Book Corner - Dr. Gittelson's RecommendED READING
Atypical: Life with Asperger's in 20 1/3 Chapters
"Please be forewarned that you are about to read the observations and life lessons of someone who entertains himself by farting in public and conversing in gibberish with his cats."
~ Jesse A. Saperstein
Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism
In this unprecedented book, Grandin delivers a report from the country of autism. Writing from the dual perspectives of a scientist and an autistic person, she tells us how that country is experienced by its inhabitants and how she managed to breach its boundaries to function in the outside world.
Getting a Life with Asperger's: Lessons Learned on the Bumpy Road to Adulthood
Author, speaker, and Autism advocate Jesse A. Saperstein knows a lot about living with Asperger’s. Diagnosed at the age of 14, Jesse has struggled, triumphed, flubbed, soared, educated, and inspired. Along the road to adulthood, he has learned many lessons the hard way.
AUTISM in Heels
"This intimate memoir reveals the woman inside one of Autism’s most prominent figures, Jennifer O'Toole. At the age of 35, Jennifer was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, and for the first time in her life, things made sense. "