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Autism Vox

Q & A about autism books

by Kristina Chew, PhD on October 2nd, 2006

What autism book would you, have you, read twice (at least)?

And, why………..

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9 opinions for Q & A about autism books

  • Lisa/Jedi
    Oct 3, 2006 at 5:35 am

    “The Speed of Dark” by Elizabeth Moon. I’ve only read it once because it was loaned by a friend, but I plan to buy it for myself & reread it. It’s science fiction, but written by an autism mom with an autistic protagonist & just amazing…

  • Kristina Chew, PhD
    Oct 3, 2006 at 7:13 am

    This is on my list, thanks!

  • Brett
    Oct 3, 2006 at 11:17 am

    Temple Grandin’s “Thinking in Pictures.” I read it about once a year.

    Not sure what it is about the book, it just helps me keep things in perspective. (It also helps me understand my own world view just a little bit better.)

  • Kristina Chew, PhD
    Oct 3, 2006 at 7:55 pm

    There are passages of Emergence I’ve often turned back too—the sections on the cattle facilities and the squeeze machine stay in my mind.

  • angela
    Oct 8, 2006 at 3:10 pm

    Hallo from Greece!
    I read often a book translated in Greek that is called “THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT TIME” by Mark Haddon.
    I do not know if you know this book but it is very interesting! by this book you can learn how the autistic mind works!

  • Kristina Chew, PhD
    Oct 8, 2006 at 8:05 pm

    I like the book very much—while not everyone agrees about how Haddon portrays or represents autism, I have met more and more people who know about autism because of the book.

    Angela, a question for you (I teach ancient Greek at a college in New Jersey): what is the modern Greek for “autism”?

  • Angela
    Oct 9, 2006 at 2:53 am

    Good morning from raining Athens!
    In morden Greek autism called “ΑΥΤΙΣΜΟΣ”, “ΑUTISMOS”, which I believe is the same as in ancient Greek, they must have the same root!!!!

  • Kassiane
    Oct 9, 2006 at 3:58 am

    “Elijah’s Cup”-first parent book that talked about, just oozed really, acceptance. I got it the week it came out, no joke.

    And I really liked Speed of Dark too.

    And I HAD to read Ask and Tell (AAPC publishers) over and over b/c of doing page prooofs. Whee.

    I feel like Im leaving people out here….

  • Kristina Chew, PhD
    Oct 9, 2006 at 1:35 pm

    Thanks, Angela, the word doens’t exist in ancient Greek but of course AUTOS does……..

    There are really too many books, Kassiane!

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