above the condition they are describing, Ms. Rosaler makes it clear that the obsessive preoccupations and social difficulties of this disorder are shared by many of us and it is really only a matter of the degree of the behavior. When I first read this book my son had been recently diagnosed, and I was overcome with worry. Many of the books I read about Asperger's at the time just made me more fearful, which only made it more difficult to work with my son. It was such a relief to find a book that was simply and clearly written and almost soothing in tone and where I could totally relate to the anecdotes she described. Yet she did not gloss over the problems that this condition creates and offered many practical suggestions. I would recommend this book to parents, teachers and other people who work with individuals with Asperger's. And it is one of the few books on the subject that I was happy to show to my son when he was in his teens.

First--I don't know what that Patty person was talking about! Sounds like it might be a personal vendetta! This is a great book. Very well written, well organized, with a definite point of view: that is, an advocacy point of view. Very comprehensive as well--covers everything from the theories about autism to practical advice for educating children with this disorder. I greatly appreciated the tone of the book as well. Not cute or condescending or boring like so many books of this ilk. The only drawback is the price.

Although written very simply, this book allows the whole family to connect with the issue of aspergers. This book allows Aspergers Syndrome to be talked about, and not be a pink elephant in the living room. A little over priced, though...